Student Youth Fellow

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

World Relief is looking for emerging talent to fill our part-time Student Youth Fellow position (12–20 hours/week). This role offers a structured pathway for early-career individuals to serve refugee and immigrant students while building professional skills under the guidance of our Refugee and Immigrant Youth Services Team. You will support essential programs, including after-school tutoring, high school lunch groups, and assisting families with case management needs while also leveraging your own cultural‑lived experience and perspective to drive program development and team decisions.

This is a one-year, limited-term fellowship with the possibility of a one-year extension. The fellowship is designed for individuals who are early in their professional journey and provides intentional support, mentorship, and hands‑on experience to help participants develop skills and confidence as they explore new career opportunities..

• Work closely with the RIYS Team to further develop needed, gap‑filling, research‑driven Youth Services for refugee & other immigrant youth in the Triangle while gaining vital experience as a young professional
• Support students and parents to identify and address needs of challenges faced by refugee & other immigrant learners whose primary language limits their ability to benefit from existing academic support services
• Support families through school registration and enrollment processes through application‑filling, ESL testing set‑up, and school entry meetings
• Participate in RIYS activities including but not limited to: large group mentorship meetings, after school programming, and in‑school programming
• Support case management needs, including strengthening communication between parents and teachers, supporting with school paperwork, and directly interpreting or coordinating with contract interpreters to build parent capacity in navigating U.S. schools
• Facilitate deeper student and caregiver engagement with and integration into school community life by providing target student families transportation to school events and programming activities
• Support the planning of school‑community events for target student families in their own languages
• Support implementation of summer enrichment program
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