Health and Wellness Supervisor

<div style="line-height:24px"> The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future. </div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">The Health and Wellness Supervisor will oversee programming that supports refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communities in areas related to health and wellness. This role provides direct supervision to the Health and Wellness team, ensuring effective program development, implementation, and compliance with grant and contract requirements. The Supervisor will also build and maintain partnerships to strengthen client self-sufficiency, while representing IRC Wichita in local forums, coalitions, and initiatives focused on health and wellness.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline"><font size="3"> </font></span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline"><font size="3">Major Responsibilities:</font></span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"> </font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Collaborate with program teams to assess health, mental health, and community resource needs and identify service gaps.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Support staff in navigating local health, dental, and mental health systems to increase client access to care.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Organize outreach events and workshops providing culturally and linguistically appropriate health and wellness information.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Partner with the Safety and Wellness Manager to build relationships with health providers, mental health centers, and specialist care services.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Partner with the Safety and Wellness Manager to connect with local immigration attorneys.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Represent IRC at community meetings, projects, and initiatives that advocate healthcare access.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Assist in creating culturally and linguistically appropriate outreach materials (messaging, videos, etc.) for refugee, immigrant, and other communities.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Participate in program meetings, staff development, and regular check-ins with leadership.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Foster a collaborative team environment and ensure integration of client-centered services.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Conduct regular 1:1 staff meetings (weekly or biweekly).</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Ensure compliance with all programs, contractual, and reporting requirements.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Oversee data collection, reporting, and impact measurement for internal and external stakeholders.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Assign Community Connection cases.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Maintain and supervise the Community Connections spreadsheet, including contacting waitlisted clients for urgent needs.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Conduct monthly case audits to ensure fidelity and quality of case management.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for funders.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Perform other duties as assigned.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline"><font size="3">Job Requirements:</font></span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"> </font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font size="3">Education:</font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in health care, public health, social work, or related field preferred</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font size="3"> </font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font size="3">Work Experience:</font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>At least two years of experience providing social services or health programming for vulnerable populations. Experience working with refugees and immigrants to navigate American social/human service systems preferred. </font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font size="3"> </font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font size="3">Demonstrated Skills & Competencies:</font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Ability to handle complex and sensitive cases and to work effectively with clients who have a wide range of psychosocial, protection, health, immigration, and criminal justice issues.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality. Ability to lead in a way that recognizes that IRC’s work is best accomplished through the true collaboration of individuals from many cultures with a great variety of skills and perspectives.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work successfully in cross-cultural environment.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Solid organizational skills with ability to multi-task, set priorities, manage time and meet deadlines. Flexibility and ability to work well under pressure is essential.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Well organized, self-directed, and highly motivated; ability to communicate and work effectively with collaborative partners, the community, and clients in a cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary environment.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (especially Word, Excel, Outlook) </font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>Spoken fluency in English, and another language spoken by IRC target population preferred. </font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font size="3">Working Environment: </font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>A combination of standard office environment, remote work, and ‘field’ time within the service delivery area to perform the above outlined responsibilities.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">•<span> </span>May require occasional weekend and/or evening work.</font></span></div><p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"><strong>Compensation:</strong> Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget.  Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.<br style="margin: 0; padding: 0; outline: none; box-sizing: border-box"><br><strong>US Benefits </strong>:We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $143 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.</font></span></p><div></div><br><div style="line-height:24px"> <span style="color:black;font-weight:bold;font-family: Arial">Standard of Professional Conduct:</span>The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality. </div>

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