job: community organizer, New York, no salary info

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From:
"Nisha Agarwal" <Nagarwal at NYLPI.ORG>

Hi everyone,

My organization, the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI), 
is looking for a community organizer for our Access to Health Care 
program. I am attorney in the health care unit and am happy to answer 
any questions about the position from interested applicants. Please 
circulate this announcement widely to other organizers & aspiring 
organizers. Thanks!

Description of position is below. Link to announcement is also available 
here: http://www.nylpi.org/jobs_fulltime_detail_43.html

Nisha


Civil Rights Community Organizer

The Community Organizer works in partnership with other members of 
NYLPI’s Access to Health Care team to develop and implement NYLPI’s 
Access to Health Care program. In addition to community outreach, the 
organizer will be responsible for organizing trainings and meetings, 
creating outreach materials, developing community campaigns, building 
coalitions among community members and community-based organizations, 
facilitating communication among newly formed coalitions, providing 
technical assistance to community leaders and activists, and educating 
the public, elected officials and the media on issues concerning 
discrimination and barriers of access to health care for low income 
communities of color.

NYLPI's Access to Health Care Program applies an innovative community 
lawyering approach to advocacy, focusing particularly on issues of 
racial and ethnic discrimination in access to health care in New York 
City. Examples of NYLPI’s advocacy work include efforts to ensure 
language access for non-English speakers and to prevent the closure of 
hospitals and other health care facilities in low-income communities of 
color.

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) is a nonprofit, civil 
rights law firm that strives for social justice and helps 
underrepresented people develop legal strategies to serve their vision 
for themselves and their communities. NYLPI’s staff attorneys, community 
organizers and advocates engage in advocacy and litigation in the areas 
of access to health care, environmental justice & community development, 
and disability rights on behalf on low-income individuals and 
communities of color. In addition, NYLPI works with 90 of New York’s 
most prestigious law firms and corporate legal departments through its 
pro bono clearinghouse. These law firms and legal departments provide 
free assistance to community organizations and not-for-profits on legal 
matters within and beyond NYLPI’s in-house practice.

Significant community organizing experience and commitment to racial 
justice and immigrants rights required. B.A. and bilingual skills 
preferred, but not required. Strong writing and public speaking skills 
required. Applicant must be a team player with the ability to juggle 
multiple tasks under time constraints. Applicant must also be flexible 
and creative, show initiative and work both collaboratively and 
independently.

Salary commensurate with experience. NYLPI offers excellent benefits 
including health insurance, a pension plan, and dependent and medical 
flex plans.

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, writing sample and three 
references to:

Organizer Search
c/o Joni Carrasco
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
151 West 30th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Resumes encouraged by August 15, 2007. Please mention in your cover 
letter where you saw this ad.

NYLPI is an affirmative action employer and actively recruits people of 
color and individuals with disabilities.