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NAWC Immigrant Family Services Coordinator

University YMCA

University YMCA

Urbana, IL, USA
Posted on Aug 2, 2025

University YMCA

The University YMCA, founded in 1873, develops campus and community leaders committed to social justice, environmental protection, interfaith cooperation and global engagement by fostering dialogue, reflection and action.

Description

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The University YMCA seeks a mission-driven professional to provide leadership for the New American Welcome Center’s community outreach programs on the Immigrant Family Services (IFS) team including, but not limited to: Community Navigators, Tutoring, and Small Business Support. The IFS Coordinator will oversee Community Workers, programs, resources, and play a key role in the execution of NAWC’s mission. The IFS Coordinator will work with NAWC staff, collaborating organizations, volunteer leaders, and student programs in designing and delivering quality programs.

2026.While long-term continuation is expected, all NAWC positions are at-will and dependent on available grant funding and satisfactory job performance.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, a current resume, and three references to welcome@universityymca.org. Interviews
will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Compensation

Requirements

● A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
● Fluency in both written and spoken English is required; proficiency in Spanish and/or French is preferred.
● Demonstrated success in program development, project management, and program administration and reporting.
● Excellent communication skills.
● Ability to work a flexible schedule at times, including some evenings and weekends.
● Ability to learn and demonstrate proficiency with Salesforce to track client and activity data.
● Technical proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications and Google Suite.
● Experience using Adobe, Canva, Facebook, Salesforce, Slack and WhatsApp.
● Experience with grants management.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

● Oversee NAWC outreach programming, staff, interns, and volunteers, assisting the team in meeting goals.
● Ensure provision of quality client services, outreach, and education activities, evaluating programs and adjusting as needed.
● Build and maintain trusting relationships with underserved communities by being responsive to their needs and providing
programming and presentations where community members live, work, and spend time.
● Support the IFS Team in meeting grant deliverables related to case management, referrals, applications, outreach, and
education through direct service provision and grant oversight.
● Communicate with key stakeholders, including community leaders, partners, staff, volunteers, and funders.
● Actively participate in staff meetings, development opportunities, community activities, and organization events.
● Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Knowledge & Skills

● ​​Bicultural agility, including understanding of immigrant experience and obstacles due to language barriers, legal status,
poverty, and racial inequity.
● ​​Strong commitment to the enfranchisement and empowerment of immigrant communities.
● Ability to work with people across diverse personalities, lifestyles, cultures, political orientations, and faiths.
● Impeccable integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.
● Strong organizational and multitasking skills and ability to maintain detailed, accurate records.