Pro Se Plus Program Associate (PT, Temporary)

Bronx, NY, United States of America

About Masa

Masa partners with Mexican and Latino children, youth, and families in the South Bronx to develop strong learners and leaders who fully contribute to the larger community. We envision a community that is civically engaged, empowered, and educated.

Masa’s community-led, integrated model engages the entire family, grounded in a deep commitment to strengthening literacy, leadership, and power for Mexican, Central American, and Indigenous People. Masa fosters a culturally responsive learning community in which families engage with direct service and advocacy programs to dismantle barriers to success.

About the Pro Se Plus Program Associate 

The Pro Se Plus Program Associate (PT, Temporary) will provide administrative and programmatic support to Masa’s Pro Se Plus project, with a focus on program outreach, case management and referrals, and website management.  Other responsibilities, including community education and volunteer management, may be requested as time permits.  This position is 24-30 hrs/week through August 2024.  

Responsibilities

• Build a relationship with community members, local schools and community-based organizations to promote and recruit participants for the Pro Se Plus Project 
  
• Support overall community outreach efforts and related work that may arise
• Refer community members to appropriate providers
  
• Collect and enter data from phone calls/ workshops/ consultations into a variety of platforms including Excel, Google Docs and Salesforce
  
• Collaborate with web developers/ prose partners to maintain up to date information on the proseplusnyc.org website
• Coordinate with supervisor and legal partners to regularly update and adapt educational materials to reflect changes in immigration policy and enforcement, as well as to reflect common concerns and questions being shared by community members
• Conduct Know Your Rights Presentations for community members and community- based organizations
  
• Recruit and build relationships with volunteers for the Prose+ project

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess many or most of the following qualifications:

• High school diploma preferred, B.A. degree a plus
  
• 1-2 years of relevant experience in social work/social services preferred
  
• Strong administrative and organizational skills
  
• Detail-oriented and highly organized
  
• Excellent written and verbal communications and interpersonal skills
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google suite; familiarity with Salesforce a plus
  
• Experience working with immigrant and indigenous speaking families a major plus
  
• Bilingual in Spanish/English
  

 Physical demands

• This position is in-person at Masa’s office, and may require local travel to other settings at times (e.g. Masa community events, etc.)
  
• Light to moderate carrying of office materials is required 
  
• Schedule will include evenings and occasional weekends
• Covid-19 vaccination required

Compensation

$20/hr for approximately 24-30 hrs/week