Refugee Resettlement | Cultural Orientation Specialist

Description

Catholic Charities is looking for the right people; people who wish to serve their community as a part of a family friendly organization doing good within the Houston-Galveston area. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees. People of all faiths helping people in need.

Join the Refugee Resettlement team as a Cultural Orientation Specialist.  The Cultural Orientation Specialist is responsible for organizing cultural orientations for clients enrolled in the Perception & Placement and Matching Grant Programs, performing cultural orientations, and tracking outcomes of orientation participants. The Cultural Orientation Specialist will improve the already existing cultural orientation curriculum and develop creative ways of delivering the orientation while ensuring its effectiveness. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to deliver presentations confidently and show enthusiasm and commitment to working with the refugee community.

The Expertise We Are Looking For

The Expertise We're Looking For

• High School Diploma or GED

• One (1) year experience in an administrative setting or within refugee populations

The Skills and Assets You Bring, and More

• You have strong presentation and public speaking skills

• You have the ability to handle and maintain confidential information

• You demonstrate success working with people from a variety of cultures

• You have strong sense of accountability for both client achievement and personal development

• You have knowledge and experience with Word and Excel

• You have the ability to work independently

What you Deliver

• You work with Education Coordinator to build and maintain successful Cultural Orientation Process including hosting cultural orientations for refugee clients, tracking attendance at cultural orientations, providing follow-up orientations on specialized topics, and tracking progress of clients attending cultural orientations

• You welcome and orient refugees to the community and culture. Works with clients to remove barriers to family self-sufficiency. Organizes Cultural Orientations conducted in various languages on a regular basis to keep up with number of clients in need of orientations. Adapts cultural orientations, as needed, according to pertinent and timely topics. Coordinates with Case Managers to identify who needs additional cultural orientations and provide orientations accordingly

• You document all contacts and services in client case files and maintains case note logs. Completes all require reports related to cultural orientation

• You perform other duties as assigned

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Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer.  We actively foster an environment that is free of racism, discrimination, bias, and harassment where all individuals are treated with dignity, safety, and respect.  Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

The work you do will help us advocate for the vulnerable among us, a network of support services to people of all ages and from all walks of life and religious backgrounds.