Education Advocate, Immigrant Students' Rights Project
<div class="content-intro"><p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Advocates For Children (AFC) </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">is a dynamic social justice organization that strives to ensure a high-quality education for New York students who face barriers to academic success, focusing on students from low-income backgrounds. AFC works on behalf of children and youth who are at greatest risk of academic failure due to poverty, race, ethnicity, disability, homelessness, immigration status/limited English proficiency, or involvement in the child welfare or juvenile/criminal legal systems. We use uniquely integrated strategies to advance systemic reform, empower families and communities, and advocate for the educational rights of individual students. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">AFC grounds our work in our organization’s values: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Expertise: </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">W</span><span data-contrast="none">e ground our advocacy in more than 50 years of experience with the NYC public schools and deep knowledge of the legal and education systems affecting the students and families we serve.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Passion: </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">We are united by our unrelenting drive to dismantle obstacles to education and our unwavering dedication to NYC’s students and families.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Community: </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">We foster collaboration and inclusive practices within our team and with outside partners so we can learn from different perspectives and unite in advancing our common goals.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Justice: </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">We view the law as a powerful tool to bridge gaps in access to education and help families from under-represented communities fight for their rights.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Impact: </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">We recognize that our value lies in the difference we make in the lives of students and their families and push ourselves to achieve concrete results. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":259}"> </span></li>
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<p><span class="TextRun SCXW193731271 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW193731271 BCX0">For more information on AFC, see </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW193731271 BCX0" href="http://www.advocatesforchildren.org/" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW193731271 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW193731271 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">www.advocatesforchildren.org</span></span></a><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW193731271 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW193731271 BCX0">.</span></span></p></div><p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span class="EOP SCXW48495195 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}">Job Summary</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="TextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0">AFC </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0">seeks an </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0"><strong>Education Advocate</strong> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0">in our </span></span><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0">Immigrant Students’ Rights Project (ISRP)</span></span></strong><span class="TextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48495195 BCX0">. ISRP works to protect the education-related rights of underserved immigrant families. Immigrant families face unique obstacles in NYC public schools related to their linguistic and cultural backgrounds. We are looking for an advocate to join our team to serve immigrant families of children with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELLs). The Education Advocate will report directly to ISRP’s Project Director. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW48495195 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span class="EOP SCXW48495195 BCX0" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"><strong><u>Primary Duties and Responsibilities</u></strong></span></p>
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