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Job Description
The Case Worker works alongside our education, special projects, and immigration departments to provide legal immigration counseling to immigrant families in the Central Valley. They support clients in the following areas of immigration: Adjustment of status, Consular Process, Extension of Non-immigrant status, DACA applications, Naturalization, Acquisition and Derivation of Citizenship, Legal Permanent
Resident Renewals, Advanced Parole, Parole in Place, U-VISA, VAWA, and other similar benefits.
Responsibilities & Requirements
TO APPLY: Interested applicants must submit a letter of interest, a resume, and a completed application to Jesus Ibañez via email at jibanez@education-leadership.org. Please keep in mind that failing to submit all the required documents will automatically disqualify the application.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, LICENSE/CERTIFICATION, & SKILLS:
● 3-5 years of experience working with low-income communities;
● Able to perform virtual offices tasks such as filing, scanning, making calls, etc.
● Professional level skills using Word, Excel, and other relevant computer software such as case management programs;
● Experience and interest in working with ethnically and underserved immigrant populations across
the Central Valley;
● Biliterate (Spanish and English);
● Excellent written and oral communication skills.
● Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks at once.
● Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
● Knowledge of current immigration affairs, U.S. immigration law, policy, and guidelines.
● Ability to successfully pass a criminal background investigation
● Fluent in English and Spanish.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Environmental Conditions:
● Physical Space: when performing administrative tasks, they will work in a shared, open office space with a designated workspace and issued work computer for in-office administrative tasks. when performing physical tasks, they will be exposed to outdoor temperatures & elements, outdoor noises in an urban environment
● Company Culture: a collaborative, multilingual staff supporting different organizational
functional needs.
● Team Dynamics: works independently in day-to-day tasks and works collaboratively alongside other staff, volunteers, contractors, or interns to support evolving community outreach & support needs.
● Travel - some travel may be required to perform job duties.
Physical Requirements:
● Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds and push up to 50 pounds (on wheels).
● Must hear staff on the phone and those served in person and speak clearly to communicate information to clients and staff.
● Must be able to read memos, computer screens, personnel forms, and clinical and
administrative documents.
● Must have high manual dexterity.
● Must be able to reach above the shoulder level to work, must be able to bend, squat and sit, stand, stoop, crouch, reach, kneel, twist/turn.