Refugee and Immigrant Family Strengthening; RIFS Program Coordinator

Description

The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) is a non-profit organization established in 1976 to serve immigrants, refugees, and the broader community in Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to welcome, serve and empower refugees, immigrants and people across cultures and generations to reach their full potential. Find out more o.org.

POSITION: Refugee and Immigrant Family Strengthening (RIFS) Program Coordinator

JOB CLASS/GRADE: Coordinator 3 / Specialist 4;
Grade 5

WAGE: Starting at $61,222 per year

FLSA; EEO; WC: Exempt;
Professional; 8877

LOCATIONS: IRCO Main Office, 10301 NE Glisan St. Portland, OR 97220, Hybrid schedule

FTE; FT/PT; STATUS : 1.0 FTE;
Full-Time with Benefits;
Regular

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: (1)

APPLY AT: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

STATUS: Full-Time with Benefits

PROGRAM(S): Refugee and Immigrant Family Strengthening (RIFS)

SECTOR: Survivor Services

Bachelor’s degree in relevant sector; experience may offset educational requirement

Knowledge of ODHS public benefits (OHP, TANF, SNAP, TA-DVS, ERDC) highly valued

Must possess a valid driver's license and verification of current auto-insurance, and have full use of automobile during work hours

Must be able to pass an extensive background check

This job announcement is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. This is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

The Refugee & Immigrant Family Strengthening (RIFS) program was launched by IRCO in 1998 in response to the large volume of immigrants and refugees coming to the Tri-County area who were survivors of abuse. These newly arrived community members did not know how or where to go for services or resources and faced additional community, religious, or language barriers to obtaining such support.

RIFS was designed to be a unique, community focused program that serves immigrant and refugee survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse and has expanded to serve additional communities. RIFS, now part of IRCO’s broader Survivor Services sector, is comprised of a team of Domestic Violence (DV) and Sexual Assault (SA) Advocates who help survivors with safety planning, crisis intervention, emergency and stabilized housing solutions, intensive bilingual case management, interpretation, and translation services, building self-sufficiency, accessing grants or other assistance funds, legal advocacy and court accompaniment, transportation, and immigration issues.

RIFS also conducts prevention education and outreach in our immigrant and refugee communities.

The RIFS Program Coordinator is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and coordination of select Survivor Services programs. This includes supervising a team of DV/SA Advocates who assist individuals and families experiencing DV/SA and stalking. The RIFS Program Coordinator uses their DV/SA expertise to onboard, mentor, and support Advocates to cultivate trust, establish and promote trauma-informed communication, and provide advocacy, direct services and support, and case management that facilitates, encourages, and assists clients to reach their goals.

This senior role also monitors service quality and program performance, coordinates the RIFS hotline and waitlist, engages in community and network outreach, monitors and approves expenses, implements contract compliance and reporting, supervises advocate duties, and enhances and improves RIFS programs through vetting and scheduling trainings to cover gaps in knowledge and skills. This position works closely with other Sector Coordinators, Sector Manager, Division Director, and members of IRCO’s operations units, such as Development, Fiscal, and HR.

All Survivor Services staff utilize a survivor-centered, strengths-based, assertive engagement and empowerment model.

• Possess and apply an impeccable degree of confidentiality and utilize knowledge of laws about confidentiality, disclosures, and releases of information to ensure program and staff compliance, meeting the Violence Against Women Act…