Tenant Rights Advocate

3 days ago

San Francisco, California, United States Dolores Street Community Services Full time
Job Title: Lead Tenant Rights Counselor

Job Summary:

Mission Action, a multi-issue, multi-strategy nonprofit organization, seeks a Full-Time Lead Tenant Rights Counselor to provide counseling to low-income tenants across the city with issues involving their tenant rights and housing justice.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide housing counseling to low-income tenants, assessing housing problems, answering questions, and providing relevant information.
  • Monitor and keep track of program deliverables.
  • Advocate for families and individuals by coordinating with outside agencies in regard to code enforcement and general eviction prevention support.
  • Coordinate and facilitate educational Know-Your-Rights workshops, leadership development programs, and peer-to-peer outreach and preventive services.
  • Participate in advocacy and organizing campaigns related to housing justice.
  • Represent Mission Action in housing rights coalitions and coordinate collaborative work with other participating organizations.
  • Ensure information regarding a client's housing situation is updated in the database in a timely manner.
  • Plan and ensure tenant participation at weekly and monthly meetings, legal clinics, community events, mobilizations, or other activities.
  • Conduct tenant outreach and provide educational materials to individuals and families on an as-needed basis.
  • Work with other Mission Action staff to coordinate MSROC tenant input and support on other community-related issues.
  • Generate reports according to the program funding requirement.

Requirements:

  • Background in and passion for working with low-income and immigrant communities around issues of affordable housing, land use, and/or immigrant & worker rights.
  • Ability to develop a thorough understanding of housing and tenant rights.
  • Ability to interact with a wide range of clients with cultural humility, kindness, and respect.
  • Ability to assume responsibility quickly and work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to use good judgment, multitask, and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to read, understand, and apply language from manuals, policies, technical procedures, and other documents.
  • Experience working and building trust with low-income immigrant families/individuals, including at least two years' experience as an organizer, tenant rights advocate, and/or housing counselor.
  • Ability to speak, read, and write in Spanish is highly desired.

About Mission Action:

Mission Action has been growing rapidly, and we have created a lot of new positions in different programs. We are a multi-issue, multi-strategy nonprofit organization, with almost 150 employees and an annual budget of $14.5 million, based in San Francisco's Mission District. Our mission is to nurture individual wellness and cultivate collective power among low-income and immigrant communities to create a more just society.

Benefits:

Mission Action offers a competitive salary range of $52,000-56,160 Full-Time, commensurate with experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, paid holiday, paid sick leave, generous vacation with Summer Recess and Winter Recess, and 401(K) with employer matching.

How to Apply:

Please submit your application, including your resume and cover letter, to [insert contact information].

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