Health Advocate

Health Advocate (Part-Time)

About Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC:

Cabrini Immigrant Services-New York City, or CIS-NYC, provides essential services to

immigrants in the spirit of Mother Cabrini, patron saint of immigrants and founder of the

Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We are committed to empowering immigrants,

their families, and their communities through education, access to essential services, civic

participation, and community building. We strive to work together with the immigrant

community to create a more inclusive society by fostering justice, dignity, and respect.

CIS-NYC’s multi-cultural and multi-lingual staff, interns, and volunteers provide essential

services, including immigration legal services; culturally immersive recreational activities for

low-income families; case management and short-term crisis intervention counseling; a food

pantry; information and referrals to community resources; engagement in community organizing

and advocacy; and monthly Know Your Rights informational workshops.

Position Summary:

The Health Advocate will support a new project at CIS-NYC to provide community-based

preventative care programming as part of our Social Services Program. This staff member will

conduct community outreach, coordinate screening and health education events, and take on

other responsibilities as needed related to this project. This position will report directly to the

Social Services Program Manager and work closely with our full-time Case Manager. This is a

temporary position with a hiring period of October 15, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with

the possibility of extension dependent on continued funding.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work in collaboration with Social Services Program Manager to host monthly

community-based health screening events in coordination with clinical partners.

• Conduct health education workshops focused on preventative health and wellness (in

person and virtually) in Spanish and English.

• Conduct comprehensive community outreach and engagement activities to increase

participation in services, including (but not limited to) neighborhood canvassing, tabling,

phone calls, networking and collaboration with neighborhood institutions.

• Participate in required program training, technical assistance activities, and cohort

meetings.

• Work toward and meet defined program deliverables, including numbers of events held,

workshops conducted, and individuals served, and maintain accurate documentation of all

activities.

• Complete data entry in a timely manner and assist Program Manager in meeting all

program reporting requirements.

• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and immigrant rights
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Team-work oriented and ability to work collaboratively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and comfort learning new databases
• Available to work evenings and weekends when needed
• Commitment to serving clients from diverse cultural, racial, socioeconomic, religious, gender, and LGBTQ+ backgrounds.

Preferred

• Experience in community outreach, event planning, community health work, and/or workshop facilitation.

Compensation

• Pay: $24 per hour
• Part Time: 20 hours a week
• Hiring period: October 15, 2026 through March 31, 2027
• Must be available to work some evenings and weekends (can expect to work at least 2 evenings per month and 1 weekend event per month).
• This role will be primarily in person with significant offsite work (for outreach and workshops) and occasional remote events.

Application

Submit a resume and cover letter by email to info@cis-nyc.org or mmartinez@cis-nyc.org with the subject line: “Health Advocate – Your Name”. Applications will be reviewed immediately and until the position is filled.

Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate

on the basis of race, religion, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any

other prohibited category. Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC is an affirmative action employer

and strongly encourages women, people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ+, older persons, persons

with disabilities and all qualified persons to apply.

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish.