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Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Full-time

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - YOUTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR

for a Los Angeles Community Center for Recently Arrived Immigrant and at Risk Youth

TO APPLY: Email resume and cover letter to [email protected] and [email protected] with subject line: Chaynge Program Coordinator: and insert  your name.  If possible also include one or two writing samples.

About CHAYNGE: The CHAYNGE House is a historic mansion in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles. The overall goal of the program is to provide creative workshops, tutoring, and legal services for recently arrived immigrant and at risk youth. Learn more at www.CHAYNGE.org

Job Description:

  • Assist in the recruitment of volunteer workshop leaders (musicians, artists, etc.), tutors, speakers, etc. 

  • Reach out to local churches, youth groups, and schools to spread word of programs and recruit at-risk youth to join the program

  • Develop partnerships with other local non-profit organizations serving immigrant and at risk youth

  • Coordinate the scheduling and delivery of workshops and services at the Chaynge program 

  • Maintain records and reports of program activities

Qualifications: Bilingual (Spanish required); Bachelor's Degree; Experience working with non-profits or at-risk youth (strongly preferred); must be located and available to work on-site in Los Angeles

Salary: $40,000-45,000 depending on experience plus benefits.

Job Function: 
Program / Project Management

Organization Info

Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law

Overview
Headquarters: 
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Website: 
centerforhumanrights.org
Annual Budget : 
$1-5M
Size: 
1-10 employees
Founded: 
1980
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Legal Services / Justice System
Mission: 

The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law is a legal support center that advances and protects the rights of immigrants, refugees, children, and marginalized communities by providing training and technical support to direct legal service providers, pursuing impact litigation, and engaging in advocacy.

Programs: 

The Center is a California State Bar-funded legal support center that provides training and technical support to direct legal service providers, addresses systemic injustice identified by those providers, and advances and protects the civil, constitutional, and human rights of immigrants, refugees, children, and marginalized communities. The Center has a legacy of impact litigation that has protected hundreds of thousands of immigrants, children, and detained people. Among our landmark cases and victories are Munoz v. Bell, Plyler v. Doe, Orantes-Hernandez v. Smith, Flores v. Reno, League of United Latin American Citizens v. Wilson, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al., v. Anti-Defamation League of the B'Nai B'rith, et al., Reno v. Catholic Social Services, LULAC v. Arizona, Flores v. Sessions, Lucas R. v. Azar, Flores v. Garland, and a recent Motion to Enforce in Flores protecting children at the border. The Center serves as class counsel overseeing nationwide settlements in Flores and Lucas and, together with our co-counsel, is responsible for monitoring conditions in all facilities and locations where DHS or ORR detain youth.

Why Work For Us?: 

We are a small team, dedicated to the mission of the organization, with a collaborative and flexible, remote-friendly work environment. We value quality and consistency of work over formalities.

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Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 8 2023
Active Until: 
Sep 8 2023
Hiring Organization: 
Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
industry: 
Nonprofit