Programs Assistant (Limited Term)- 2025809

Wr; Greenville (SC); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Employee discount program

Job summary

World Relief Upstate SC is seeking a Programs Assistant to provide on-the-ground support for clients settling in and connecting with services. This limited-term, grant-funded role requires adaptability, reliability, and a commitment to the organization’s mission.

The position is hybrid: four days in-office and one day from home. Responsibilities include coordinating logistics, supporting client orientations and intakes, ensuring timely service delivery, and assisting with transportation when

Qualifications

• College degree preferred or related background in social services or case management.
• Valid driver’s license, access to reliable vehicle, and ability to pass MVR standards.
• Willingness to drive a 15-passenger van.
• Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends, and participate in on-call rotations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate logistics between clients, partners, and World Relief staff.
• Ensure timely delivery of client services within program timelines.
• Assist with client orientations, intakes, and assessments.
• Provide transportation support for clients, including airport pickups and housing moves.
• Coordinate with healthcare providers, property managers, volunteers, and schools as needed.
• Support program staff and participate in meetings, trainings, and events.

Skills

Client services

Administrative skills

Microsoft Office

Bilingual

Education

College degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

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

The Programs Assistant is a flexible, on the ground support role within World Relief Upstate SC's programs, helping clients take the practical steps toward settling in and getting connected, while also providing general support to program staff. This limited term position calls for someone adaptable and dependable, comfortable moving between tasks and stepping in wherever the day's needs take them.

This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement until 12/15/26 and contingent upon funding extension.

This is a hybrid position: 4 days in office, 1 work from home.

• Client Services
• Coordinate logistics between clients, community partners, and World Relief staff.
• Ensure client services are provided within appropriate and compliant timeframes for assigned cases, including:
• Support client orientations as needed.
• Support comprehensive intakes and assessments with each client.
• Provide transportation when necessary, including airport pickups and support with housing moves.
• Ensure direct client services are conducted in a timely manner.
• Provide mediation and coordination between clients and outside entities, including healthcare providers, property managers, volunteers, service providers, school districts, and school facilities.
• Help walk-in clients navigate the internal referral process to Upstate SC programs
• . Provide on-call support for clients, working one week at a time on a rotating schedule with other Upstate SC program staff.
• Administrative and Collaborative Responsibilities
• Maintain and monitor program activities, case files, and the client database to ensure compliance.
• Actively participate in office meetings, staff development opportunities, program trainings, community activities, and organizational events.
• Support other positions within the Upstate SC programs on an as‑needed basis with direct client services.
• Other tasks as assigned by Supervisor.
• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
• Valid drivers license, access to reliable vehicle and ability to pass MVR standards
• Highly self‑motivated with strong follow‑through and problem‑solving skills.
• willingness to drive a 15‑passenger van.
• Ability to work remotely with internet access as needed.
• Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends, and to participate in on‑call rotations.
• College degree and background in social services or case management preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications preferred
• . Bilingual in English and a second language relevant to the client base preferred (Ukrainian, Swahili, Arabic, Urdu, Russian, Spanish, etc.).
• Cross‑cultural experience desired.

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full‑time, Regular, 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.

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.