AmeriCorps VISTA - Systems Analyst and Design

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Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto is accepting applications for the 2017-2018 Systems Analyst and Design VISTA

Applications must be received via MyAmeriCorps Portal.

Go to: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do and search for CLSEPA

Program Type:

Americorps VISTA

Program:

CLSEPA VISTA - Systems Analyst and Design

Start Date:

08/01/2017

End Date:

8/3/2018

Work Schedule:

Full Time

Education Level:

College graduate and above

Age Requirement:

Min. 18; no max

Program Location:

East Palo Alto, California; Metro: San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose

Service Areas:

Children/Youth, Community Outreach, Community and Economic Development.

Skills:

Writing/Editing, Information Technology, Team Work, Professionalism, General Skills.

Languages:

English

Benefits:

Relocation Allowance, Public Transportation Allowance, Choice of Education Award ($5,775) or End of Service Stipend ($1,500), Health Coverage, Training, Childcare assistance if eligible, Living Allowance ($19,800/yr subject to change)

Brief Summary:

Expand CLSEPA's use of technology to facilitate legal services for the poor and improve internal technology systems to increase efficiency and collaboration across programs.

Project Description:

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto’s (CLSEPA) mission is to provide transformative legal services that enable diverse communities in East Palo Alto and beyond to achieve a secure and thriving future. CLSEPA does this by providing direct legal services to the community in the areas of immigration, housing, and economic advancement. With VISTA support, we aim to expand the pro bono, volunteer and legal resources available to low-income East Palo Alto and Peninsula residents. In particular, the project seeks to increase participation by legal volunteers on projects that: (a) help local residents to lift themselves out of poverty by providing them with access to legal and non-legal resources that expand their education and employment opportunities; and (b) help preserve the stock of safe and affordable housing in East Palo Alto and neighboring communities. The VISTA project will (1) expand our outreach to and recruitment of private attorneys on the Peninsula and at Silicon Valley law firms; (2) strengthen collaborations with neighboring universities and law schools to increase the pool of student volunteers; and (3) develop outreach strategies and materials that expand resources to underserved populations (particularly limited-English proficient residents).

Member Duties:

The goal of this project is to expand CLSEPA's capacity to provide transformative services to diverse communities by helping to identify opportunities for improvements and enhancements to our business processes. This VISTA will study challenges to CLSEPA’s growth and effectiveness and work with staff to explore solutions inspired by human-centered design thinking. Solutions may include enhanced use of technology and information systems to increase efficiency and collaboration across service programs. The VISTA will work with staff to create implementation strategies and to train staff on new policies and tools. The VISTA will also analyze the effectiveness of new strategies to help fine-tune them and resolve implementation challenges.

CLSEPA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees/applicants in all of our employment practices without regard to race, religion, color, sex or gender (including gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, pregnancy- and childbirth-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, uniform-service member/veteran status, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, taking/requesting statutorily protected leave, or any other basis protected by law.