Bilingual Black Justice Coordinator
Hamilton Community Legal Clinic
Full time 35 hours per week days, with some evenings and weekends.
Do you share our passion for social justice? Join our team!
The Hamilton Community Legal Clinic is seeking a Bilingual Black Justice Community Development Coordinator for our Together We Rise! S’Élever Ensemble initiative. Through community engagement the coordinator will work to address issues of anti-Black racism and improving access to justice for Hamilton’s diverse Black communities, including the Francophone Black community.
If you’re passionate about making a difference that involves community engagement, advocacy, service delivery and collaboration, apply now!
To learn more about the history and objectives of Together we Rise initiative that was launched in 2019 go to our website www.hamiltonjustice.ca.
Qualifications include:
- Completed post secondary education in the areas of social justice, law, political science, or social work is preferred. A paralegal diploma is an asset.
- Commitment to social justice from an anti oppression Anti Black racism anti racism and trauma informed framework.
- Knowledge of the intersect ionality of poverty law, combined with the historical and current understanding of how Anti Black racism sustains systemic power inequities that harm Black communities.
- Lived experience of Anti Black racism, and a deep understanding of prevalent issues and tre nds within the Black communit ies in Hamilton.
- Experience in community outreach and development within the Hamilton community.
- Thorough Knowledge of community services legal housing, immigration, income supports and broader social service agencies.
- Proven ability to build relationships with the community and gain trust in a respectful manner and work collaboratively with organizations, networks and community groups.
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and experience.
- Ability to plan and conduct educational workshops and community public legal education events.
- Knowledge of other languages spoken in the community an asset.
- Experience working with an Advisory Committee organizing meetings, minutes and goal setting.
- Must be proficient in all Microsoft 365 products.
- Administrative duties: keeping statistical data and compiling reports.
- Bilingual French a nd English at “advanced level”. Accordingly, a demonstrated capacity to perform all responsibilities in French and English at an “level is required; a professional evaluation will be conducted to determine language level.
- Other languages spoken an asset.
Salary:
Salary range: $67,000 to $71,000 plus benefits and pension plan.
To apply:
Please submit an application through Charity Village https://charityvillage.com/ no later than July 19, 2024 and include a cover letter and resume.HCLC/CJCH is dedicated to ensuring our work and team embody the values of anti-oppression and anti-racism, take a human rights approach, and operate with an understanding of the Charter-protected rights of First Nation, Métis, Inuit, and Francophone communities.
We encourage individuals who share our values of anti-oppression and anti-racism, and believe their qualifications are suited for the position to apply. In addition, we strongly encourage individuals with lived experiences of poverty or oppression based on race, gender, orientation, disability, social status, family status, religion, or ethnicity to apply. Your unique skills and experiences can enhance our work and service.
We thank all applicants, but only those candidat es selected for an interview will be contacted. All resumes to be held in strictest confidence.