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Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish?

YWCA SKS is the region's largest non-profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference.

We're women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you'll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work -- apply today!

**What You'll Do

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The Legal Navigator works within the YWCA's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) WorkFirst Program alongside WorkFirst Employment Specialists and Instructors.  As a Legal Navigator, you will play a key role in empowerment of TANF WorkFirst participants by providing legal systems navigation, advocacy, and one-on-one legal coaching. You will equip TANF WorkFirst participants with the knowledge, language, and tools they need to navigate family law, criminal justice, and public benefit systems. 

Your Impact: In this role, you will deliver trauma-informed, advocacy-based legal navigation and counseling through a lens that recognizes the interplay of race, gender, and poverty on an interpersonal and structural level.

Expectations of your role:

• Conduct intakes with TANF WorkFirst clients to assess and determine legal needs.
• Support clients in navigating the civil and legal systems (i.e. family law, criminal justice, protection orders, public benefit systems)
• Personally accompany clients to court and/or clerk's office as needed.
• Provide legal and crisis intervention advocacy.
• Develop and maintain a resource library of legal assistance resources.
• Coordinate with Legal Literacy Instructor to develop legal education workshops.
• Develop and maintain relationships with legal community partners to ensure a coordinated approach to services.
• Maintain professional boundaries.
• Complete monthly and quarterly data and narrative reports on program performance.

Must have's to be successful:

• Strong orientation and familiarity toward legal advocacy, with experience navigating multiple systems (municipal court, superior court, legal systems, and law enforcement).
• Knowledge and sensitivity in working with survivors of gender-based violence incorporating trauma-informed approaches.
• Demonstrated understanding of the intersection of racism and poverty, specifically for African Americans and women of color.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex legal concepts in an understandable manner to individuals with varying levels of legal knowledge.
• Reliable transportation and ability to travel independently between multiple worksites. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree related to Criminal Justice, Criminology, or Law
• Previous work experience, certifications or completed training within the legal system, legal advocacy, trauma-informed care, and working with vulnerable populations.
• Ability to provide legal advice, guidance and advocacy with compassion and understanding.

Hours, Rate, and Benefits

Hourly Rate/Salary $25.00, DOE

Hours: 40 hours per week

Excellent benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave plans

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