Senior Community Wellness Specialist chez Wr

POSITION SUMMARY:The Senior Community Wellness Specialist leads World Relief Durham’s Wellness Navigation team, promoting individual and family wellness in the refugee and immigrant community of the Triangle Region of North Carolina.  The Senior Specialist provides leadership and supervision of bilingual Wellness Navigators and provides direct client services, including leading classes and wellness groups.  The Senior Specialist may also carry an individual caseload of clients. 

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

This role is responsible for supervising others and includes responsibilities consistent with supervising employees, including but not limited to monitoring daily work activities, tracking and approving timesheets including approving time off, monitoring performance including entering goals, progress check-ins, and weekly or bi-weekly check-ins, documenting performance concerns, entering staff promotions, transitions, and separations in HRIS within required time frame. Managers at World Relief are also considered spiritual leaders and are expected to lead staff in a manner consistent with our Christian values, including but not limited to praying with staff, leading devotionals, and fostering a Christian environment in interactions with staff throughout World Relief.

Ongoing development/refinement of community education modules to promote holistic wellness and healthy integration in the local community   

Direct supervision of Wellness Navigation team, including training members of Wellness Navigation team to execute wellness programming.   

Teach weekly classes on topics related to health literacy, family wellness, and other topics to nurture integration and overall wellness   

Facilitation of Wellness Groups using evidence-based curriculum to nurture resilience and promote connections within the refugee community.   

Organize community gatherings or events to promote health and wellness in the immigrant community.   

Provide individual health coaching on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to, preventative care, navigating the health system and utilizing a pharmacy.   

Accompany clients to health appointments to provide in person coaching to help them learn to navigate doctors’ appointments independently.   

Administrative duties including database management and maintaining accurate and detailed case notes for client services.   

Ongoing monitoring of administrative tasks, including database entries and case notes, of Wellness Navigators.   

Complete and submit monthly Performance Reports to the State Refugee Office.   

Collaborate with Health and Wellness Manager and Resettlement Director to complete semi-annual and annual reports for the Office of Refugee Resettlement and the State Refugee Office.   

Participation in national and regional level communities of practice for refugee health and wellness.   

Other duties as assigned. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Mature and personal Christian faith

Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief

Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities

Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document

Bachelor’s degree in social work, public health or adult education or equivalent experience in related fields   

1-2 years directly relevant work experience, either in case management, public health or adult education   

Naturally collaborative, placing high value on teamwork   

Valid driver’s license and ability to confidently and safely transport clients and navigate a large service area    

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Advanced cross-cultural fluency, with exceptional ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and community members of diverse linguistic, religious and cultural background   

Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English language   

Excellent administrative skills, including database management and use of Microsoft Office suite   

Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills   

Confidence in public speaking   

Experience working with interpreters to deliver client services   

Self-motivated and independent worker   

Master’s degree in social work, public health or adult education   

Bilingual preferred: (Dari, Pashto, Arabic, Spanish, Swahili, etc.) preferred.   

Experience supervising a team of 2-3 staff. 

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