SPANISH Speaking Immigration & Outreach Coordinator

Job Description

HANA Center (HANA) is a Chicago-area non-profit organization working to meet the critical needs of Korean, Asian American, and multiethnic immigrant communities and build power toward systemic change. HANA Center has offices in Chicago and Prospect Heights, Illinois.

HANA’s Immigration & Legal Services support 8,000 community members each year to access critical protections and build their legal capacity through completion of citizenship and DACA applications, participation in civic classes, pro bono legal consultation, Know Your Rights training, and legal representation for Adjustment of Status, VAWA, U-Visa, T-Visa, TPS, FOIA, consular processing, asylum, bond hearing, and removal defense cases.

HANA’s Immigration and Outreach Coordinator (ILSP) assists community members to access and apply for various forms of immigration relief including EAD, asylum, TPS, PIP, DALE through centralized workshops, oversees ILSP Community Navigators (CNs) and supports the centralized workshop, conduct outreach, and Know Your Rights trainings, and provides referrals to connect community members to needed services.

Major Responsibilities

  • Coordinate CN and staff attendance at the centralized workshops by ILSP Regional Lead organizations and maintain accurate attendance reports in Salesforce

  • Recruit CNs for the centralized workshops and train CNs for community educational workshops for immigrants who need immigration legal services or other supportive social services

  • Conduct monthly status check meetings with CNs and support their community outreach efforts

  • Coordinate referrals for community members for free legal services, maintaining and cultivating collaboration with partner organizations

  • Facilitate prompt, accurate communication between CNs and clients regarding all aspects of the cases CNs referred to Regional Leads

  • Support Super Navigator to identify immigrants who need immigration legal services or other supportive social services

  • Assist CN’s accompaniment by following up on referrals, scheduling appointments, document preparation, accompanying to legal appointments, following up after legal meetings, collecting court documents, filing police reports, and other services critical to family stability

  • Conduct outreach by facilitating regular public presentations, coordinating related traditional and online marketing communications

  • Participate In trainings to stay up to date on changes in program related regulations or policies, and program evaluation activities

  • Attend relevant meetings from team meetings to organizing team meetings

  • Maintain accurate program documentation, and provides timely information as requested for grant reporting and communications

  • Perform intake and coordinates needed documents for community members applying for immigration relief or immigration programs

  • Other duties as assigned

Key Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated commitment to social, racial, and economic justice

  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work effectively with people of diverse social,

    faith, economic, and racial / ethnic backgrounds

  • Experience supporting low-income, recently immigrated community members

  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills

  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a team

  • Ability to work well under pressure, multi-task, and meet established timelines and goals

  • Excellent organization and analytical skills

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

  • College degree or equivalent life experience preferred

  • Bilingual in Spanish and English languages required

  • Willingness to have a flexible schedule, including occasional evenings and weekends as needed

  • Valid driver’s license, access to a car, and ability to travel between HANA’s offices in Center

  • Chicago locations and Northwest Center in Prospect Heights

Reports To: Director of Immigration & Housing Services

Compensation: This is a full-time, exempt position with a salary range of $42,000 - $47,000. HANA Center offers a full benefits that include paid leave, paid sick leave, health, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, and 401K.

Application: Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@hanacenter.org with the subject line “Spanish Immigration Coordinator.”

  

HANA Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals are encouraged to apply.