Immigrant Support Hub Coordinator

CEUS is looking to hire a full-time coordinator who will be the primary worker on a new project that will coordinate the efforts of non-profit and other assistance organizations to provide services to Hudson County community members affected by changes in federal immigration policy.

The Immigrant Support Hub Coordinator will conduct extensive outreach to create a network of organizations and gather grassroots information on the challenges facing effected community members and the organizations that help them. The coordinator will assist in providing services for impacted families, and will work other hubs in other counties to share information and ideas and ways to help the affected community.

The ideal candidate will speak English and a second language, preferably Spanish, and have community organizing and outreach experience. The candidate must be comfortable working with community members of all backgrounds, from mayors and health officials to non-profit executives and front-line workers, and community members from all countries. The candidate should be self-motivated and passionate about helping people, and be eager to reach out and engage community members, whether by phone or in person, from a table in the street to breakfasts and civic events.

MISSION

Centro Comunitario CEUS (CEUS) is a 501c3 non-profit organization formed in 1993 by Central American refugees seeking to organize their community to seek legal status for immigrants. The organization (ceusnj.org) provides affordable immigration legal services, operates a health outreach and referral program with two Community Health Workers (CHWs) and provides information and support on the benefits and protections of New Jersey’s work place rights laws. CEUS programs serve hundreds of individuals each year.

Project Overview

As federal immigration policies change and communities navigate the effects, the program aims to address the need for more centralized coordination and communication among community-based organizations, legal services providers, and government entities in supporting vulnerable families across our state.

CEUS will serve as the Lead Agency in Hudson County, responsible for training and and educating the service providers on challenges that New Americans face as well as plan together on how to respond to urgent needs for support. The predominance of the work will be done by the Immigrant Support Hub Coordinator, with the support of other CEUS workers.

CEUS and similar agencies from other counties will manage and support the work of the hub network, in partnership with the network partner agencies.

Lead Agency Responsibilities

• Regular communication between all hub network members on impacts to community and needs
• Referrals for services for clients who need direct assistance
• Identification of, and advocacy for, additional capacity and resources for network partners, including for those who provide legal services and other supports
• Know your rights information sessions
• Family preparedness planning
• Organization training on best practices for working with New American Communities
• Identification of gaps and needs for community education
• Identification of trends for policy needs
• Coordination of volunteers to support with capacity needs in local agencies.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities of Immigrant Support Hub Coordinator :

• Conduct outreach to leaders at government, non-profit, social services and other organizations to form relationships. Understand their needs and availability of their resources to help community members.
• Meet regularly with CEUS staff to discuss the project and its progress.
• Attend bi-monthly meetings with ONA
• Assess the needs of community members impacted by federal immigration actions and make/coordinate referrals for services for clients who need direct assistance.
• Position yourself through vigorous networking to maintain a regular flow of incoming information on the needs of community members and agencies seeking to help them.
• Organize events and meetings to gather information and spread the word about the project.
• Document contacts and cases in databases created by CEUS to provide a comprehensive record of activities.
• Maintain a database of contacts/partner information.
• Help prepare a monthly narrative report on connections made, meetings held/attended, updates and trends

Minimum Qualifications:

• • Bachelor’s degree
  • Community organizing/public health/ or union organizing experience is a plus.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in multicultural contexts.
  • Strong written and oral English required, and ability to read and speak a second language – preferably Spanish – a plus.
  • Ability to attend evening and weekend meetings.
  • Experience and comfort with speaking to individuals and groups.
  • Self-motivated; detail-oriented, well-organized.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and build mutually respectful relationships with co-workers, partners, and the public.
  • Familiarity with virtual meeting platforms and with software applications in a Windows environment, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Status to work legally in the United States.

Compensation: $26.00 to $30.00/hour; 37.5 hours/week.

Benefits: PTO.

Interested candidates should submit cover letter, resume and two references via email to Hugh Morley at hmorley@ceusnj.org

For more information about Centro Comunitario CEUS: www.CEUSNJ.org.

CEUS is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified persons are encouraged to apply regardless of their religious affiliation, race, sex, sexual orientation or nature of disability.

Paid Time Off

Good English required. Spanish or another second language preferred