Resource Navigator

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.

JOB CLASS/GRADE: Specialist 1/Grade 8

WAGE: Starting at $49,572 per year based on experience

FLSA; EEO; WC: Non-Exempt;
Professional; 8864

LOCATIONS: Slavic & Eastern European Center (SEEC) Washington Office 4400 NE 77th # 275,
Vancouver, WA 98662 & SEEC, 555 SE 99th AVE, Portland, OR 97216
On Site

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

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: (1)

APPLY AT: www.irco.org

STATUS: Full-Time with Benefits

PROGRAM(S): SEEC Schools out WA (SOWA)

SECTOR/DIVISION: Slavic & Eastern European Center/Center Managed Funds

REQUIREMENTS: English required, bilingual in Ukrainian or Russian languages

preferred. Must possess a valid driver’s license, verification of current auto insurance,

and have full use of an automobile during work hours.

The program serves school-age refugee children, primarily ages 5 to 18, per current Office of Refugee Resettlement guidelines and policies, prioritizing children in the country less than one year and residents of Washington State. The central goal of the program is to fund activities that lead to unified access to the education of children and youth. Allowable activities must be aligned with the intent and purpose of the Refugee School Impact funding.

The Resource Navigator conducts community outreach, performs eligibility screenings, and supports students and families. In this role, you will manage funding for activities that secure equal access to resources for children and youth, while providing essential resource navigation and training for schools and systems.

• Provide specialized approaches and support for eligible students, such as English as a Second Language classes.
• Connect students with tutors based on tutors’ availability.
• Organize after school and summer programs activities.
• Provide mentoring, behavioral health support, and programming that supports unified access.
• Support families learning to navigate the U.S. education system, such as school-specific orientation for both families and students, and language access.
• Develop training for school staff and systems around the unique and varied needs of ORR-eligible populations, ensuring language access by translating critical documents, interpretation, and specialized staff dedicated to working with ORR-eligible school-aged children, youth, and families.
• Support parent engagement through school orientation workshops.
• Prepare reports with complete and consistent information to assist the supervisor to be able to submit the data in a timely manner and sharing the required data and information if needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Capable of meeting multiple, including conflicting deadlines.
• Strong analytical and decision-making abilities for related job functions.
• Deal with distressed and demanding clients and employees in an effective manner.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Communicate with a variety of personality types and levels of the organization as well as with people outside of the organization.
• Ability to work flexible hours to meet the availability of clients.
• Attending staff meetings, partner meetings, internal and external committee meetings as assigned.
• Support organizational record keeping requirements.
• Other duties as assigned as needed by supervisor.

Requirements

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