Refugee School Impact Assistant
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

SCOPEOFWORK:

The goal of theRSI Assistant is to effectively aid the overall logistics of the RSI programs provided at the IRC ensuring a high-quality service experience for the clients. The RSI Assistant supports, helps, and assists the Refugee School Impact (RSI) Specialist in the implementation, coordination, and support of the programming in alignment with organizational goals. The Assistant will support the organization and implementation of events, intakes, client transportation, workshops for the program participants, school enrollments, will participate in data collection and record keeping, and will support internal referrals and communication with IRC departments to ensure that program participants can take advantage of the services that the IRC has to offer.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the organization, logistics and implementation for all programming, activities, events, school enrollments, childcare enrollments, summer programming including conducting outreach to participants, conducting record keeping such as attendance, and any relevant monitoring and evaluation tools.
• Enter high-quality data into the IRC's internal database as well as the donor's tracking spreadsheet to monitor and report on program implementation and outcomes, including but not limited to, quarterly program reports, semi-annual program reports, and monthly program reports.
• Client service and support in accordance with program requirements.
• Conduct timely tasks to ensure client's successful participation in the programs.
• Access interpretation services to help the clients.
• Support program by providing transportation for E/RSI clients
• Otherduties asassigned.

Job Requirements:

• High School degreerequired,
• Experienceineducationprograms for children and school-aged students.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, bilingual ability preferred in Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Arabic, Pashto, or other refugee/immigrant language used in Kansas.
• Demonstratedabilitytocommunicateeffectivelyanddiplomaticallyinamulti-culturalsettingandwithlimited-Englishproficiencyspeakers.
• Strategic, creative, problem solver capable of working well independently and as a part of a team
• ProficientinMicrosoftOfficeapplications(Word,Excel,Outlook,PowerPoint),internetresearch,andexperienceusingdatabasesandinformationgatheringsystems;
• Abletooccasionallyworkaflexibleschedulethatincludeseveningsandweekends;
• Validdriver'slicenseandreliableaccesstoaninsuredvehicle.

WorkingEnvironment:

• Combinationofworkinginastandardofficeenvironmentandworkinthecommunityincludingmeetingswithcommunity partners.
• Occasionalweekendand/oreveningwork required.

Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 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, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.

Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.