Careers

Who We Are

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing legal assistance to adult and child immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.   

 

Role Description 

The DC Based Case Manager works in partnership with CAIR Coalition attorneys to safeguard the rights and dignity of all detained immigrants & those at the highest risk for detention in the DMV area. The DC Based DAP Case Manager will provide critical case management for clients of the National Qualified Representation Program (NQRP), who have mental health diagnoses or other indicia of incompetency, as well as case management support for individuals working with our other DC based teams. This position engages with clients to advocate for their non-legal needs, with a specific focus on ensuring clients’ releases from detention are safely executed. The NQRP Case Manager reports to the DAP Social Services Coordinator with occasional collaborative supervision from the NQRP Managing Attorney. The case manager serves three primary functions: 

 

Case management:

Coordinates and implements post-release plans for clients, build on clients existing resources, strengths, and autonomy to help them with their self-identified goals 

 

Community advocacy:

Builds relationships with myriad community partners including volunteer networks and community organizers; liaise with detention center staff and volunteers; 

 

Program coordination:

Coordinates psychological evaluations for NQRP clients in collaboration with the DAP Social Services Coordinator and other social services staff to handle the stakeholder relationships with the evaluators.  

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]  

• Assist CAIR Coalition attorneys in anticipating client needs upon release and incorporate appropriate resources into a post-release plan that is submitted to the court; 
• Create and maintain relationships with social service providers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area who can assist with housing, social services, mental health services, and substance abuse counseling for immigrants recently released from detention; 
• Support 20-75  people in detention and post release per year;. 
• Facilitate clients’ release from detention centers and implement the post-release plan; 
• Maintain and update online social service database, and support the DAP Social Services Coordinator in managing social service grants; 
• Coordinate psychological and medical evaluations for clients; 
• Support legal staff in resolving their detained clients’ social service needs; 
• Communicates coverage needs to team; 
• Works with volunteers in appropriate programming; 
• Enter all client-related notes into case management systems and maintain confidentiality; 
• Collaborate with social service professionals on other CAIR Coalition teams to assist in the development of the social work program; 
• Collaborate with other program staff during times of ebb and flow in varying programs;  
• Periodically provide in-court advocacy for clients alongside legal advocates, by explaining Post-Release Plans and other social-service aspects relevant to the client’s legal case;. 
• Actively participate in the design and growth of the social services program through the creation of best practices, feedback solicitation, and staff development 

 [1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.  

 

Our Work Environment

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program is a highly collaborative work environment. Each team lead works directly with a focused team, but all colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping or staff-run committees such as Equity and Inclusion Committee.    

 

DAP staff has been a source of expertise in the highly complex and ever-changing immigration system. They have persisted through administration changes, policy shifts, and attacks on the rights and freedoms of immigrants through project-focused cohorts that arise to address challenges or to brainstorm and implement affirmative strategies.    

 

We center impacted people in our advocacy and media.  We embrace the movement in our work while also staying focused on the practicalities we trained for, as well as where we are most useful in this movement.  We grow our reach and skill set when resources permit and there is passion. We do not limit our push or dreams for this world based on the limits we know but try to imagine how to navigate around them.    

 

We value our brain trust and are constantly finding ways to ensure that we maintain and grow, in ways that acknowledge those with expertise but also sets up new advocates for success.    

 

Qualifications Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, preference for a degree in social work, counseling or related field; 
• Demonstrated interest in immigrants’ rights and assisting clients with mental health diagnoses; 
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders; 
• Ability to multi-task, work in a fast-paced environment, and triage client emergencies; 
• Ability to work well independently with limited supervision; 
• Availability to work occasional weekend/evening hours to accommodate client release needs. 
• Proficiency in Spanish and valid driver’s license; 
• Preferred: Proficiency in Microsoft Sharepoint and Salesforce; knowledge of immigration system; and knowledge of local community organizations and resources. 

 

What Else You Should Know:  

Position Type 

Full-time non-exempt

 

Supervisory Responsibility  

Depending on the needs of the program, the Case Manager may be responsible for supervising seasonal interns.

 

Reports To 

Social Services Coordinator

 

Timeline  

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

Tentative Start Date: August 2022

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

 

Salary 

The annual salary range is between 50,000-$61,500, commensurate with experience per CAIR Coalition’s salary scale model.  

 

Location 

Washington, DC

 

Telework 

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of the Case Manager position, this staff member may be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office to complete in-person tasks as determined by program needs. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition’s COVID-19 policies.  

 

Candidates should be prepared to accompany clients to USCIS or ICE appointments as needed and assist clients in attending medical and social services appointments as it relates to the legal case. Candidates should also be prepared to provide in person services as part of executing safe releases from detention. 

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:  

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters. 

 

Benefits  

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:  

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.; 
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor; 
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV; 
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);  
• An annual data reimbursement of $240 
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;  
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and  
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment. 

Paid time off includes:  

• 23 personal days per calendar year 
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year 
• 7 hours of volunteer time 
• Federal holidays 
• Winter break closure 
• 12 weeks of parental leave  

 

How to Apply:  

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application. At CAIR Coalition we recognize that professional experience and skillsets translate in a myriad of ways. If your experience is closely adjacent to what is listed in the job description, please still consider applying.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1143614/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Case-Manager-Detained-Adult-Program 

 

EEO Statement 

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates.  CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. 

 

Anti-Racism Statement: 

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-racist-organization 

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is a 501(c)3 organization located in the Washington DC area. CAIR Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the capital region focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the capital area and beyond. As result of our successful operations, we have experienced continued growth for the last five years and now are looking for our first Director of Finance.

 

Role Description:

The Director of Finance oversees all aspects of the financial operations of the organization, including interfacing with outside accountants, preparing financial reports, overseeing the annual audit, reporting to the Board of Directors and Finance Committee, working with program officers, and supervising a finance associate. The Director of Finance is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive accounting system that is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and for providing support to related functions. Currently, CAIR Coalitions has most of these functions outsourced to a financial management firm specializing in nonprofits. The new Director of Finance will be the first full time employee in this role. The Finance Director will report to the Executive Director.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly financial reports which include Statement of Activities, Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Cashflows and provide variance analysis
• Lead the organization’s Finance Team.
• Oversee all accounting functions, including AR, AP and PR 
• Responsible for grants and contracts tracking and reporting
• Responsible for monitoring investments and preparing cashflow projections 
• Responsible for the general ledger and accuracy of the accounting software
• Lead the annual audit, prepare workpapers and footnotes and act as the main point of contact 
• Work with the Executive Director and other members of the leadership team to evaluate funding needs for all programs
• Asses financial operations to identify areas in need of reorganization, expansion, or elimination 
• Develop and implement financial and risk management policies to mitigate risk
• Ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal funding sources’ regulations and other funding streams.
• Provide staff training in areas of budget development, budget management, fiscal accountability, and financial procedures.
• Ensures compliance with internal policies and procedures

 

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or Finance, or 7+ years of experience in similar roles
• Solid knowledge of GAAP and ASC 958-605
• Cost center accounting experience
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent management and supervisory skills
• Proficient in database and accounting software systems
• Strong Excel skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with QuickBooks Online, ExpenseWire, Bill.com, ClickTime, and/or Paylocity is a plus. 

 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type

Full-time, Exempt

 

Reports To

Executive Director 

 

Timeline

Deadline to Apply: August 26, 2022. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Start Date: September 12, 2022. Start date is negotiable. 

 

Salary

$110,000- $115,000 commensurate with experience

 

Location

This job operates in a hybrid (remote + office) environment. CAIR Coalition has offices in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. 

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by their first date of hire. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters.

 

Benefits

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes: 

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.;
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV;
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information); 
• An annual data reimbursement of $240. Employees hired after July 1 will receive $120 for the remainder of the calendar year.
• Life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability; 
• The option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and 
• The option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

 

Paid time off includes: 

• Staff will accrue 12 days of personal time on January 1 and 11 days on July 1. Staff who are hired after July 1 will receive 11 days of personal time for the remainder of the calendar year.
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure
• 12 weeks of parental leave 

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume and a cover letter that explains your interest in this role your Paylocity application.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1231533/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Director-of-Finance 

 

EEO Statement

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…;

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing legal assistance to adult and child immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.  

 

Role Description 

A legal assistant in the Legal Orientation Program focuses on (i) the coordination and execution of visits to detention centers for the purpose of conducting know your rights presentations and intakes with detained adults, (ii) working with detained people throughout the course of removal proceedings, including assisting with paperwork and case preparation, and (iii) supporting the program’s provision of services as a whole.  

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]  

Client Services: 

• Participates in preparation and breakdown of detention facility visits. 
• Conducts detention facility visits throughout Virginia and Maryland (normally 2-4 full visit days per month, including one overnight visit), for the provision of know your rights presentations and intake/follow-up. 
• In-person services have been suspended since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, we anticipate returning to some in-person visits as early as June 2022. 
• Assists with the recruitment and training of volunteers for jail visits, the jail hotline, or translation/interpretation volunteer work. 
• Participates in intake review, additional case research, and preparing cases for pro bono placement.  
• Provides follow-up after intakes to evaluate eligibility for relief from removal, including legal research, securing criminal records, and obtaining additional information from family and other community members. 
• Conducts administrative tasks, including database maintenance and reporting to funders. 
• Actively engages in CAIR Coalition’s training and advocacy efforts, as needed. 
• Interfaces with social services staff, where needed. Preparation of Post Release Plans and social service plans, in coordination with social services staff. 

Organizational Services: 

• Ensure the inputting and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion. 
• Help with the transfer of clients to internal representation programs (e.g.,  the National Qualified Representative program, the Immigration Impact Lab, local Safe Cities universal representation programs) and facilitation of pro bono attorney communications with detained clients. 
• Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low-bandwidth periods. 
• Take part in stakeholder relationship activities, including in-person and telephonic meetings with community groups, governmental bodies and representatives, and other legal service providers. 
• Engage with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.   

 [1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.  

 

Our Work Environment

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program is a highly collaborative work environment. Each team lead works directly with a focused team, but all colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping or staff-run committees such as Equity and Inclusion Committee.    

 

DAP staff has been a source of expertise in the highly complex and ever-changing immigration system. They have persisted through administration changes, policy shifts, and attacks on the rights and freedoms of immigrants through project-focused cohorts that arise to address challenges or to brainstorm and implement affirmative strategies.    

 

We center impacted people in our advocacy and media.  We embrace the movement in our work while also staying focused on the practicalities we trained for, as well as where we are most useful in this movement.  We grow our reach and skill set when resources permit and there is passion. We do not limit our push or dreams for this world based on the limits we know but try to imagine how to navigate around them.    

 

We value our brain trust and are constantly finding ways to ensure that we maintain and grow, in ways that acknowledge those with expertise but also sets up new advocates for success.    

 

Competencies Required:

Legal Proficiency 

The employee understands legal concepts at a level to allow for meaningful contribution to client intake, follow-up, and casework with moderate supervision. The employee is working towards self-sufficiency in client-facing legal activities.  

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency 

The employee adequately presents legal and procedural concepts to detained individuals and clients with moderate supervision, including working with clients and their families/support community throughout the course of a case. The employee provides educational presentations to clients efficiently and effectively. The employee adequately prioritizes time and resources.  

 

Administrative 

The employee ensures that all administrative aspects of their position, attendant to the provision of services to clients and jail visits, are carried out without managerial intervention, including jail visit preparation and breakdown, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc. 

 

Qualifications Required:

• Written and oral Spanish proficiency required. 
• Driver’s license and willingness to drive long distances required.

 

What Else You Should Know:  

Position Type 

Full-time nonexempt

 

Supervisory Responsibility

None

  

Reports To 

Staff Attorney

 

Timeline  

Deadline to Apply: 06/27/2022

Start Date: 08/15/22

 

Salary 

Commensurate with experience working in immigration legal services. The starting salary is $47,500.

 

Location 

Washington, DC

 

Telework 

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies. 

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:  

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters. 

 

Benefits  

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:  

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.; 
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor; 
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV; 
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);  
• An annual data reimbursement of $240 
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;  
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and  
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment. 

Paid time off includes:  

• 23 personal days per calendar year 
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year 
• 7 hours of volunteer time 
• Federal holidays 
• Winter break closure 
• 12 weeks of parental leave  

 

How to Apply:  

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1127440/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Legal-Assistant-Detained-Adult-Program 

 

EEO Statement 

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates.  CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. 

 

Anti-Racism Statement: 

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-racist-organization 

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing legal assistance to adult and child immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.  

 

Role Description:

A legal assistant in the Maryland Universal Representation Program focuses on (i) working with detained people and their attorneys throughout the course of removal proceedings, including assisting with paperwork and case preparation, and (iii) supporting the program’s provision of services as a whole, including through intakes and administrative tasks such as database maintenance and reporting to funders.  

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]:  

Client Services: 

• Supports attorneys representing detained and released clients before immigration courts in Maryland, Virginia and remote locations (virtually), USCIS, ICE and local state courts.  This includes representation in the following types of cases: Bond, Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention Against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U-Visas, T-Visas, and Cancellation of Removal.  Support includes assistance in developing client and witness declarations, coordination, drafting and preparing filings, country conditions research, and input in case strategy.  
• Completes intakes and provides follow up after intakes to evaluate eligibility for relief from removal, including legal research, securing criminal records, and obtaining additional information from family and other community members. 
• Conducts detention facility visits in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, for intake and client meetings.     
• Assists with the staffing of the detention hotline and oversight of volunteers for jail visits, the jail hotline, or translation/interpretation volunteer work, as needed.  
• Carries out administrative tasks, including database maintenance and reporting to funders.   
• Actively engages in CAIR Coalition’s training and advocacy efforts, as needed. 
• Interfaces with social services staff, where needed, in preparation and execution of post release and social services plans.   

Organizational Services: 

• Ensures the inputting and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion. 
• Assists other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low-bandwidth periods. 
• Takes part in stakeholder relationship activities, including in-person and remote meetings with community groups, governmental bodies and representatives, and other legal service providers. 
• Engages with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.   

 [1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks. 

 

Our Work Environment

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program is a highly collaborative work environment. Each team lead works directly with a focused team, but all colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping or staff-run committees such as Equity and Inclusion Committee.    

 

DAP staff has been a source of expertise in the highly complex and ever-changing immigration system. They have persisted through administration changes, policy shifts, and attacks on the rights and freedoms of immigrants through project-focused cohorts that arise to address challenges or to brainstorm and implement affirmative strategies.    

 

We center impacted people in our advocacy and media.  We embrace the movement in our work while also staying focused on the practicalities we trained for, as well as where we are most useful in this movement.  We grow our reach and skill set when resources permit and there is passion. We do not limit our push or dreams for this world based on the limits we know but try to imagine how to navigate around them.    

 

We value our brain trust and are constantly finding ways to ensure that we maintain and grow, in ways that acknowledge those with expertise but also sets up new advocates for success.    

 

Competencies Required:

 Legal Proficiency

The employee understands legal concepts at a level to allow for meaningful contribution to client intake, follow-up, and casework with moderate supervision. The employee is working towards self-sufficiency in client-facing legal activities and will demonstrate increasing understanding of how to prepare legal filings.    

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The employee adequately presents legal and procedural concepts to detained individuals and clients with moderate supervision, including working with clients and their families/support community throughout the course of a case. The employee will develop trauma-informed interviewing and rapport building skills.  The employee adequately prioritizes time and resources.

 

Administrative

The employee ensures that all administrative aspects of their position, attendant to the provision of services to clients and program reporting, are carried out without managerial intervention, including intake logging and case tracking, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc.

 

Qualifications Required: 

• Written and oral Spanish proficiency required; 
• Driver’s license required, or ability to work with team on transportation to remote locations; 
• Strong candidates will have experience working in the immigrant community, particularly in immigration law, and/or experience working with people in detention. 

 

What Else You Should Know:  

Position Type 

Full-time, non-exempt

 

Supervisory Responsibility  

None

 

Reports To 

Designated supervisory-level attorney or legal assistant staff member

 

Timeline  

 Applications will be accepted and offers made on a rolling basis, however preferred deadline for submission is 7/01/2022. 

This role will start summer or early fall 2022.   

 

Salary 

$47,500-$59,750 

Salary is commensurate with experience per CAIR Coalition salary scale.  

 

Location 

This position will be based from the Baltimore, M.D. Office. Due to business related travel expectations, it is recommended candidates live within 30-miles of their assigned primary office.   

 

Telework 

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies. 

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:  

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters. 

 

Benefits  

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:  

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.; 
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor; 
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV; 
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);  
• An annual data reimbursement of $240 
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;  
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and  
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment. 

Paid time off includes:  

• 23 personal days per calendar year 
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year 
• 7 hours of volunteer time 
• Federal holidays 
• Winter break closure 
• 12 weeks of parental leave  

How to Apply:  

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1157457/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Legal-Assistant--Maryland-Universal-Representation-Detained-Adult-Program 

 

EEO Statement 

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates.  CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations

 

Anti-Racism Statement: 

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-racist-organization 

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing legal assistance to adult and child immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.  

 

The Detained Children’s Program provides legal orientation and screening to migrant children detained in the Maryland and Virginia region. We also offer free legal services to children released from Office of Refugee Resettlement custody to the greater Washington/DC Baltimore region.  

 

Role Description 

A Legal Assistant (LA) in the Detained Children’s Program works collaboratively with legal and social services staff to: 

• coordinate and participate in visits to detention centers for the purpose of conducting know your rights presentations and legal screenings with detained children; 
• support attorneys in providing legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children, including assisting with paperwork and case preparation; and  
• contribute to the program’s provision of services as a whole, including administrative tasks such as database maintenance and reporting to funders. 
• ensure clients receive high-quality, culturally competent legal services while detained and after release; 

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]  

 

Client Services: 

• Participates in the preparation and breakdown of detention facility visits. 
• Conducts detention facility visits in Virginia and Maryland, as needed, for the provision of know your rights presentations, intakes, and follow-up conversations with immigrant children. 
• Prepares case summaries and contributes to case evaluation including teamwide case reviews, research, securing records, and obtaining additional information from family members to assist with relief assessments and pro bono placement. 
• Conducts administrative tasks, including database maintenance and reporting to funders. 
• Supports attorneys representing detained and released clients before USCIS, Baltimore, Arlington Immigration, and Hyattsville Immigration Courts and local state courts in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. This includes representation in the following types of cases: Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U-Visas and T-Visas, in addition to limited social services assistance. 

Organizational Services: 

• Ensures the timely and accurate entry of case information into shared databases. 
• Assists other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low-bandwidth periods.  
• Assists with stakeholder relationship activities. 
• Engages with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization. 

[1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.  

 

Our Work Environment 

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Children’s Program (DUCs) is a highly collaborative work environment. We are committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed legal and social services, and a culture of professional growth and support for staff. Although aspects of our work are completed in smaller teams, we work towards integrated and client-focused services across the program by embracing interconnectivity. We strive to create systems that provide structure while actively fostering innovation and adaptability. Supervisors in our program share a commitment to teaching, mentorship, and work life balance.  

 

Competencies Required: 

Legal Proficiency 

The Legal Assistant (LA) demonstrates an understanding of basic eligibility for types of immigration relief to allow for meaningful contribution to client intake, follow-up, and casework with moderate supervision. The LA works towards self-sufficiency in client-facing activities and demonstrates an advancing knowledge of trauma-informed practices. The LA demonstrates an understanding of legal information versus legal advice. The LA demonstrates an increasing understanding in the preparation of legal filings under attorney supervision. 

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency 

The LA will skillfully and clearly present legal information and know your rights presentations to detained children and clients with moderate supervision. The LA has, and continually improves upon, trauma-informed interviewing and rapport building skills. The LA will demonstrate effective time and resources management. 

 

Administrative 

The LA will ensure that all administrative aspects attendant to the provision of services to clients and jail visits are carried out with moderate supervision, including facility visit preparation and breakdown, file, and database upkeep, etc. 

 

Qualifications Required: 

• Written and oral Spanish fluency required. 
• 1 year of professional experience, strongly preferred.  
• Experience in immigration law and/or working with clients; ideally children, preferred.  
• Driver’s license required 
• Favorable results on background check including driving record, Child Protection Registry, and state and federal criminal records. 

 

What Else You Should Know:  

Position Type 

Full-time nonexempt

 

Supervisory Responsibility  

None

 

Reports To 

Staff Attorney

 

Timeline  

Deadline to Apply: 07/01/2022

Start Date: TBD

 

Salary 

$47,500- $59,750 commensurate with experience

 

Location 

This position will be based from the Washington, D.C. or Baltimore, M.D. Office. 

 

Telework 

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies. 

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:  

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters. 

 

Benefits  

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:  

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.; 
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor; 
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV; 
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);  
• An annual data reimbursement of $240 
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;  
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and  
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment. 

Paid time off includes:  

• 23 personal days per calendar year 
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year 
• 7 hours of volunteer time 
• Federal holidays 
• Winter break closure 
• 12 weeks of parental leave  

How to Apply:  

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1117561/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Legal-Assistant-Detained-Childrens-Program

 

EEO Statement 

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates.  CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. 

 

Anti-Racism Statement: 

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-racist-organization 

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region. 

 

Position Summary: 

A Senior Attorney in the Detained Adult Program focuses on (i) the provision of direct legal services under a universal representation model to immigrant adults held in facilities in Virginia and Maryland, (ii) the supervision of staff attorneys and legal assistants (also including supervision of interns and fellows); and (iii) the mentoring of pro bono attorneys. This position is based in our Baltimore, Maryland office and will work primarily with our Maryland focused universal representation project/public defender model. This project provides legal representation to detained immigrants regardless of their criminal history and immigration procedural postures. 

 

Our Work Environment:  

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program (DAP) is a highly collaborative work environment. We work in smaller focused teams around various direct representation and legal orientation projects, but all DAP colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping, appeals management, advocacy initiatives, and staff-run committees such as our Equity & Inclusion Committee. 

 

DAP staff have been a source of expertise in the highly complex and ever-changing immigration system. We have persisted through administration changes, policy shifts, and attacks on the rights and freedoms of immigrants through collaborations that arise to address challenges or to brainstorm and implement affirmative strategies. 

 

We center impacted people in our advocacy and media. ?We embrace the movements to bring universal representation, an end to detention, and meaningful due process to the U.S. immigration system in our work, which also staying focused on the practical work we are trained to do and where we are most useful in this space. ?We grow our reach and skill set when resources permit and there is interest! 

 

General Duties and Responsibilities: 

Representation: 

• Manages caseload of direct legal representation of detained clients in removal proceedings primarily before the Arlington and/or Baltimore Immigration Courts. This includes representation types such as Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U-Visas, T-Visas, and Cancellation of Removal. 
• Provide direct supervision to staff attorneys on direct representation cases, including supervision and assistance of (i) case strategy, (ii) trial preparation, and (iii) case load management. 
• Provide expert mentoring to outside attorneys representing detained immigrants on a pro bono basis. 
• Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low bandwidth periods. 
• Participates in stakeholder relationship activities. 
• Engages with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization. 
• Written and oral Spanish fluency strongly preferred, but experienced supervisors will be considered with no Spanish language.
• Driver’s license required. 

 

What Else You Should Know:

Salary

Commensurate with experience working in legal services. The salary range is $65,300-$80,750. 

 

Travel

This position may require travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, in accordance with all CAIR Coalition safety protocols.

 

Position Location

Baltimore, MD or Washington, DC

While local applicants are preferred, we will also consider qualified remote non-local applicants to work remotely through September 2022. 

 

Telework

 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members may be required to live within daily commuting distance of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies.  

 

Benefits:

CAIR Coalition’s benefits package includes (a) subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information); (b) life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability; (d) the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account (beginning January 1, 2022); and (d) the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for nonprofits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

 

Paid Time-Off:

• 23 personal days per calendar year
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure

Requirements

 

Competencies Required:

Legal Proficiency

The Senior Attorney demonstrates a solid understanding of legal concepts at a level that allows them to provide services to clients with limited supervision. The Senior Attorney clearly and skillfully employs the law in written and oral presentations and assists junior staff in doing the same. The Senior Attorney has taken on multiple hearings or interviews for clients with limited supervision. The Senior Attorney is able to competently supervise Staff Attorneys on client interaction matters and legal strategy, research, and writing. The Senior Attorney demonstrates cultural competency and trauma-informed practices.

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The Senior Attorney competently handles, and supervises, all required programmatic obligations (staff supervision, program reporting requirements, intake, follow-up, relief eligibility memos for pro bono placement, etc.). The Senior Attorney manages their supervision responsibilities and in-house and pro bono mentoring caseload to allow for proper prioritization and thoughtful use of time and resources. The Senior Attorney supervises junior staff to ensure programmatic efficiency and efficacy. The Senior Attorney exercises sound judgment and decision-making skills and identifies when issues must be elevated to management.

 

Administrative

The Senior Attorney ensures that all administrative aspects of their position (and of their supervisees’), attendant to the provision of services to clients, are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc.).

 

Qualifications Required:

• JD and 3-5 years of relevant experience in immigration law.
• Must be licensed to practice law and in good standing with a state bar.
• Written and oral Spanish fluency strongly preferred, but experienced supervisors will be considered with no Spanish language.
• Driver’s license required.

 

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-racist-organization

To Apply:

Complete the application in its entirety. Be sure to upload a cover letter, resume, and writing sample focused on an immigration related legal issue. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/637713/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Senior-Attorney---Detained-Adult-Program

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region. The Immigration Impact Lab ("the Lab") is CAIR Coalition’s federal court impact litigation program. The Lab team seeks to reduce the disproportionate legal injustices immigrant adults and children at risk of detention and deportation face by bringing cutting-edge impact litigation to engender systematic change through legal precedent that benefits broad groups of immigrants. 

 

Role Description:

We are seeking a Senior Attorney to help lead the Immigration Impact Lab’s efforts to expand its impact litigation and referral systems in new circuits, particularly the Third, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuits. A Senior Attorney in the Immigration Impact Lab focuses on working with the appellate and federal litigation team to meet the Lab’s goals, including (i) conducting broad-based legal research, case development, and written pleadings involving a host of issues that touch on novel immigration claims; (ii) the provision of direct legal services to immigrants through appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and federal circuit courts of appeals and litigation in the district court, (iii) working with pro bono attorneys through co-counseling, mentoring, and trainings, (iv) the supervision of staff attorneys, legal assistants, and interns, and (v) the management of program projects and contribution to program development efforts including fundraising and thought leadership opportunities such as media, panels, and webinars.  

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]:

Representation:

• Supervise staff attorneys, interns, and potentially legal assistants on the implementation of Lab goals and cases.  
• Work on federal impact litigation, including habeas petitions and appeals and taking on the following tasks:  
• Identify and develop potential affirmative impact litigation efforts. 
• Conduct legal research.  
• Draft legal pleadings for filing in federal courts and/or immigration agencies.  
• Represent clients at the BIA, federal circuit courts of appeals, and federal district courts and/or draft amicus briefs. 
• Investigate and collect information to support federal court litigation. 
• Lead, both internally at CAIR Coalition and externally with co-counsel and other stakeholders, at least one large-scale litigation effort per year such as a class action or circuit court case of national importance.  
• Manage program projects supporting impact litigation. 
• Assist management and staff of other programs to (i) create innovative arguments and strategies for direct legal representations of detained clients, (ii) identify novel issues for appeals and impact litigation, and (iii) preserve issues for appeal. 
• Manage a caseload of in-house cases and pro bono co-counseling and mentorship cases to ensure timely and high-quality filings. 
• Provide technical legal assistance to other advocates on a variety of legal issues affecting immigrants at risk of detention and deportation, including the intersection of criminal and immigration law. 
• Mentor and co-counsel with teams of pro bono law firm and other nonprofit organization attorneys through the life of cases. 
• Educate pro bono attorneys and other advocates through trainings and panels, development and maintenance of practice advisories and other legal resources, litigation coordination, and outreach. 
• Implement the programmatic priorities of CAIR Coalition’s Immigration Impact Lab, including implementing program projects and supervising, and mentor other CAIR Coalition staff on complex litigation and appeals. 

 

Organizational Services:

• Assist program management on the implementation of long-term plans and strategy. 
• Ensure the input and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion. 
• Participate in stakeholder relationship activities, including in-person and telephonic meetings with community groups, governmental bodies and representatives, and other legal service providers. 
• Conduct trainings and stakeholder meetings. 
• Engage with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.  
• Undertake own administrative functions, including for casework (e.g., preparation of all aspects of filings). CAIR Coalition attorneys do not have dedicated paralegals for assistance on cases and non-attorney staff time is dedicated to client-facing tasks (e.g., jail visits, pro se assistance).  

 

Our Work Environment:

CAIR Coalition’s Immigration Impact Lab is a highly collaborative work environment. CAIR Coalition is committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed legal and social services and a culture of professional growth and support for staff. Although aspects of our work are completed in smaller teams, we work towards integrated and client-focused services across the organization by embracing interconnectivity. We strive to create systems that provide structure while actively fostering innovation and adaptability. CAIR Coalition’s Immigration Impact Lab is a highly collaborative work environment. CAIR Coalition is committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed legal and social services and a culture of professional growth and support for staff. Although aspects of our work are completed in smaller teams, we work towards integrated and client-focused services across the organization by embracing interconnectivity. We strive to create systems that provide structure while actively fostering innovation and adaptability. 

 

Competencies Required:

Legal Proficiency

The Senior Attorney demonstrates a solid understanding of legal concepts at a level that allows them to provide services to clients with limited supervision. The Senior Attorney clearly and skillfully employs the law in written and oral presentations and assists junior staff in doing the same. The Senior Attorney has taken on multiple hearings or interviews for clients with limited supervision. The Senior Attorney is able to competently supervise Staff Attorneys, fellows, and interns on client interaction matters and legal strategy, research, and writing. The Senior Attorney demonstrates cultural competency and trauma-informed practices.

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The Senior Attorney competently handles and supervises all required programmatic obligations (follow-up, brief drafting, filings, consultations, trainings, etc.). The Senior Attorney manages their in-house and pro bono mentoring caseload to allow for proper prioritization and thoughtful use of time and resources. The Senior Attorney supervises junior staff to ensure programmatic efficiency and efficacy. The Senior Attorney exercises sound judgment and decision-making skills and identifies when issues must be elevated to management. 

 

Administrative

The Senior Attorney ensures that all administrative aspects of their position (and of their supervisees’), attendant to the provision of services to clients, are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc.). 

 

Qualifications Required:

• JD and at least 2 years of experience in federal appellate and/or district court litigation. 
• Admitted to practice law in Virginia or willing to sit for the next scheduled Virginia bar exam if necessary. Admitted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or willing to be admitted.  
• Excellent legal research and writing skills. 
• Dedication to immigrants’ rights. 
• Creative, entrepreneurial thinking, a willingness to think outside the box and innovate, and a self-starter attitude. 
• Demonstrated ability to identify and successfully implement innovative litigation approaches. 
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities, strategies, and circumstances.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supervising attorneys and building systems.  
• Immigration law experience. 
• Preference is given to Spanish speaking candidates. 

 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type:

Exempt, Full-Time  

 

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role will involve the supervision of one or several staff members.  

 

Reports to:

Sam Hsieh, Managing Attorney 

 

Timeline:

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. Interviews will be conducted in August and September 2022. The anticipated start date is approximately September 2022. 

 

Salary

$67,800-$83,750 

Commensurate with relevant experience per CAIR Coalition’s salary scale.  

 

Travel

This position may require travel to courts and jail visits as needed. 

 

Location

This position is based from Washington, DC. This position recommends the employee to live within approximately 30 miles of their home office (“Home Area”). While local applicants are preferred, we will also consider qualified remote non-local applicants to work remotely during US Eastern working hours. 

 

Telework

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies. 

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If boosters are subsequently recommended by the CDC, then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of eligibility.  

 

Benefits:

 

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:  

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.; 
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor; 
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV; 
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);  
• An annual data reimbursement of $240 
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;  
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and  
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment. 

 

Paid time off includes:  

• 23 personal days per calendar year 
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year 
• 7 hours of volunteer time 
• Federal holidays 
• Winter break closure 
• 12 weeks of parental leave  

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in the position, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/1187393

 

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.  

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…;

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region. 

 

The Detained Children’s Program provides legal orientation and screening to migrant children detained in the Maryland and Virginia region. We also offer free legal services to children released from Office of Refugee Resettlement custody to the greater Washington/DC Baltimore region. 

 

Role Description:

A Senior Legal Assistant (LA) in the Detained Children’s Program works collaboratively with staff and leadership to:  

• ensure clients receive high-quality, culturally competent legal services while detained and after release; 
• coordinate, participate, and supervise visits to detention centers for the purpose of conducting know your rights presentations and intakes with detained children;  
• support attorneys in providing legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children, including assisting with paperwork and case preparation;  
• contribute to the program’s provision of services as a whole, including administrative tasks such as database maintenance and reporting to funders;   
• supervision and training of junior staff with a focus on professional development (dependent on experience level); and  
• regularly engage with senior staff and leadership to identify programmatic needs and implement program goals.  

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]  

 

Client Services: 

• Supervises and participates in preparation and breakdown of detention facility visits, as needed. 
• Conducts detention facility visits in Virginia and Maryland, for the provision of know your rights presentations, intakes, and follow-up conversations with immigrant children. 
• Ensures that junior staff complete all shelter-involved tasks to a high standard. 
• Demonstrates advanced understanding of common immigration relief eligibility and provides high-quality input during internal case reviews. 
• Performs and can train other staff on performing administrative tasks, including database maintenance and reporting to funders. 
• Supports attorneys representing detained and released clients before USCIS, Baltimore, Arlington, and Hyattsville Immigration Courts, and local state courts in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. This includes representation in the following types of cases: Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U-Visas and T-Visas, in addition to limited social services assistance. 
• Actively engages in CAIR Coalition’s training efforts of new staff and interns, as needed. 

Organizational Services: 

• Ensures the timely and accurate entry of case information into shared databases. Troubleshoots data management system problems. 
• Assists program leadership in planning and implementation of program goals. 
• Assists other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low- bandwidth periods. 
• Leads projects to improve systems or client services. 
• Actively participates and contributes to stakeholder relationship activities. 
• Engages with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization. 

[1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.  

 

Our Work Environment:

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Children’s Program (DUCs) is a highly collaborative work environment. We are committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed legal and social services, and a culture of professional growth and support for staff. Although aspects of our work are completed in smaller teams, we work towards integrated and client-focused services across the program by embracing interconnectivity. We strive to create systems that provide structure while actively fostering innovation and adaptability. Supervisors in our program share a commitment to teaching, mentorship, and work life balance.  

 

Competencies Required: 

Legal Proficiency 

The Senior Legal Assistant (Senior LA) demonstrates a firm understanding of children’s removal proceedings, relief eligibility, and culturally competent legal services. The Senior LA plays an active role in client relationships and can independently advance work on cases with attorney approval and supervision. The Senior LA demonstrates understanding of legal information versus legal advice and educates others on appropriate limitations for non-attorney staff. The Senior LA is familiar with preparing client filings and can do so with limited or minimal attorney supervision and review. 

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency 

The Senior LA will skillfully and clearly present legal information and know your rights presentations to detained children and clients with limited supervision. The Senior LA has, and continually improves upon, trauma-informed interviewing and rapport-building skills. The Senior LA effectively manages time and resources and appropriately prioritizes client needs and other program responsibilities. 

 

Administrative 

The Senior LA ensures that all administrative aspects of their position are carried out with limited supervisory support, including facility visit preparation and breakdown, file and database upkeep, etc. The Senior LA contributes to updates and adjustments, as needed, to administrative systems designed to support shelter and client work. 

 

Qualifications Required: 

• Written and oral Spanish fluency 
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in immigration legal service provision.  
• 2-3 years of relevant experience interviewing / working with clients, preferably children.  
• Management or supervision experience preferred. 
• Driver’s license 
• Favorable results on background check including driving record, Child Protection Registry, and state and federal criminal records 

 

What Else You Should Know:  

Position Type 

Full-time nonexempt

 

Supervisory Responsibility  

Yes

 

Reports To 

TBD

 

Timeline  

Deadline to Apply: July 01, 2022

Start Date: TBD

 

Salary 

$50,000- $61,500 commensurate with experience

 

Location 

This position will be based from the Washington, D.C. or Baltimore, M.D. Office. 

 

Telework 

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies. 

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:  

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters. 

 

Benefits  

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:  

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.; 
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor; 
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV; 
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);  
• An annual data reimbursement of $240 
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;  
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and  
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment. 

Paid time off includes:  

• 23 personal days per calendar year 
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year 
• 7 hours of volunteer time 
• Federal holidays 
• Winter break closure 
• 12 weeks of parental leave  

 

How to Apply:  

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1117621/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Senior-Legal-Assistant-Detained-Childrens-Program 

 

EEO Statement 

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates.  CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. 

 

Anti-Racism Statement: 

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-racist-organization 

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region.

 

Position Summary:

A staff attorney in the Detained Adult Program focuses on: (i) screening individuals for program eligibility and immigration relief, (ii) managing a caseload of direct legal services to immigrant adults held in facilities in Virginia, Maryland and outside the DMV region, (iii) maintaining client and stakeholder information up to date in the organization’s database, (iv) advocating with stakeholders and community representatives for program and clients, and (v) the mentoring of pro bono attorneys.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]:

Representation:

• Manage a caseload of in-house direct legal representation of detained clients in removal proceedings before the Arlington and/or Baltimore Immigration Courts and out-of-state courts via remote appearance as needed. This includes representation in cases such as Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Protection under the Convention against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Board of Immigration Appeals, U-Visas, T- Visas, and Cancellation of Removal. An average staff attorney’s docket consists of four trial level cases going to individual hearing and other removal defense cases.
• Provide expert mentoring to outside pro bono attorneys representing detained immigrants on a pro bono basis.
• Prepare Post Release Plans and social service plans, in coordination with social services staff.
• Research, engage, and prepare experts on health, behavioral health, and country conditions.

 

Detention Facility Services:

• Conduct government detention center visits as needed to prepare clients for their immigration hearings.
• Conduct individual intakes with immigrants at the detention facilities or remotely. Provide necessary follow-up after intakes to evaluate program eligibility and eligibility for relief, including performing research, securing criminal/juvenile delinquency records and obtaining additional information from family and community members.

 

Organizational Services:

• Ensure the inputting and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion.
• Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low- bandwidth periods.
• Take part in stakeholder relationship activities, including in-person and telephonic meetings with community groups, governmental bodies and representatives, and other legal service providers.
• Conduct trainings and stakeholder meetings with detention center staff.
• Engage with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.
• Undertake own administrative functions, including for casework (e.g., preparation of all aspects of filings). CAIR Coalition attorneys do not have dedicated paralegals for assistance on cases and non-attorney staff time is dedicated to client-facing tasks (e.g, jail visits).

 

Program-Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Members of the Detained Adult program, in addition to the responsibilities above, also:

• Coordinate with all internal DAP Programs (e.g., LOP, NQRP, Safe Cities) to ensure all programs are kept abreast of developments and clients.

 

Our Work Environment

CAIR Coalition’s Detained Adult Program is a highly collaborative work environment. Each team lead works directly with a focused team, but all colleagues are interconnected through, for example, case workshopping or staff-run committees such as Equity and Inclusion Committee.   

 

DAP staff has been a source of expertise in the highly complex and ever-changing immigration system. They have persisted through administration changes, policy shifts, and attacks on the rights and freedoms of immigrants through project-focused cohorts that arise to address challenges or to brainstorm and implement affirmative strategies.   

 

We center impacted people in our advocacy and media. We embrace the movement in our work while also staying focused on the practicalities we trained for, as well as where we are most useful in this movement. We grow our reach and skill set when resources permit and there is passion. We do not limit our push or dreams for this world based on the limits we know but try to imagine how to navigate around them.   

 

We value our brain trust and are constantly finding ways to ensure that we maintain and grow, in ways that acknowledge those with expertise but also sets up new advocates for success.   

 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type:

Full-time, exempt

 

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position does not include primary supervision of other staff. However, may involve the supervision of legal assistants or interns depending on case specific needs.

 

Reports To:

DAP Managing Attorney

 

Timeline:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Deadline to apply is July 8th. The start date for this role will be in August. 

 

Salary:

$61,500 - $75,800

Salary is commensurate with experience per CAIR Coalition salary scale. 

 

Location

This position will primarily be based in the Baltimore, Maryland office, though the Washington, D.C. office may be available as a less preferred second option. Due to business related travel expectations, it is recommended candidates live within 30-miles of their assigned primary office. 

 

Telework

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of Staff Attorney certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff are expected to work from the office once per week following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies.

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters.

 

Benefits

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes: 

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.;
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV;
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information); 
• An annual data reimbursement of $240
• life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability; 
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and 
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

Paid time off includes: 

• 23 personal days per calendar year
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure
• 12 weeks of parental leave 

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1159989/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Staff-Attorney-Detained-Adult-Program

 

EEO Statement

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…

 

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing free legal assistance to child and adult immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region. The Immigration Impact Lab ("the Lab") is CAIR Coalition’s federal court impact litigation program. The Lab team seeks to reduce the disproportionate legal injustices immigrant adults and children at risk of detention and deportation face by bringing cutting-edge impact litigation to engender systematic change through legal precedent that benefits broad groups of immigrants.

 

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Attorney to help lead the Immigration Impact Lab’s efforts to expand its impact litigation and referral systems in new circuits, particularly the Third, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuits. A Senior Attorney in the Immigration Impact Lab focuses on working with the appellate and federal litigation team to meet the Lab’s goals, including (i) conducting broad-based legal research, case development, and written pleadings involving a host of issues that touch on novel immigration claims; (ii) the provision of direct legal services to immigrants through appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and federal circuit courts of appeals and litigation in the district court, (iii) working with pro bono attorneys through co-counseling, mentoring, and trainings, (iv) the supervision of staff attorneys, legal assistants, and interns, and (v) the management of program projects and contribution to program development efforts including fundraising and thought leadership opportunities such as media, panels, and webinars.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1]

Representation:

Work on federal impact litigation, including habeas petitions and appeals and taking on the following tasks:  

• Conduct legal research.
• Draft legal pleadings for filing in federal courts and/or immigration agencies.
• Represent clients at the BIA, federal circuit courts of appeals, and federal district courts and/or draft amicus briefs.
• Investigate and collect information to support federal court litigation, including plaintiff searches and case referrals.
• Support the implementation of program projects supporting impact litigation.
• Assist staff of other programs to (i) create innovative arguments and strategies for direct legal representations of detained clients, (ii) identify novel issues for appeals and impact litigation, and (iii) preserve issues for appeal.
• Manage a caseload of in-house cases and pro bono co-counseling and mentorship cases to ensure timely completion and submission of all filings, forms, etc.
• Provide technical legal assistance to other advocates on a variety of legal issues affecting immigrants at risk of detention and deportation.
• Mentor and co-counsel with teams of pro bono law firm and other nonprofit organization attorneys through the life of cases.
• Educate pro bono attorneys and other advocates through trainings and panels, development and maintenance of practice advisories and other legal resources, litigation coordination, and outreach.
• Implement the programmatic priorities of CAIR Coalition’s Immigration Impact Lab, including implementing program projects and supervising, and mentor other CAIR Coalition staff on complex litigation and appeals. 

 

Organizational Services:

• Ensure the input and accuracy of data and case information into shared databases in a timely fashion.
• Assist other program staff in completion of their workload during high-work/low-bandwidth periods.
• Take part in stakeholder relationship activities, including in-person and telephonic meetings with community groups, governmental bodies and representatives, and other legal service providers.
• Conduct trainings and stakeholder meetings.
• Engage with internal CAIR Coalition committees and working groups to lend a voice to the growth and strategy of the organization.
• Undertake own administrative functions, including for casework (e.g., preparation of all aspects of filings). CAIR Coalition attorneys do not have dedicated paralegals for assistance on cases and non-attorney staff time is dedicated to client-facing tasks (e.g., jail visits, pro se assistance).  

[1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.

 

Our Work Environment

CAIR Coalition’s Immigration Impact Lab is a highly collaborative work environment. CAIR Coalition is committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed legal and social services and a culture of professional growth and support for staff. Although aspects of our work are completed in smaller teams, we work towards integrated and client-focused services across the organization by embracing interconnectivity. We strive to create systems that provide structure while actively fostering innovation and adaptability. 

 

Competencies Required:

Legal Proficiency

The Staff Attorney demonstrates a developing understanding of legal concepts at a level that allows them to provide services to clients with moderate supervision. The Staff Attorney clearly and skillfully employs the law in written and oral presentations with limited supervision and input from supervisors. The Staff Attorney contributes substantively to case assessment discussion. The Staff Attorney is working towards self-sufficiency in client hearings, interviews, and legal research and writing.

 

Client and Programmatic Proficiency

The Staff Attorney satisfactorily handles and supervises all required programmatic obligations (follow-up, brief drafting, filings, consultations, trainings, etc.) with limited supervision. The Staff Attorney manages their in-house and pro bono mentoring caseload to allow for proper prioritization and thoughtful use of time and resources.  

 

Administrative

The Staff Attorney ensures that all administrative aspects of their position, attendant to the provision of services to clients, are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc. 

 

Qualifications Required:

• JD and relevant experience in federal appellate and/or district court litigation.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Dedication to immigrants’ rights.
• Creative, entrepreneurial thinking, a willingness to think outside the box and innovate, and a self-starter attitude.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and successfully implement innovative litigation approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities, strategies, and circumstances. 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Immigration law experience.
• Preference is given to Spanish speaking candidates.
• Experience building systems. 

What Else You Should Know:

Position Type

Full-time, exempt

 

Reports To

Sam Hsieh, Managing Attorney

 

Timeline

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. Interviews will be conducted in August and September 2022. 

The anticipated start date is approximately September 2022.  

 

Salary

$61,500- $75,800 commensurate with experience

 

Location

This position will be based from Washington DC, however, remote work can be considered for the right candidate.

 

Telework

All CAIR Coalition staff, interns, and volunteers are working remotely. However, due to the duties and responsibilities of certain positions, certain staff members will be required to live within 30 miles of their assigned primary office. Staff have the option to work from the office following a hybrid model, as long as they are in compliance with CAIR Coalition's COVID-19 policies.

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters.

 

Benefits

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes:

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.;
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV;
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information);
• An annual data reimbursement of $240
• Life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability;
• the option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and
• the option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

 

Paid time off includes:

• 23 personal days per calendar year
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure
• 12 weeks of parental leave  

 

How to Apply:

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample with your Paylocity application. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1250198/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Staff-Attorney-Immigration-Impact-Lab

 

EEO Statement

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. 

 

Anti-Racism Statement:

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-r…;

Who We Are:

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is the only non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. area focused exclusively on providing legal assistance to adult and child immigrants detained by the government in the Capital Region. 

 

Our Work Environment:

CAIR Coalition’s Operations department is a highly collaborative work environment. We are responsible for providing HR (Human Resources), IT, and financial support to a growing organization with 80+ employees. The human resources mission is to attract, recruit, hire, develop, retain, and support highly qualified personnel who enable CAIR Coalition to achieve its mission and strategic goals.

 

Role Description:

The Talent and Equity Manager will play a critical role in establishing talent management programs to support managers across the organization. In this role, they will be managing the full talent life cycle of CAIR Coalition employees including, but not limited to, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and compensation.

 

General Duties and Responsibilities [1] 

• Staff & Manager Experience, Development and Performance Management: Develops and improves trainings, satisfaction surveys, performance management systems, and other supports to ensure all CAIR Coalition team members are equipped and supported to thrive in the organization. Tracks outcomes of these trainings to ensure no meaningful gaps in experience across lines of race, gender, or other dimensions of difference.
• Employee Relations & Manager Coaching: Assists leaders, employees, and managers in finding common ground, addressing interpersonal issues, and determining a path forward if misconduct occurs with an eye toward promoting equity, inclusion, and belonging. Conducts exit interviews as needed and shares trends as appropriate to improve manager and organizational performance.
• Recruitment & Onboarding: Develops and provides oversight for hiring processes throughout the organization, including training managers and interview teams on best practices for equitable hiring, mitigating bias in the hiring process, and onboarding staff to ensure they succeed. Conducts 90-day and other periodic check ins with new hires to ensure trends are raised and issues are addressed as quickly as possible.
• Special Projects That Advance our Equity Goals: Tackles new projects that have direct ties to CAIR Coalition’s equity goals, including revamping the internship program as a way of diversifying our pipeline, and taking action on a handful of equity projects as assigned by the HR & Operations Director. Other projects on the horizon in this area include researching, developing, and implementing a competitive compensation, promotion, and performance appraisal program with an eye toward equitable best-in-class practices.

Performs other duties as assigned.

[1] This list is illustrative and not intended to be a complete classification of all job functions or tasks.  

 

Requirements

Qualifications Required: 

• Minimum of three (3) years of human resources experience in a large (+50 employees) non-profit organization.
• Must have HR experience in talent management initiatives, talent acquisition, and/or employee relations.
• Working knowledge of best practices in equitable and inclusive management with desire to learn, practice, and improve as a talent & equity practitioner.
• Demonstrated knowledge of employment related laws and regulations as they apply to recruitment and employment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently in a fast pace and hybrid work environment.

 

Competencies Required:

Substantive Proficiency

The Talent and Equity Manager demonstrates a growing understanding of legal and HR concepts at a level that allows them to function with limited supervision. The Talent and Equity Manager looks for professional growth opportunities and puts into practice newly learned concepts and techniques. The Talent and Equity Manager interacts with internal and external stakeholders in a professional and effective manner

Programmatic Proficiency

The Talent and Equity Manager properly prioritizes tasks, projects with minimal oversight, and carries our tasks and projects effectively and efficiently. The Talent and Equity Manager shows growing independence for the management of projects.

Administrative

The Talent and Equity Manager ensures that all administrative aspects of their position are carried out without managerial intervention, including timekeeping, file upkeep, database upkeep, etc.

 

What Else You Should Know:  

Position Type

Full-time, non-exempt

 

Reports To

HR & Operations Director

 

Timeline  

Deadline to Apply: August 12, 2022. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Start Date: August 29, 2022. Start date is negotiable. 

 

Salary

$63,000-$77,500

Commensurate with experience per CAIR Coalition’s salary scale.

 

Location

This job operates in a hybrid (remote + office) environment. CAIR Coalition has offices in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. 

 

COVID-19 Vaccination:  

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by their first date of hire. To be fully vaccinated means having completed the full dosages required for the type of vaccine obtained as designated by the CDC. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees will be required to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility to access the boosters.

 

Benefits  

CAIR coalition’s benefits package includes: 

• Free gym access located in Washington, D.C.;
• Flexible working hours after successful completion of trainings and with approval of supervisor;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits for those living in the DMV;
• Subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision subsidized health, dental insurance, and vision insurance (CAIR Coalition pays a very high rate of the insurance package, for which we can provide additional information); 
• An annual data reimbursement of $240. Employees hired after July 1 will receive $120 for the remainder of the calendar year.
• Life insurance valued at $50,000, as well as long and short term disability; 
• The option to set up a Flexible Spending Account; and 
• The option to set up a 403(b) account (the equivalent of a 401(k) account for non-profits) which the organization has the option, for all employees on an annual basis, to match at a certain percentage after one year of continuous employment.

Paid time off includes: 

• Staff will accrue 12 days of personal time on January 1 and 11 days on July 1. Staff who are hired after July 1 will receive 11 days of personal time for the remainder of the calendar year.
• Up to 20 days of sick time per calendar year
• 7 hours of volunteer time
• Federal holidays
• Winter break closure
• 12 weeks of parental leave 

 

How to Apply:  

Submit your resume, a cover letter that explains your interest in this role, and a writing sample to Paylocity application. 

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1214338/Capital-Area-Immigrants-Rights-Coalition/Talent-Equity-Manager 

 

EEO Statement 

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates.  CAIR Coalition prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. CAIR Coalition conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Anti-Racism Statement: 

https://www.caircoalition.org/cair-coalitions-statement-becoming-anti-racist-organization