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Catholic Charities Fort Worth

Immigration Legal Services Administrative Assistant

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  • Full Time
  • Fort Worth, TX

Job Description

Be PROUD of what you do
 
You'll join a mission-driven team and agency dedicated to supporting our clients. We have been entrusted with a 115-year legacy of doing good and we have set forth a bold goal of ending poverty in our community. Our services are uniquely positioned to address a myriad of key factors that keep families from reaching their bigger, brighter future. We have identified five different areas, or pathways, in which our programs create impact: financial resiliency, education credentials, emotional resiliency, resource stability, and employment. And we're growing our team to make it all happen! Though we are guided by our Catholic Faith, you do not have to be Catholic to join our team or receive services.
 

 

Core Responsibilities

  • Handle Clerical & Administrative Tasks
  • Management of Mail & Phone Calls
  • Maintenance of Electronic Files
  • Provide Manage & Team Support
  • Positive Client Interactions

 

What will you be doing in your role?

  • Understand what refugees have been through as well as their various cultural backgrounds, and work to meet their unique needs in services provided.
  • Be detail oriented and comfortable working multiple tasks.
  • Work on computers and be computer literate.
  • Be a team player and willing to lend a hand when the service to clients requires it.
  • Responsible for the processing of the incoming mail from the government and the outgoing mail to the clients.
  • Maintain case files with necessary documentation to ensure compliance with funder requirements and agency quality assurance standards.
  • Communicate with clients vias phone, text, email, and snail mail as needed.
  • Meet your commitments and effectively manage your administrative duties.
  • Work collaboratively with other team members to support the overall goals of the team.
  • Work effectively with interpreters.

 

Are you the next Immigration Legal Services Administrative Assistant?

  • High School diploma. Office work experience highly preferred.
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
  • Good computer skills required.
  • Familiarity with refugee populations and their needs preferred.

 

Here's the Good Stuff...   

  • Full-Time hourly position with a starting rate of $17 based on the minimum requirements. Pay is determined by relevant experience, work history, education and internal equities.
  • Medical/ Dental/ Vision/ Short Term Disability/ Accident Insurance/ Hospital Indemnity Insurance/ Critical Illness/ ID Shield
  • Health Savings Account- CCFW contributes $110 per month
  • 100% Company paid Long Term Disability
  • 100% Company paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
  • 16 paid Holidays (including being closed Christmas Eve through New Years Day)
  • Tiered PTO Accrual by tenure:
    • Vacation Time- 100 hours in your first year. 
    • Sick Time- 48 hours in your first year. 
  • 403(b) with employer match from day one- up to 6%
  • 3 weeks paid parental/critical illness leave
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • CCFW Participates in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF)

  • Mentorship Program
  • Wellness Program
  • Financial Coaching

 

I'm in...next steps. 
We want to know more about you! Send us your resume and cover letter through the "Join our Team" tab on our website: www.catholiccharitiesfortworth.org. Select the job posting and click the "Apply now" button at the top right of the posting. Be sure to complete all fields so we know who to contact!

Due to the volume of responses, only qualified parties will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Catholic Charities Fort Worth is an equal-opportunity employer.



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