Catholic Charities Atlanta’s Refugee Services program is hiring for a full-time Employment Specialist.
Primary job responsibilities include job training, job placement, and efforts to assist refugee clients to establish self-sufficiency. Interested candidates should have the following: A bachelor’s degree in international relations, social work, communications, or other relevant fields and/or equivalent experience in refugee resettlement work. Candidate must be fluent in English with good interpersonal, verbal, and written skills. The ability to network with employers is required. A willingness and ability to work with clients and co-workers from multiple cultural backgrounds is required. Experience in refugee resettlement and prior knowledge of specific funding requirements is strongly preferred. Candidates with the ability to speak Arabic, Farsi, and/or French are preferred, but ability to speak another language is not required. Candidates should be willing to serve clients outside traditional working hours as needed.
Interested candidates should email a resume and cover letter to ccaemployment@catholiccharitiesatlanta.org. No calls, please. Qualifying candidates will then be contacted for interview. A detailed job description can be found here.