Mentorship Camp Peer Leader #2025598

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Peer Leaders will assist the Youth Mentorship Specialist and Youth Fellows in designing a Youth Mentorship Camp experience that fosters cultural pride, identity development, and belonging among refugee youth through community-building and creative activities. Peer Leaders will have experienced or be familiar with refugee youth perspectives and lived experiences. They will represent their peers' viewpoints and advocate for experiences they believe will strengthen their community.

Two hours per week planning in April and May, 25-40 hours during Mentorship Camp until 7/2/26.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet weekly with Youth Mentorship Specialist to brainstorm and identify challenges and needs of refugee youth peers to be addressed through Mentorship Camp
• Assist in coordinating logistical details of Mentorship Camp (including but not limited to transportation plans, catering orders, materials and supplies, and scheduling)
• Research potential camp activities and field trips
• Accompany full-time staff in providing transportation for Mentorship Camp activities and/or provide transportation for student participants
• Facilitate communication between Youth Services staff and student participants
• Provide feedback on lessons learned and benefits/challenges of Peer Leader experience
• Other responsibilities as assigned

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Self-starter; strong initiative and development skills
• Strong desire to support peers' cultural adjustment, invest in community, and cultivate places of belonging
• Conversational English
• Ability to work with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• Ability to follow directions and finish tasks as assigned

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong preference for candidates who are fluent in at least one language spoken by a major refugee group in the Triangle (Arabic, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Burmese, Pashto/Farsi/Dari, etc.)
• Strong preference for candidates who have participated in Youth Mentorship or similar programs
• Valid license, access to reliable vehicle and clean driving record preferred.

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees.

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.