What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Navigators Manager position at Immigration Project?
Position: Community Navigators Manager
Organization: The Immigration Project
Position type: Full time
Start Date: Immediately
Compensation: Hourly rate of $18.00 per hour for 40 hours per week. Separate reimbursement for travel.
Length of employment: This is an at-will position that is expected to be long term, but is grant dependent.
Job Location: Travel approximately once per week throughout our 86 county service area in central and southern Illinois. In-person at a variety of locations including Champaign, Peoria, Springfield, Normal, Carbondale / Cobden, Metro East St. Louis, Decatur, Moline, Kankakee. Submission Deadline: Until Filled
Position Description and Duties
The Community Navigator Manager directs The Immigration Project’s Community Navigator Program for communities in downstate Illinois that are impacted by immigration policies. The Navigator Program promotes an strength-based approach to family stability and community welfare by recognizing the role, talent, and expertise of community members impacted by immigration policies.
The Community Navigator Manager will recruit, train, and support Community Navigators from communities impacted by immigration in Illinois. These Navigators act as community educators and connectors by engaging with members of impacted communities and conducting public educational sessions to provide access to and help with legal self-help information that helps people overcome the collateral consequences of immigration, with the goals of increasing access to the immigration legal system and promoting family reunification, community building, supportive networks, and health and healing.
The position includes administrative duties such as implementing and reporting Community Navigators programming.
Position Requirements
- Applicants must be bilingual, have good communication skills, basic computer skills, and be organized, dependable, and detail-oriented.
- Experience in recruiting, training, and maintaining volunteers preferred.
- Previous social service or legal experience is highly desirable.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to Social Services Director Sarah Mellor smellor@immigrationproject.org. Please put “Community Navigators Manager” in the subject line. No phone inquiries.
Immigration Project’s Mission
Recognizing that access to accurate, complete information regarding immigration law is geographically and economically restricted for underserved immigrant populations in downstate Illinois, the Immigration Project endeavors to provide access to justice for immigrants and their families through immigration-related legal and educational services to immigrants, refugees, their families and others in downstate Illinois, in a manner and context which recognizes the full dignity of each individual.
Based in Bloomington-Normal with a satellite office in Champaign, the Immigration Project is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. Please visit our website at for more information.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Bloomington, IL: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17 - $18
