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About the Role
The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights seeks a Social Worker to engage in interdisciplinary advocacy for children in immigration removal proceedings. This role involves supervising volunteer Child Advocates and gathering information to advocate for trauma-informed and culturally responsive services for children. The position is funded through a federal contract and is contingent on renewals.
Responsibilities
- Advocate for children’s best interests before government or other interested parties
- Supervise volunteers appointed as Child Advocate for unaccompanied and separated children
- Serve as Child Advocate to a limited number of cases or as needed
- Visit children and communicate with caregivers, family members and stakeholders
- Provide internal case consultation and case support on matters involving child welfare, child development, and trauma-informed practices
- Support recruitment, training, support, and retention of volunteer Child Advocates
- Participate in internal and external working groups
- Meet regularly with local stakeholders and collaborate on presentations
- Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders or organizations in the community
- Assist the team in meeting case goals and other deliverables for the government contract and private grants
- Capture accurate and timely data management to inform reports
- Participate in a supportive, collaborative work culture
- Consult with attorney colleagues for legal analyses and legal advocacy
- Draft and submit best interests determinations to immigration judges, asylum officers, attorneys, and federal agencies
- Engage with colleagues and supervisors in developing and editing interdisciplinary best interests determinations
- Accompany children to court hearings and interviews related to their immigration case
- Assess which children may need additional supportive and/or mental health services and accompany them to appointments as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Masters of Social Work
- 3+ years of experience working with children and/or youth, trauma survivors, or migrant/refugees/unaccompanied children
- Knowledge of trauma-informed practices, culturally responsive and strengths-based approaches, and child-centered engagement strategies
- Effective communication skills, including ability to liaise with various stakeholders, colleagues, and volunteers
- Excellent case management skills
- High-level organizational skills
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and proactively address case needs
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and creatively as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to work in a flexible, evolving environment, adapt to situations, and manage change effectively
- Commitment to comprehensive culture of feedback
- Commitment to learn and apply diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or anti-racism principles
- Ability to effectively engage across different cultures, identities, and ethnicities
- Strong writing skills
- Aptitude and thoughtfulness in working with children and promoting child-centered advocacy
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Zoom, Adobe Acrobat, and willingness to learn new technology and/or platforms
- Bilingual ability (oral and written) in English/Spanish or English/ other languages spoken by the population we serve
- Valid driver’s license and access to a car
Skills
- Social Work
- Interdisciplinary Advocacy
- Child Advocacy
- Case Management
- Communication
- Organizational Skills
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Feedback
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Anti-racism
- Cross-cultural Engagement
- Writing
- Child-Centered Advocacy
- Microsoft Office
- Zoom
- Adobe Acrobat
- Bilingual (English/Spanish or other)
- Driving
Location
- New York, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years of experience
Education Level
- Masters of Social Work
Salary/Compensations
- $86,882.45 to $99,485.73
Benefits
- Health/dental/vision insurance (employee & dependents) at no cost to the employee
- Paid vacation
- Sick time
- 401(k) plan with employer match
About the Company
- The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights is a national organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights and best interests, safety, and well-being of immigrant children in the United States.
- We center children's voices, celebrate their strengths, and recognize their fundamental need to be with family and in community, not detention.
- For more than 20 years, the Young Center has accompanied and advocated for over 10,000 children from more than 70 countries worldwide.
- We are the only organization that takes an integrated approach to protecting and advancing the rights of children, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and state and federal law, through direct services, stakeholder support across child welfare systems, systems and narrative change, and litigation.
- We fight tirelessly to bring greater equity to the child welfare system, demanding accountability from systems and people in positions of power, so children in immigrant families who face court cases remain safe, free, and with families in communities where they are supported.
- The Young Center has offices in Houston, San Antonio, and Harlingen, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, D.C.; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; and Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- We also serve children through our programs in New Jersey.
Equal Opportunity
- The Young Center is an 'at-will' and equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in and affirmatively factors diversity into its hiring practices.
- Young Center encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, ancestry, marital or parental status, pregnancy, citizenship, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, genetic information, or veterans’ status.
- Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process; no applicant will be penalized for requesting an accommodation.
- Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.