Housing Community Outreach Coordinator

For over 50 years, Bet Tzedek Legal Services has provided high-quality, free legal services to Los Angeles’ most vulnerable residents. We are seeking a community outreach coordinator to lead Bet Tzedek’s coordinated service delivery program. In addition to co-leading housing education workshops with social service organization, this coordinator will manage the pipeline of referrals sent among Bet Tzedek, National Council of Jewish Women | Los Angeles Chapter, and Community Coalition, enhancing support for individuals in need of legal and social services.

This position is eligible for Bet Tzedek Legal Services’ hybrid/remote workplace designation. At the discretion of the immediate supervisor, the employee may be required to work in the office or other locations to meet workload/business obligations. This requirement may be on a temporary or ongoing basis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Regularly meet with NCJW|LA and Community Coalition to discuss cases and strategize outreach efforts.

·       Co-lead “know your housing rights” workshops with NCJW|LA

·       Travel throughout Los Angeles County to join Community Coalition for neighborhood canvassing and door knocking

·       Create, maintain, and strengthen relationships with community partners, with supervisor’s support. 

• Support coordination of pro bono involvement.

·       Conduct intakes to determine a community member’s needs and program eligibility

• Assist Bet Tzedek attorneys by connecting clients to relevant social services and referrals, including those provided by NCJW|LA and other partner organizations.

·       Collaborate with NCJW|LA and Community Coalition to research and produce education materials, including, for example, presentations, trainings, and fact sheets, with supervisor’s guidance.

·       Work collaboratively with Bet Tzedek attorneys to create substantive housing rights presentations for case managers at social service organizations

·       Represent Bet Tzedek and/or the program at specific community outreach events

·       Collect, enter, and organize program data, including, but not limited to, workshop attendance, community members engaged through door knocking, education materials created, survey results, and program outcomes; and

• Other assignments as deemed appropriate.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

·       AA/AS and/or BA/BS or equivalent work/life experience (required);

·       Minimum one-years’ work experience in community outreach, social work, community organizing, or a related field (required)

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders (required)
• Demonstrated commitment to applying principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in performance of job duties (required)

·       Microsoft Word proficiency (required)

·       Ability to multi-task and prioritize essential job duties, while maintaining organization and complying with administrative tasks, such as timely data entry (required)

• Demonstrated commitment to Bet Tzedek’s mission to provide free legal services to those who need them most (required)

·       Bilingual and biliterate in both English and Spanish (preferred)

·       Experience entering data into a web-based application (preferred)

$60,121.39 -$65,397.20

BENEFITS PACKAGE:

Bet Tzedek offers an excellent benefits package in addition to competitive salaries. These benefits currently include:

·       A generous number of paid holidays (up to 21 per year), vacation (up to 20, depending on number of years with agency), and sick days (up to 45) annually.

·       Personal and floating holidays

·       Compensatory time for exempt employees.

·       18 weeks of paid parental leave (after 1 year of employment.)

·       Various paid leaves.

·       Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic and acupuncture coverage for employees and dependents, with office visit co-pay reimbursement for HMO enrollees.

·       Life/accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Plan.

·       Voluntary (employee-contributed) life/AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital confinement, and pet insurance.

·       Employee-contributed 401(k) plan.

·       Employee-contributed 403(b) plan.

·       Healthcare and childcare flexible spending accounts.

·       Commuter transit and/or parking benefits.

 

How To Apply: 

• Email letter of interest and resume to bettzedek.DF.051@applynow.io, subject: “Pro.” Please, no phone calls.

 

 

Note: All positions are subject to funding; ongoing funding or employment cannot be assured.

This position is eligible for Bet Tzedek Legal Services’ hybrid/remote workplace designation. While the primary workplace is Bet Tzedek’s offices, at the discretion of the immediate supervisor, the employee may be permitted to work remotely or may be required to work in other locations depending on workload/business obligations.

To best serve our communities Bet Tzedek seeks a diverse staff with cultural competency reflecting our client populations. We strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities and historically oppressed groups to apply. 

Salary

• $60,121.39 - $65,397.20