Fair Housing Testing Coordinator
About The Position
Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. (LawNY) is seeking a Fair Housing Testing Coordinator to join our team. Fair Housing Testing is one method of investigating discrimination in violation of fair housing laws. Testers pose, typically as renters, to observe the practices of housing providers to confirm compliance with fair housing laws. The Coordinator will oversee the use of testing by the testers as an investigative tool, both to identify potential discrimination and to respond to specific complaints of discrimination. The Testing Coordinator will have their choice of which of our offices they would like to work out of, contingent upon office space. These offices include: Ithaca, Bath, Geneva, Rochester, Jamestown, Olean, Geneseo or Elmira. This position can be done remotely however it will require some travel for outreach and in-office events.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree, and/or relevant work experience
- Demonstrated commitment to helping poor and disadvantaged people overcome institutional barriers to legal access.
- Experience with data management systems and use of Google Workspace and Microsoft Suite.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with federal/state protected classes and/or federal/state fair housing laws
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to give precise and easy to follow instructions
- Comfort conducting both one-on-one and large-scale community outreach events and experience recruiting volunteers
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- High level of comfort with technology, including audio recording equipment, equipment to duplicate audio recordings, Zoom or equivalent remote meeting platforms, Docusign or equivalent software for remote data collection and signatures, and the Google Suite
- An understanding of the concepts of structural and institutional racism and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities.
- Lived experience with our client communities.
- True fluency in a language other than English that is spoken by our clients.
Responsibilities
- Conduct community outreach events across LawNY’s 14-county service area regarding federal and state fair housing protections.
- Recruit and screen fair housing testers.
- Design and conduct tester training sessions.
- Design systemic and compliant-based testing as a tool for uncovering and investigating potential fair housing discrimination.
- Preserve and control evidence, including maintaining physical and digital evidence in accordance with LawNY testing policies.
- Prepare investigative reports and an analysis of each test conducted.
- Maintain detailed case records and assist with reporting.
- Develop specialized knowledge in fair housing and fair lending law to support litigation.
- Participate in LawNY workgroups as well as attend training sessions to keep abreast of current developments in fair housing law and testing best practices.
Benefits
- 94% Employer paid Medical Premium with 100% Employer paid in-network deductible
- 100% Employer paid Dental Insurance
- 100% Employer paid Life Insurance
- 100% Employer paid Enhanced Short-term Disability
- 100% Employer paid Long-term Disability
- Vision Insurance
- 20 Paid Vacation days per year
- 12 Sick days per year
- 5 Personal days per year
- 13.5 Holidays plus 2 floating Holidays per year
- 35-Hour Work Week
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
