Legal Navigator/Paralegal & Workshop Leader - Spanish Bilingual Required

Legal Navigator/Workshop Leader

Center for Family Life in Sunset Park (CFLSP), a nationally-recognized social service program in Sunset Park Brooklyn, is seeking a full-time Immigration Navigator/Workshop Leader to work in our Immigration Legal Support Center, a program in partnership with the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) providing free legal assistance to immigrants. The Immigration Navigator will provide pro se paralegal assistance and workshops on emergency preparedness/guardianship planning to immigrants in Sunset Park and throughout New York City under the supervision of an attorney. The Legal Navigator will be a member of our Special Initiative for New Arrivals team which provides benefits enrollment, employment services and legal assistance to new immigrants. This is an excellent position for anyone who would like to prepare for an application to law school or to advance their career in paralegal work.

Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:

• Provide pro se assistance to new immigrants eligible for relief including Asylum, Temporary Protected Status, Work Authorization, Special Immigration Juvenile Status, among others under the supervision of an attorney
• Conduct comprehensive, trauma informed intakes for eligibility for immigration relief
• Assist clients to obtain the documents necessary for applications
• Coordinate and facilitate two workshops per month on emergency preparedness and guardianship planning utilizing a standard curriculum
• Work closely with the Special Initiative team to provide integrated services to shared clients
• Refer clients with immigration legal needs outside of the scope of the program and non-immigration legal needs including wage and hour, tenants' rights, and others
• Participate in community based events to outreach and provide information
• Provide services on-site and in community locations as needed
• Complete comprehensive immigration legal training and attend ongoing professional development training
• Complete all required documentation and maintain case files
• Track outcomes and complete required data entry
• Attend staff meetings and supervision
• Collaborate with all CFLSP programs to provide wraparound services and provide additional social services referrals as needed
• Opportunity to become a BIA (Board of Immigration Appeals) Accredited Representative contingent on completion of training and eligibility
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred; or equivalent professional and/or community experience
• Bilingual in Spanish and English required
• Previous experience with community service and/or immigration preferred
• Proficient in data entry and MS Office tools
• Flexibility to work independently
• Effective written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Experience working with diverse individuals and communities
• Availability for occasional evening/weekend work to attend community events
• Initiative and drive to learn and excel at the responsibilities described above

Relationship With Others:

• Build and maintain close, daily interactions with co-workers and supervisors
• Effectively communicate with clients, agency staff and community partners
• Excellent engagement skills, meeting clients where they are at and forging mutual respect
• Have a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and clients within our organization
• Possess a strong belief in people's ability to grow and change

Working Conditions:

• Considerable time is spent at a desk using a computer and meeting on-on-one with clients
• Attendance at various internal and external meetings
• Travel to CFL and community based sites to conduct workshops
• Occasional availability during evening and weekends to attend events
• Highly collaborative environment
• Work location: in person with limited hybrid schedule considered

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits along with the opportunity to participate in additional voluntary life insurance, disability insurance, and a flexible spending account.
• 403(b) retirement plan, including employer match and employer non-elective contribution at the employer's discretion.
• 12 holidays, 2 floating holidays, and up to 20 paid vacation days per year. One sick day per month.

NYC Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

It is the Agency's policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Center for Family Life in Sunset Park does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, sexual and reproductive health decisions, height and weight, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual and reproductive health decisions, gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex stereotyping, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition or information, family care or medical leave status, military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, enrollment in a public assistance program, engaging in protected communications regarding employee wages, requesting a reasonable accommodation on the basis of disability or bona fide religious belief or practice, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Consistent with the law, CFLSP also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees; for pregnant employees who request an accommodation with the advice of their health care providers, for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; for employees who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and for applicants and employees based on their religious beliefs and practices.

Requirements:

Cover Letter Required