Mitigation Specialist
Company: The Legal Aid Society
Location: Bronx
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Description
The Mitigation Specialist position will work closely with the MICA
attorney and is responsible for assessment, treatment planning,
referral, in-court advocacy, case management services for clients;
conducting informational and training seminars; establishing and
participating in collaborative alliances with various
institutional, communications and governmental entities;
coordinating and supervising the work of social work interns, and
providing transitional and crisis counseling to Project clients.
Mitigation Specialists are responsible for maintaining paper and
computerized records about clients' progress, some of which will be
used to prepare reports for the funding agency.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Requirements
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
SALARY TRANSPARENCY
The posting reflects the range of potential salaries for the role.
The specific salary offers will be dependent on candidate
qualifications, including collectively bargained salary steps for
unionized roles.
Salary Range
$71,533 to $99,177
SALARY AND BENEFITS
The leadership of The Legal Aid Society believes in attracting and
retaining exceptional talent committed to serving our clients. We
offer a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid
vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more. Salaries for
our unionized jobs are governed by our Collective Bargaining
Agreement. Please visit our Careers page for additional
information. Salary and benefits information will be available to
applicants, when and if, an offer is made.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
The leadership of The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work
culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion,
client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent
representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional
relationship with each of our clients, to understanding their
diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to
achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us.
COVID VACCINATION INFORMATION
The Legal Aid Society is taking precautions and implementing safety
measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to comply with
New York City's requirements concerning Covid-19. All members of
the Legal Aid community have a shared responsibility to support and
comply with policies and protocols to protect the health and safety
of our community. Learn more about our COVID-19 policy by visiting
ourwebsite.
HOW TO APPLY
All applications must be completed online. We do not accept paper
submissions. Please visit our Careers Page to review all current
job postings, and instructions on the application process. For
technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please
email jobpostquestions@legal-aid.org.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid
Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and
treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on
actual or perceived race or color,size (including bone structure,
body size, height, shape, and weight),religion or creed, alienage
or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy),national origin,
age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one's internal
deeply-held sense of one's gender which may be the same or
different fromone's sex assigned at birth; one's gender identity
may be male, female, neither or both, e.g., non-binary), gender
expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for
example, one's name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut,
behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not
be distinctively male or female and may not conform to traditional
gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities),
disability, marital status,relationship and family structure
(including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and
individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and
multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing
genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim
status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record,credit history,
unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history,or any other
characteristic protected by law.
Required Documents
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Please submit these documents as a single combined PDF when you
apply via the LAS (Legal Aid Society)Recruitment Portal.
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