Education Advocate, Immigrant Students' Rights Project
About The Position
Advocates For Children (AFC) is a dynamic social justice organization that strives to ensure a high-quality education for New York students who face barriers to academic success, focusing on students from low-income 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. AFC grounds our work in our organization’s values: Family-Centered, Expertise, Passion, Community, Justice, and Impact. AFC seeks an Education Advocate in our Immigrant Students’ Rights Project (ISRP). ISRP works to protect the education-related rights of underserved immigrant families. Immigrant families face unique obstacles in NYC public schools related to their linguistic and cultural backgrounds. We are looking for an advocate to join our team to serve immigrant families of children with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELLs). The Education Advocate will report directly to ISRP’s Project Director.
Requirements
- Understanding of and alignment with AFC’s mission. Please review AFC’s work at www.advocatesforchildren.org.
- Desire to learn, both as an individual and as part of an organization, and apply diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism principles.
- A bachelor's degree.
- Fluency in Spanish.
- Organized, detail oriented, and able to work independently on tasks and deliverables
- Strong presentation skills and comfort with public speaking.
- Strong writing ability and analytical skills.
- Ability to explain complex concepts in a manner that is easy to understand.
- Ability to multi-task and respond to changing needs.
- Available to work occasional evenings and weekends and to travel within the five boroughs.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs: Word, Outlook, SharePoint
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with children or families preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assisting families with school related issues such as special education, school enrollment, bilingual programs, and bullying
- Conducting intakes of new clients
- Participating in school meetings and school visits
- Providing know-your-rights trainings to families across New York City and staffing tables at information fairs
- Locating and connecting families with resources in their communities
- Drafting and updating informational materials for immigrant parents
- Supporting ISRP policy advocacy efforts as needed
Benefits
- medical and dental insurance, with a plan option that covers full payment of medical plan premiums for staff and their qualified dependents
- generous time-off policies that include 10 federal holidays, office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and 15 vacation days and 15 paid time off days in the first year of employment
- a 403(b) plan with a fully vested employer match
- coverage of the premium cost of life insurance and short-term and long-term disability insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
