Economic Empowerment Program Coordinator

Position: Economic Empowerment Program Coordinator
Status: Non-Exempt, Full-time
Reports to: Deputy Director
Supervisees: Part-Time Instructors and Enrolled Students

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The Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC) is a leading non-profit organization serving the New York tri-state area. We are dedicated to empowering women, children, and families—especially immigrant survivors of gender-based violence—through culturally responsive counseling, education, advocacy, and support services. Our mission is to foster safe and healthy relationships based on mutual respect, compassion, and dignity.

The Economic Empowerment Program Coordinator will be responsible for the planning, implementation, evaluation of economic empowerment initiatives aimed at fostering f inancial independence and stability to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and gender-based violence realize their economic aspirations. This position is responsible for program development, planning, implementation, coordination, participant engagement, support, partnership development, monitoring and evaluation.

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Key Responsibilities

Facilitate basic and advanced computer classes, ESL classes, Sewing Classes, Quicken classes, Communications skills classes, as well as job relevant workshops that assist students to become economically independent.

• Coordinate and oversee daily needs of Economic Empowerment classrooms
• Assist to recruit and coordinate hourly part-time or/and pro-bono instructors and provide guidance and assistance as needed
• Recruit participants for Economic Empowerment program and clients for Job consultation
• Provide one-on-one job consultation sessions for program participants to assist job search, resume building, mock interviews, and other related assistance at least 5 participant weekly basis
• Research job placement, workforce development, banking programs, and microenterprise collaborations to afford survivors opportunities outside the Economic Empowerment program's current purview
• Research scholarships and financial literacy development opportunities available to KAFSC survivors as well as facilitate assistance with completing paperwork and offering individual guidance to survivors
• Provide interpretation/translation as needed
• Document individual and program progress data
• Produce documentation of Economic Empowerment program activities for organization's database, grant reporting, website, and newsletter
• Maintain a working knowledge of New York domestic violence service partners
• Foster and maintain constructive working relationships with law enforcement, legal service agencies, courts, NYC Family Justice Centers, ACS, and other community organizations
• Update client resource guide & list of job training & legal partners
• Must be able to keep close communication with other KAFSC departments to benefit the clients’ needs to the fullest extent
• Other responsibilities assigned by the supervisor
• Participate in organizational-wide events
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed to accommodate program activities and events.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Public Health or related fields preferred or equivalent and at least one year of experience in credentialing and enrollment work or application assistance-centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above;
• Oral and written fluency in English and Korean
• Familiarity with Korean/Asian and immigrant community a plus
• Sound judgment and a strong sense of social justice and activism
• Collaborative attitude, positive attitude and sense of empathy towards victims
• Computer competency in Microsoft Office Suite and internet research

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Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $55,000 - $60,000, commensurate with experience
• Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, flex spending account, generous paid time off, and 401k match for eligible participating employees.

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HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume and cover letter to careers@kafsc.org
No phone calls please. KAFSC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more information about the agency and jobs, visit our website at www.kafsc.org/careers.

Note: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not exhaustive. Duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be adjusted as necessary to meet the evolving needs of the organization and its programs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Microsoft Office: 1 year (Required)
• Google Suite: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Korean (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Flushing, NY 11354 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Flushing, NY 11354: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person