Refugee Youth Coordinator Jobs

Are you interested in working with youth in the refugee community? The Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is looking for someone energetic to fill the Refugee Youth Coordinator position in the Refugee Service Office (RSO).
Principle Duties
The Refugee Youth Coordinator will work closely with refugee youth, community and educational partners to address gaps in services for refugee youth. Duties in this position will include:

• Ensuring classes are delivered on time and well attended.
• Recruiting refugee youth for events and activities at the Utah Refugee Center (URC).
• Coordinating with Salt Lake, Granite and other school districts to identify issues and solutions at the district level.
• Developing a strong understanding and pathways for refugee youth service providers and school districts.
• Organizing, recruiting and leading the Refugee Youth Leadership Series.
• Supporting outreach to ensure a minimum of well-suited students.
• Supporting and developing existing youth programs (Public Speaking, Homework help, Girls Lobby, Girls Who Code and Youth Leadership).
• Developing training programs, workshops and educational events.
• Planning and implementing refugee youth focused programming at the (URC).
• Collaborating and supporting Refugee Capacity Building Organization Grant (RCBO) recipient youth programs to ensure they successfully implement funded programs.
• Ensuring proper outreach, organization and implementation.
• Supporting refugee intake: meet with walk-in clients to conduct an assessment and assist clients with basic issues or refer them to appropriate resources.
• Coordinating with partner programs (4H, REFUGE).
• Working closely with refugee community groups to address gaps in service for refugee youth.
• Working closely with at-risk youth and their families through home visits and/or other methods to develop stability plans and/or intervention strategies.
• Working with supervisors to improve curriculums.
• Ensuring curriculum is prepared in advance and presenters are well prepared prior to class.

• Possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the refugee community.
• Has a minimum of three years' work experience in education or youth development, preferably with refugee or immigrant youth.
• Has ability to take initiative and problem-solve effectively in high stress situations.
• Has second language proficiency in relevant languages (including: Arabic, Swahili, Dinka, French, Kirundi, Nepali, Somali, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Farsi, Dari, Tigrinia and Burmese).
• Is skilled in creating consensus around vision and team purpose.
• Has demonstrated cultural competence and/or cross-cultural international experience.
• Must present a professional image and possess conflict resolution skills.
• Is familiar with programs and services available to the refugee community.
• Is available to work varied hours; days, evenings and weekends.
• Must be able to maintain high standards of confidentiality.
• Has a minimum of three years' work experience involving significant coordination responsibilities.
• Must be highly organized with the ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks.

• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
• Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.