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SalaryArrive Ministries is looking for a full-time (40 hours per week) Resettlement Specialist for their Richfield office. The Resettlement Specialist, within the Reception and Placement (R&P) department, supports case managers in connecting newly arrived refugees to necessary services. It provides refugees with basic needs support and core social services as defined by the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in providing newly arrived refugees with services in accordance with the federal Cooperative Agreement and accompanying resettlement guidelines.
- Provide Pre-Arrival support for incoming cases; apartment set ups, groceries, utility/phone set ups, transportation from the airport, lease signings.
- Assist case managers with social services delivery (i.e., provide and/or arrange transportation to appointments such as Social Security, ESL, school registration, public assistance)
- Complete and maintain case notes and other documentation of services on-time and in an efficient, accurate manner, as required by the federal Cooperative Agreement
- Provide cultural orientation and housing orientation to newly arrived refugees.
- Initiate referrals to necessary community-based services for newly arrived refugee clients (i.e., health screenings, community health workers, internet, clothing closets & food shelves, technology & job readiness classes)
- Provide administrative support to the R&P Program Manager; case file reviews, updating data spreadsheets, gathering information for cross departmental collaboration.
