Bilingual Outreach Worker
Bilingual Outreach Worker
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08-04-2025
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Job Description
Position Available:
Bilingual Outreach Worker
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality Inc. (ABLE) is a nonprofit law firm established over 50 years ago to ensure that the most vulnerable people in our communities have the same access to justice as people and companies that can afford to retain an attorney.
About the Position
More than 30000 agricultural workers and family members work in Ohio yearly. They work with many handharvest crops including cucumbers tomatoes lettuce onions radishes and peppers. They also work in packing sheds grading stations nurseries greenhouses and food processing plants. Agricultural workers encounter legal problems arising from violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act and other federal and state protective statutes as well as problems with taxes immigration environmental hazards sexual harassment government benefits housing domestic violence civil rights education and other issues. The Outreach Workers are an integral part of the outreach team and help us reach as many agricultural workers as possible during the busiest part of the year.
Position Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of the Outreach Workers is to visit agricultural housing/labor camps in Ohio during the evening hours to inform workers about our services and their rights and accept applications for legal assistance. Additional duties include community legal education investigation and research and other work assigned by ABLE advocates. This is a fulltime temporary position from midMay 2025 through midAugust 2025 with a possible extension. Two outreach workers will be based in ABLEs Toledo office and one outreach worker will be based in ABLEs Dayton office.
Qualifications
We are looking for people committed to social justice for agricultural workers who are fluent in Spanish have excellent organizational and writing skills can relate well with underresourced clients and community groups are computer proficient and have a strong commitment to the rule of law. ABLE will provide training and daily supervision by experienced staff including attorneys paralegals and outreach coordinators. Outreach Workers must have a valid drivers license be insurable and have access to an automobile. ABLE generally will have a car available for outreach but Outreach Workers occasionally may need to use their own vehicles. ABLE will reimburse authorized travel expenses.
Compensation
$22.50 per hour
Employee Status
NonExempt 3040 hours per week
Location
The position is inperson in Toledo or Dayton. It requires daytime evening and occasional weekend work and travel and it may require overnight trips.
How to Apply:
Please visit to complete your application. Please include a cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications a resume and three references. The hiring will be done on a rolling basis so please apply immediately if you are interested.
ABLE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and places a high value on diversity in our workplace including diversity in race ethnicity gender sexual orientation age and physical ability. We strive to create an environment welcoming to all individuals and we encourage applications from individuals traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession. Applicants requiring accommodation for the interview/application process should contact the recruitment coordinator at
Employment Type
Hourly
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