Employment Specialist
$22/h-$24/h
International Rescue Committee3 days ago
Highlight
OnsiteFull-timeEntry
Summary
International Rescue Committee is seeking an Employment Specialist to join their team in Spokane, WA. The role involves administering services aimed at attaining self-sufficiency through employment for refugees and immigrants.
About the Role
As an Employment Specialist, you will provide employment-focused case management, facilitate intake and assessment for eligible individuals, develop employment and self-sufficiency plans, and maintain documentation of employment activities. You will also cultivate relationships with employers to identify job opportunities and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
About You
Required:
- Relevant degree or equivalent professional or lived experience.
- Knowledge about the U.S. job search, interview, placement, and work experience.
- Demonstrated success working and communicating effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
- Proven ability to contribute both independently and as a key team member.
- Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills.
- Professional proficiency in English, both spoken and written.
- Highly organized and capable of keeping up with administrative requirements.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.
Preferred:
- Lived experience as a refugee or immigrant.
- Bilingual ability in a language spoken by the local refugee population.
- Strong connection and relationship with local client community members.
- Previous experience in employment services programming.
Benefits
- 10 sick days
- 10 US holidays
- 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure
- Medical insurance starting at $143 per month
- Dental starting at $6.50 per month
- Vision starting at $5 per month
- FSA for healthcare and commuter costs
- 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching
- Disability & life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families.
International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees and displaced people forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 50+ countries and in 28 U.S. cities, the IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure.
Spokane, WA