Day Laborer Employment Advocate Oakland, CA
Job description
STREET LEVEL HEALTH PROJECT
Title: OWC Day Laborer Employment Advocate
Hours: 40 hours per week - Non - Exempt
Reports to: Immigrant Rights and Empowerment Program Manager
Organization: Street Level Health Project is an Oakland-based non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of underserved, urban, immigrant communities in the Bay Area. We prioritize a holistic health framework that provides direct services to empower low-wage workers to access and advocate for resources that strengthen communities.
Immigrant Rights Empowerment: The immigrant rights and empowerment program connects with day laborers and low-wage workers to effect change and transformation. It focuses on access to economic opportunities, education of immigrant rights and worker protections, and fosters an environment of collective power and belonging. The Immigrant Rights program fosters community through the Oakland Workers’ Collective. The Oakland Workers’ Collective (OWC) began in March 2012, and is a worker-driven collective committed to using a popular education model to inform workers about their rights, create a safe pace for skill building, and support day laborers in connecting with employers in which it serves as a vehicle for economic self sufficiency. Its members also partner with allied organizations to advocate and advance policies that protect low wage immigrant workers.The OWC provides:
- Occupational health and workers' rights training that informs workers about their rights to support healthy and safe work environments,
- Leadership development and grassroots organizing skills that empower workers to be active participants in impacting policies that directly affect the lives of day laborers.
- Provides job referrals to link workers with short-term employment opportunities and advancing safe, just, and dignified economic opportunities.
- Culturally relevant activities that support community building and allyship across race, gender, age, sexuality, and religion.
- Please see http://streetlevelhealthproject.org and www.oaklanddaylabor.com for more information.
Job Description:
The OWC Day Laborer Employment Advocate will collaborate with the IRE Program Manager to connect employers with OWC members; conduct job intakes; as well as outreach to potential employers which can include: door-to-door leafleting, community events, and other strategies to increase job opportunities for workers. The coordinator will also be responsible for supporting the creation and vision of alternatives for day laborers who previously looked for work on street corners to find work in a more safe, dignified, and organized environment.
Job Referral Coordination and Placement
- Following up with and implementing OWC member manual, agreements manual, and organization agreements to continue building and maintaining relationships with day laborers and all OWC members. This includes implementing placement guidelines to ensure equitable distribution of placements among OWC members.
- Managing OWC Hotline that links day laborers to job referrals.
- Develop and cultivate employer base and maintain feedback to improve job referral process and maintain client satisfaction.
- Cultivate an employer base to improve the job referral process and increase client satisfaction.
- Create and develop a marketing plan for the Oakland Workers Collective and analyze effectiveness periodically and tailored to seasonal work fluctuations and target our audience.
- Develop partnerships with local businesses, governmental agencies, educational institutions, and other community-based organizations to further the goals of employment opportunities.
Oakland Workers Collective Program Activities
- Support program manager and staff to co-facilitate OWC member monthly evening meetings and support program logistics.
- Assist development of new OWC members and conduct new member orientations
- Support street outreach at the gathering stops and invite them to use SLHP services centers’ services and build solidarity and trust with day laborers
- Assist Program Manager in nurturing leadership development with OWC program by promoting and encouraging civic participation and democratic decision-making practices by the day laborers
- Attend and participate in other opportunities such as training, conferences and building partnerships and allyship with other day labor centers to learn new techniques for job referral and development.
Administrative Responsibilities
- Maintain weekly records of job placements and issues on database.
- Keep job referral data sheets updated with workers’ and employers information, job referral data, feedback, worker’s job performance, outreach, and other information as needed for grant purposes
- Support IRE program manager and Executive Director on the preparation of the quarterly reports and any other grant reports as needed.
General Organizational Support
- Support occasional organizational events and advocacy efforts (such as annual holiday events and other social events).
- Collaborate with other program staff to ensure documentation of referrals between departments.
- Attend weekly staff and program meetings and any other external meetings representing the organization as needed.
Skills and Experience Required:
- Ability to work, communicate and connect with hundreds of day laborers and workers with various backgrounds and literacy levels.
- Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment that is ever changing.
- Ability to work, connect and communicate with hundreds of people at one time from various backgrounds and cultures.
- Knowledge of popular education models is a plus.
- This position requires bilingual fluency in Spanish and English, with strong oral and written communication skills.
- Proficient in Google Workplace, Microsoft Office, and basic computer skills.
- High level of self-direction, with an ability to complete competing tasks effectively and in a timely manner.
- Must be flexible, adaptable with a team oriented approach and a desire to work collaboratively with team members and other programs.
- Strong communication skills: including facilitation, mediation and conflict resolution.
- Flexibility and willingness to work irregular hours (some evenings, some weekends, depending on the demands of the work)
- A valid California driver’s license with a good driving record.
Skills and Experience Preferred
- Knowledge of current events and issues affecting day laborers and newly arrived communities.
- Have knowledge of local organizations to aid in the recruitment of volunteers.
- Trilingual Mam, Spanish and English is a plus.
- Experience in Microsoft Excel, SPSS, EMR systems and Salesforce is highly desired.
- Experience with data management, analysis and collection.
- Experience with community engagement, building and support.
- Experience advocating and providing services to communities with limited literacy in Spanish and English, low-income, undocumented immigrants and communities impacted by trauma and/or substance abuse.
- Experience with recruitment and outreach in a wide variety of settings: schools, community events, churches/faith communities and health systems.
- Knowledge of Alameda County resources, community organizations, and health systems.
- Knowledge of local county, state and national immigration systems.
Salary and Benefits: This position is full time at a base rate of $22/hr - $24.15/hr, however the rate can be reviewed for highly qualified candidates.
- Employee Medical coverage (Kaiser) is 100% covered by the organization.
- Additional Benefits: vision, dental, health, Roth IRA.
- PTO: Thirty Five (32) days off per year which include: Ten (10) scheduled paid holidays. Vacation Days: Ten (10) vacation days during the first three years. Twenty (20) days between three to five years. Thirty (30) days after 5 years
- Office Closure: One (1) week during Summer Closure. Two (2) weeks during Winter Closure after a year of employment.
Street Level Health Project (SLHP) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, marital status, age, disability, gender, identity, HIV status and any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law, in any of its relationships with employees or employment applicants.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00 - $24.15 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Oakland, CA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Language:
- Spanish (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person
