Employment
Thank you for your interest in working for the Minnesota Council of Churches.
We are pleased to offer a competitive benefits package, including:
- Gold Medical insurance plan
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Employer contributing retirement plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Free parking
As an Equal Opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
CURRENT JOB OPENINGS
TITLE: Community Navigator - Refugee Program Specialist
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time, Regular, Non-exempt
REPORTS TO: Manager, Mankato Area Refugee Services
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
To provide services to refugees and New Americans which promote family stabilization, self-sufficiency and goal attainment in compliance with MCCRS programs and contracts. This position will connect program participants with resources and services both within MCC and in the community, provide language interpretation and cultural support, provide academic mentoring support to families, and provide cultural and community orientation to new arrivals to the community. The position works in coordination with other staff and volunteers to help participants meet their basic needs, connect to services and become self-sufficient.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct intake assessments to determine client eligibility for programs.
- Encourage early self-sufficiency and independence of all program participants
- Develop plans with program participants empowering them to reach agreed upon goals and meet program guidelines. This includes providing direct services, making referrals, and helping participants complete forms and applications.
- Meet outcome goals defined in contract(s), including:
- Family Coaching: mentoring students and families on students’ school adjustment, behavior and educational progress toward academic success
- Community navigation and case management: connecting families to community resources and helping clients overcome barriers
- Immigration application support: application support to MCC immigration service providers
- Employment placement: assisting in placing clients in employment
- Education: educate families about community and health issues
- Recruitment, enrollment and assessment of New Americans to participate in training and career placement in Long Term Care positions.
- Document all contacts and services in case files, as appropriate
- Maintain outcomes reporting in agency and state databases
- Participate in Tapestry and community engagement programs with partners
- Work closely with county staff, local landlords, adult basic education and other non-profits to refer and support new American clients
- Promote MCC Refugee Services Programs to potential clients and recruit clients to meet enrollment goals
- Provide translation and interpreting support for other Refugee Services projects, as needed
- Maintain positive relationships with community partners
- Submit regular reports to track client outcomes, fulfill reporting requirements, and capture client success stories
- Oversee volunteer activities, as appropriate
- Assist in emergencies as they arise
- Other duties as assigned
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Fluency in Spanish, Somali, Anuak or Nuer preferred.
- Experience working with refugees or recent immigrants
- Demonstrated ability to understand and work across cultures
- Commitment to early self-sufficiency of refugees
- Demonstrated ability to maintain detailed records and submit accurate reports in a timely manner.
- Strong English language communication skills, both oral and written.
- Demonstrated understanding of American culture and ability to interpret cultural differences.
- Demonstrated strong communication, negotiation, and mediation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across organizational boundaries.
- Proven capacity to work in fast paced social service environment
- Proven ability to work in crisis situations
- Experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook preferred. Ability to use basic office equipment including copiers, postage machines, and fax machines
- Demonstrated detail orientation
- Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation required
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CONDITIONS:Normal office conditions. This position works out of MCC’s Mankato office at 501 South 2nd Street. Job duties are performed primarily during the weekday business hours, with occasional weekend or evening hours.
COMPENSATION: This is a full-time, non-exempt position. Benefits include medical insurance, dental, life, sick leave, vacation, and holiday benefits as provided by MCC. Starting pay range: $21.50-$23.00/hour. Candidates should submit a resume and letter of interest to employment@mnchurches.org.
TITLE: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO COO (Regular, 1 FTE, exempt)
PURPOSE:
The Executive Assistant serves as a liaison and first point of contact for the Chief Operation Officer (COO) for internal and external matters. This individual is responsible for providing high-level executive administrative support to the COO to enhance efficiency and fulfilling the organizational goals of the MCC.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Executive Support
- Provide initial responses to inquiries regarding the COO Research, prioritize and follow-up on incoming inquiries addressed to the COO, including those of a sensitive or confidential nature. Serve as a sound board for the COO and assist with the appropriate course of action, referral or response.
- Complete a broad variety of administrative tasks for COO including managing calendar, completing expense reports, coordinating travel arrangements, and preparing correspondence.
- Plan, manage, and execute special projects and assignments that can be confidential and complex as requested by COO.
- Represent the COO in designated meetings and situations as requested.
- Provide finance, technology and facility related administrative support.
Committee Support
- Act as a liaison to the Finance and Facilities Committee as well as the Endowment Committee members, and all corresponding activities.
- Provide primary support and coordination for Building meeting and other Committee meetings as assigned.
- Maintain database information on participants.
- Set timelines and schedule meetings.
- Prepare communications, logistics, registrations.
- Prepare agenda and attachments for all meeting.
- Record, prepare and disseminate meeting minutes.
- Provide for evaluation tool and collate results.
- Provide support for outreach and engagement of potential MCC members.
- Provide information and introduction of new committee members
Program Support: Tenant Engagement
- Provide support and coordination for tenants and programs, as time allows.
- Maintain database information on participants.
- Set timelines and schedule meetings.
- Prepare communications, logistics, registrations.
- Prepare agendas and attachments for all tenant meetings;
- Record, prepare and disseminate meeting minutes;
Technology/Facility/Finance-related Support
- Provide new staff basic technology orientations. and standardized equipment set-up.
- Liaison with IT vendor to provide communication and issues troubleshooting as needed.
- Maintain equipment database and asset logs.
- Maintain keycard and building key maintenance database.
- Communicate with building maintenance staff on facility related issues and requests from building tenants.
General support
- Support logistics which build relationships with staff and representatives of member judicatories.
- Provide support for meeting and events, as needed.
- Write and update standard operating procedures related to job duties, as needed.
- Establish and maintain filing systems.
- Participate in the Administrative Assistants pool in supporting the work of others, making sure front desk and phones are covered.
- Participate in data management system development: checking lists for accuracy, removing duplicates.
ACCOUNTABILITY: Reports to the Chief Operations Officer
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Demonstrated administrative aptitude; ability to coordinate complex work assignments, problem solving, administrative systems refinement.
- Ability to anticipate and cover needed details.
- Ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated aptitude with administrative support tasks, including typing (dictation correspondence), filing, meeting support and telephone support.
- Ability to work in a team setting.
- Demonstrated effective and open communications style and writing skills.
- Working knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in MS office, spreadsheet programs, virtual meeting set-up, database management and internet research.
- Familiarity with and sensitivity to the constituency of the MCC including diverse and ethnic and religious backgrounds.
- Understanding of the confidential needs of executive management work.
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of five years of experience in an executive level support role.
- Passion for ecumenism and the work of MCC
- Strong ability to execute work with a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.
- Experience in non-profit settings with governance structures.
Work Environment and Conditions:
Normal office conditions and regular office hours, preferably 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Monday-Friday. This position works out of the MCC’s office at 122 West Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis.
Compensation: Salary range is $55,000-$65,000 depending on experience. This is a regular, full-time, exempt position. Benefits include vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, retirement contribution based on MCC’s personnel policies.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for a current job opportunity, submit your resume and completed application to employment@mnchurches.org.
