Staff Attorney Immigrant Students Rights Project
Staff Attorney Immigrant Students Rights Project
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$ 78280 - 86572
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Job Description
Advocates For Children (AFC) is a dynamic social justice organization that strives to ensure a highquality education for New York students who face barriers to academic success focusing on students from lowincome backgrounds. AFC works on behalf of children and youth who are at greatest risk of academic failure due to poverty race ethnicity disability homelessness immigration status/limited English proficiency or involvement in the child welfare or juvenile/criminal legal systems. We use uniquely integrated strategies to advance systemic reform empower families and communities and advocate for the educational rights of individual students. For more information on AFC see www.advocatesforchildren.
AFC seeks aStaff Attorney for its Immigrant Students Rights Project (ISRP). ISRP works to protect the educationrelated rights of underserved immigrant families. Immigrant families face unique obstacles in NYC public schools related to their linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The Staff Attorney will report directly to ISRPs Project Director.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The attorney will primarily serve immigrant families of children with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELLs). Responsibilities include:
- Representing parents at special education administrative hearings;
- Assisting families with school related issues such as school enrollment locating bilingual programs and addressing bullying;
- Providing knowyourrights trainings to families community organizations and service providers;
- Supporting ongoing policy advocacy efforts focusing on ELLs immigrant students and access to translation and interpretation services in schools;
- Drafting and updating informational materials for immigrant parents;
- Researching and conducting outreach to organizations that provide services to immigrant communities; and
- Participating in school meetings and school visits.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Understanding of and alignment with AFCs mission. Please review AFCs work atadvocatesforchildren.
- A Juris Doctor degree.
- Fluency in Spanish with ability to converse with students/families whose first language is Spanish.
- 04 years of legal experience.
- Ability to effectively engage across cultures identities and ethnicities particularly Latinx and immigrant families.
- Able to engage with a variety of audiences that include parents community partners and New York City Public Schools staff.
- Strong presentation skills and comfort with public speaking.
- Organized detail oriented and able to work independently on tasks and deliverables.
- Strong writing ability including crafting legal documents and written communications to key stakeholders.
- Ability to multitask and respond to changing needs.
- Collaborative approach to working with teammates and partners.
- Desire to learn both as an individual and as part of an organization and apply diversity equity inclusion and antiracism principles.
- Admission to the NY State bar preferred.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates should submit a resume and cover letter highlighting why they are interested in this role at AFC and how their experience aligns with the Staff Attorney position including any personal or professional experience that demonstrates their connection to the populations AFC serves.
The position is available immediately and resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Due to the high volume of applicants only qualified candidates will be contacted.
COMPENSATION
This is a fulltime position with a salary in the $78280 to $86572. range depending on experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package.
This position is expected to work at least 2 days a week in the office and remotely on the remaining days.
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION
AFCs current compensation package includes medical and dental insurance with a plan option that covers full payment of medical plan premiums for staff and their qualified dependents. AFC has generous timeoff policies that include 10 federal holidays office closure between Christmas and New Years Day and 15 vacation days and 15 paid time off days in the first year of employment. AFC also currently offers a 403(b) plan with a fully vested employer match and coverage of the premium cost of life insurance shortterm disability insurance and longterm disability insurance.
AFC is an equal opportunity employer that actively seeks to recruit and retain a diverse staff and especially encourages all applications including from people of color persons with disabilities parents of persons with disabilities persons of diverse sexual orientations gender identities or gender expressions and persons of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. AFC is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability or other protected characteristic. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment including the application process. To request accommodations please email .
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
