OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Position: FLAP is seeking to hire a full-time Spanish and English-Speaking Outreach Coordinator to oversee the organization’s community outreach, education and financial assistance to very low-income workers in Illinois.
Employment Status: Full-Time-Exempt
Reports to: Executive Director
Location: Based inFLAP officewithexpectation to work remotely, traveling in Illinois doing community outreach and education, attending community meetings and events outside of the office.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, extensive driving is required throughout Illinois, you will be operating normal office equipment and use a computer and phone for extended periods of time.
Compensation: Pay and benefits depend of experience and skills, with health insurance reimbursement, holidays, sick days, vacations, miles reimbursement, a salary starting at $ 41,000 per year. Necessary equipment to perform job responsibilities will be provided.
Background: FLAP is a small progressive plaintiff-side only, public interest law firm and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. FLAP’s mission is to improve working conditions for very low-income workers and their households in the following industries: cannery, farms, greenhouse, landscaping, meat, nursery, packinghouse, poultry, restaurants and snow plowing,
The organization carries out its mission through community outreach and education, litigation, community legal education, information and referrals, partnering with other organizations to fight human labor trafficking, preventing family separations by helping immigrants secure dual citizenship for their children and facilitates the access to cash transfers to very low-income populations.
FLAP together with experienced co-counsel have an active federal litigation docket involving a variety of employment issues (wage and hour). FLAP does not receive funding from the Federal Legal Services Corporation.
To watch FLAP daily engagement with workers and organizational updates please visit: https://www.facebook.com/farmworkerlandscaper.advocacyproject
Responsibilities: 1) Oversee the organization’s community outreach, education and cash transfers-financial assistance, 2) supervise outreach assistants, 3) coordinate and do community outreach and education, conduct seasonal outreach at meetings, consulates, agencies, churches, etc., during days, evenings and possibly weekends, 4) when there is a specific legal problem, conduct by telephone or in-person client interviews and intakes, 5) maintain a caseload of cases, 6) present information on FLAP services at community events in Illinois, 7) perform office work that includes organizing outreach activities, creating community education materials, participating in local task forces, assisting attorneys in case development, communicating with clients, and performing other clerical and administrative assistance, 8) make referrals to other agencies and/or attorneys, 9) maintain regular contact with Spanish-speaking clients, maintain relationships and coordinate effectively with co-counsel and other organizations, 10) provide oral and written Spanish/English translation and interpretations as needed, 11) support litigation by assisting attorneys with all facets of case representation, 12) develop working relationships with other agencies and organizations, 13) assist as necessary with office duties such as typing, photocopying, etc, and with whatever additional tasks as directed by the Executive Director.
Qualifications: 1) You must be Bilingual in English and Spanish 2) have five years of outreach experience and three years of personnel management experience, 3) detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, multitask and time management skills, extremely responsible, self-initiating, and focused, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible, 4) willingness to travel throughout Illinois during days, evenings and weekends, 5) have access to a reliable vehicle for travel, legally mandated automobile liability insurance and a valid driver’s license, 6) ability to work with people of diverse economic, educational and social backgrounds, 7) have computer skills, 8) ability to carefully document facts, maintain confidentiality of the information provided by program clients, and work with existing staff as a full team member.
Application: To be considered for the position, please send the following: 1) Resume, 2) cover letter indicating your salary expectations and date when you can start working, 3) writing samples (one in Spanish, one in English) and 4) two references, via e-mail, to: info@flapillinois.org in attention to Alexandra Sossa, Executive Director, 33 N. LaSalle, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60602.
Write: ‘Outreach Coordinator” in the subject line of the e-mail. FLAP will not accept incomplete applications. No Phone calls please. Position will remain open until filled, but FLAP is hoping to hire the right person to start ASAP.
Note: this is a grant-funded position; continued employment depends on performance and availability of funds.
FLAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer!
August 1, 2020
OUTREACH ASSISTANT
Position: FLAP is seeking to hire a full-time Spanish and English-Speaking Outreach Assistant to support the organization’s community outreach, education and cash transfers to very low-income workers in Illinois.
Employment Status: Full-Time-Non-Exempt
Reports to: Outreach Coordinator
Location: Based inFLAP officewithexpectation to work remotely, traveling in Illinois doing community outreach and education, attending community meetings and events outside of the office.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, extensive driving is required throughout Illinois, you will be operating normal office equipment and use a computer and phone for extended periods of time.
Compensation: Pay and benefits depend of experience and skills, with health insurance reimbursement, holidays, sick days, vacations, miles reimbursement, a salary starting at $ 38,000 per year. Necessary equipment to perform job responsibilities will be provided.
Background: FLAP is a small progressive plaintiff-side only, public interest law firm and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. FLAP’s mission is to improve working conditions for very low-income workers and their households in the following industries: cannery, farms, greenhouse, landscaping, meat, nursery, packinghouse, poultry, restaurants and snow plowing,
The organization carries out its mission through community outreach and education, litigation, community legal education, information and referrals, partnering with other organizations to fight human labor trafficking, preventing family separations by helping immigrants secure dual citizenship for their children and facilitates the access to cash transfers to very low-income populations.
FLAP together with experienced co-counsel have an active federal litigation docket involving a variety of employment issues (wage and hour). FLAP does not receive funding from the Federal Legal Services Corporation.
To watch FLAP daily engagement with workers and organizational updates please visit: https://www.facebook.com/farmworkerlandscaper.advocacyproject
Responsibilities: 1) Do community outreach and education, conduct seasonal outreach at meetings, consulates, agencies, churches, etc., during days, evenings and possibly weekends, 2) when there is a specific legal problem, conduct by telephone or in-person client interviews and intakes, 3) maintain a caseload of cases, 4) present information on FLAP services at community events in Illinois, 5) perform office work that includes organizing outreach activities, creating community education materials, participating in local task forces, assisting attorneys in case development, communicating with clients, and performing other clerical and administrative assistance, 6) make referrals to other agencies and/or attorneys, 7) maintain regular contact with Spanish-speaking clients, maintain relationships and coordinate effectively with co-counsel and other organizations, 8) provide oral and written Spanish/English translation and interpretations as needed, 9) support litigation by assisting attorneys with all facets of case representation, 10) develop working relationships with other agencies and organizations, 11) assist as necessary with office duties such as typing, photocopying, etc, and with whatever additional tasks as directed by the Outreach Coordinator and Executive Director.
Qualifications: 1) You must be Bilingual in English and Spanish, 2) detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, multitask and time management skills, extremely responsible, self-initiating, and focused, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible, 3) willingness to travel throughout Illinois during days, evenings and weekends, 4) have access to a reliable vehicle for travel, legally mandated automobile liability insurance and a valid driver’s license, 5) ability to work with people of diverse economic, educational and social backgrounds, 6) have computer skills, 7) ability to carefully document facts, maintain confidentiality of the information provided by program clients, and work with existing staff as a full team member.
Application: To be considered for the position, please send the following: 1) Resume, 2) cover letter indicating your salary expectations and date when you can start working, 3) writing samples (one in Spanish, one in English) and 4) two references, via e-mail, to: info@flapillinois.org in attention to Alexandra Sossa, Executive Director, 33 N. LaSalle, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60602.
Write: ‘Outreach Assistant” in the subject line of the e-mail. FLAP will not accept incomplete applications. No Phone calls please. Position will remain open until filled, but FLAP is hoping to hire the right person to start ASAP.
Note: this is a grant-funded position; continued employment depends on performance and availability of funds.
FLAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer!
August 1, 2020