The Immigration Outreach Coordinator will report directly to the Senior Director of Adult and Immigrant Services and is responsible for coordinating and conducting outreach and know-your-rights trainings (KYR) throughout Western Queens. The role is responsible for developing KYR curricula, building partnerships with anchor institutions in the community, working with a corps of volunteers to conduct outreach, and perform administrative tasks in support of the immigration legal services team. This is a temporary role concluding June 30, 2026.
Sunnyside Community Services (SCS), a multi-service settlement house located in Western Queens. SCS Adult and Immigrant Services (AIS) department offers engaging programming to adults and immigrants throughout Queens and beyond. We offer ESOL classes, benefits screening, financial relief grants, immigration legal services, assistance enrolling in childcare, and support with college savings.
Responsibilities
Curriculum Responsibilities (15%)
- Develop KYR presentations aimed at individual community members in group settings, emphasizing safety and inclusion.
- Develop outreach materials to support KYR presentations (flyers, social media posts, etc.).
- Collaborate with the Senior Director of AIS and the AED of Youth, Family, and Immigrant Services to develop outreach protocols to local small businesses to distribute KYR materials.
- Conduct periodic training of a corps of volunteers to conduct small business outreach with KYR materials.
- In partnership with the Immigration Legal Services team, be responsive to changes to immigration enforcement.
Outreach Coordination Responsibilities (65%)
- Build partnerships with community-based organizations, religious institutions, and other anchor institutions in the neighborhoods of LIC, Sunnyside, Woodside, and Elmhurst.
- Leverage those partnerships to host group KYR presentations to community members, particularly those most vulnerable to immigration enforcement.
- Conduct KYR presentations at SCS’s sites, community partner sites, and other locations as needed that is adapted to audience and space limitations.
- Collaborate with the Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator to develop and train a corps of volunteers to conduct small business KYR outreach.
Administrative Responsibilities (20%)
- Track individual events and attendance in Salesforce database.
- Track all outreach small business outreach activities in Salesforce database.
- Assist Immigration Legal Services team with administrative tasks such as scanning documents, preparing mail, and filing.
Qualifications
- Bilingual with Spanish fluency required, other languages a plus.
- Experience in community organizing/community engagement, or other forms of direct outreach.
- Excellent communication, project management, and multi-tasking skills.
- Excellent interpersonal organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated cultural competence with respect to local communities.
- Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Proficiency in use of technology (i.e., laptops, computers, tablets).
Compensation: $25.82 – $28.57 per hour
Job Classification: Full Time; Non-Exempt; Temporary to June 30, 2026
Reports to: Senior Director of Adult & Immigrant Services
How to Apply
If interested, please send your resume and cover letter at hcortes@scsny.org.
All positions at Sunnyside Community Services are filled without regard to race/color, religion/creed, national origin, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, pregnancy-related condition or lactation, military/veteran status, marital status, familial status, caregiver status, sexual or reproductive health decisions, height, weight, status as a victim of domestic violence/stalking/ sex offenses, predisposing genetic characteristic, immigration or citizenship status, prior arrest or conviction record, credit history, salary history, unemployment status, pre-employment marijuana testing, union affiliation/activity, or any other legally protected status listed in the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), or for reporting or opposing discrimination on these bases or for reporting or opposing violations of workplace health and safety, pay equity or practices, or for participating in any internal investigation. All are encouraged to apply.
Sunnyside Community Services strives to address, explore, and educate all our stakeholders about the diversity of human experience and to advance and integrate racial equity and social justice into all organizational policies and programs. We believe that everyone, regardless of who they are or what they do for the organization, should feel equally involved and supported.
Sunnyside Community Services represents a commitment to considering the whole person and how systemic barriers and access to opportunities can affect their well-being.
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