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Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. is a 501 © (3) non-profit public benefit corporation that serves people without regard to race, sex, age, or religion. The Immigration Department of Catholic Charities is a Board of Immigration Appeals recognized agency that has served thousands of immigrants and refugees over many decades. IRD provides immigration and refugee services, including refugee resettlement and legal applications for naturalization, deferred action for childhood arrivals, religious workers visas, and family-based immigration petitions.
The immigration department is seeking an immigration counselor that will work exclusively with our grant funded, naturalization program team. As part of the immigration program staff, the immigration counselor’s duties will not be limited to immigration services, but will include community education, outreach and coordination of workshop events. This person will show flexibility in a fast-pace working environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Interviews and counsels clients to determine eligibility for immigration legal rights and benefits; obtains necessary documentation.
- Informs clients of documents required by immigration to file petitions and/or applications and where to obtain those documents.
- Documents client information and screens clients for immigration/naturalization eligibility.
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with US Immigration personnel, immigration judges and other government authorities.
- Works with laws and regulations of the US Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services and the Us State Department.
- Translate documents
- Keep appropriate case records.
- Reviews all documents to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Maintains records of documents.
- Inputs client’s records into database.
- Provides Informational and Educational presentations to the community around immigration issues.
- Attends all Citizenship Grant funded workshops, and participates in the coordination and organizing of workshops.
- Displays sensitivity to the client population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field required
- Three to five years of related experience
- Bilingual English / Spanish required
- Ability to translate documents
- Knowledge of federal immigration and naturalization laws and regulations
- Must be organized and able to prioritize multiple duties
- Maintain accurate and orderly records and files
- Strong computer skills required
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Los Angeles, CA 90015: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):
- Do you have an Immigration Counselor Accreditation or working towards it?
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- Leadership: 3 years (Preferred)
- Immigration law: 3 years (Preferred)
- Immigration Counselor: 3 years (Preferred)
- Community education (Immigration): 3 years (Preferred)
- Immigration Workshops: 3 years (Preferred)
- Immigration Documentation: 3 years (Preferred)
Language:
- Spanish (Required)
License/Certification:
- Immigration Counselor Accreditation (Preferred)
Work Location: One location