5710 - Asylum Seeker Case Worker

Asylum Seeker Case Worker

Jericho Road Community Health Center is actively seeking an Asylum Seeker Case Worker. This position is full-time, within the Refugee Services department, working at multiple locations across Buffalo.

Work with a Purpose

Jericho Road Community Health Center offers the opportunity to be engaged in a movement far larger than any one individual. We believe that we can all be people of positive influence. We influence each other, our clients and patients, our families and communities. We are part of a global team that influences the health and wellbeing of communities internationally. Every day, Jericho Road’s mission of caring for communities and advocating for systemic health equity guides us in our collective purpose. We are looking for individuals who share that goal and are committed to that service. As a federally qualified health center (FQHC), our organization’s mission is deeply rooted in making fundamental change in the communities we serve, advocating for social justice and meeting people where they are. With global clinics across the world, the impact you make will transcend borders, with opportunities to engage in meaningful work at our Sierra Leone, Goma or Nepal global clinics.

Why Jericho: Jericho Road values both work and life. The option for a flexible 40-hour workweek is possible. Jericho offers competitive pay and benefits including medical (single-high coverage paid in full by employer), HSA, dental, vision, employer paid life insurance benefit, supplemental insurances, tuition discounts, generous paid time off, the opportunity for global travel to our three global health clinics, and loan forgiveness for applicable positions.

Responsibilities:

• Working with the Housing Coordinator to assist with apartment acquisition process
• Ensures housing rental, apartment and utility service set-up provided per funding guidelines
• Coordinates airport pick-up and hot meal provision
• Ensures core services provision per funding guidelines (home visits, financial package, government benefits, medical, school, ESL, cultural orientation) of new arrivals
Communicates
• -and ensures that others on team communicate—the “temporary teaching role” of agency to foster future independence and self-sufficiency
• Ensures transition to employment and other programs, in the post-early resettlement period
• Participates in provision/referral of intensive case management for most vulnerable
• Ensures use of interpretation, when needed, and ensures interpreter communicates correct instructions to client
• Advocates and educates a variety of providers, including welfare, educational, healthcare and others regarding culturally sensitive issues related to Asylum Seeking Families
• Ensures compliance and timely documentation with MRAP Program requirements through coordination with department staff

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years’ experience in case work for vulnerable populations
• Associate or bachelor's degree in related field preferred.

Rate: $20.00 per hour. Individual compensation is based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other position related components.

Job postings are not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated or required by your role within the organization and the overall missional objectives of the organization.

Jericho Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equity of opportunity for all.