Justice Advocate AmeriCorps Member Positions - Part Time

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Part-Time AmeriCorps Member Positions

Read about AmeriCorps Members at Iowa Legal Aid.

Background: Iowa Legal Aid seeks applicants to fill part-timeAmeriCorps member positions for its regional offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo, subject to funding availability. Iowa Legal Aid provides free, high quality legal education, advice and representation to low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal problems that most dramatically affect poor and vulnerable Iowans.

Responsibilities: Individual AmeriCorps members will participate in various tasks that can include: helping seniors, veterans, immigrants, people with disabilities and other low-income Iowans get free legal help; enhancing the client intake system; increasing outreach to underserved Iowans; advancing self-help legal education; recruiting and managing volunteers; connecting low-income and elderly Iowans to financial/social supports; enhancing Iowa Legal Aid’s website; performing marketing and public relations activities.

Qualifications: We seek applicants who communicate well with individuals and groups, both verbally and in writing, and are committed to helping make equal access to justice a reality for all Iowans. In compliance with federal law, all persons enrolled will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon enrollment. Applicants should also have some or all of the following:

1. Background working with people who are low-income, elderly, victims of domestic/sexual abuse, from other cultural and/or ethnic backgrounds, and/or have disabilities;

2. Bi-lingual verbal and written communication skills, in one or more of several languages used most often by low-income Iowans, including Spanish, Bosnian, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and/or American Sign Language;

3. Ability to use computers to organize information, update website, and/or perform research; interest and past experience in computer or website programming is a plus.

4. College or community college;

5. Background in journalism, marketing, teaching and/or volunteer recruitment/management.

Opening/Closing Date: When filled, with part-time members starting between September 4, 2018 - April 2, 2019

Salary/Benefits: Stipend and education award based on term of service. The number of weeks required depends on the type of service term, with none being for less than 10 weeks or more than 46 weeks.

Opening/Closing Date: When filled, with part-time members starting between September 4, 2018 - April 2, 2019

Salary/Benefits: Stipend and education award based on term of service. The number of weeks required depends on the type of service term, with none being for less than 10 weeks or more than 46 weeks.

Position

Minimum Hours

Stipend

Education Award

Half-time

900

$ 6,615

$2,960.00

Quarter-time

450

$ 3,158

$1,566.14

Minimum-time

300

$ 2,105

$1,252.91

Applications: Submit letter of application, including geographic preference, resume, and contact information for at least three professional references to Gail R. Klearman, Managing Attorney - Iowa Legal Aid 1111 9th Street Suite 230 Des Moines, IA 50314-2527 gklearman@iowalaw.org 515-243-1198 ext 1678 or 1-800-532-1503 TTY/Relay Iowa: 1-800-735-2942 Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats