SSW Job Bulletin
Apr 2, 2012

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Michigan Jobs

Paid Intern (14374)
Consulting Firm, Ann Arbor, MI
Temporary
Job Description: Local consulting firm is seeking a part-time paid intern to assist in a large-scale evaluation involving a wide range of nonprofit organizations in Detroit. This interesting and timely evaluation project is focused on measuring the impact of a set of grants in health, education, workforce development, racial equity and civic engagement in Detroit. Aspects of the project include: designing an evaluation and data collection instruments, improving city-wide school and health data collection systems, facilitating learning across organizations, and providing technical assistance to Detroit organizations in evaluating their work. This internship will provide a unique perspective on how evaluation can be used to support social change. Internship activities will include: " Participation in the strategic thinking of how to collectively evaluate impact across a city " Assisting in the development of data collection instruments " Gathering and analysis of data through interviews, focus groups, surveys and other methods " Organizing grant documents " Independent research in: city-wide data collection systems, use of standardized measures, collective impact models, etc. The selected candidate will work primarily with a lead evaluator based in Ann Arbor, as well as periodically connecting to the larger evaluation team in Detroit. This is an 8 month to year-long position, with the possibility of continuing. The position is approximately 20 paid hours per week, negotiable and flexible for the right candidate.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will be pursuing a degree in public health, urban planning, public policy, public administration, social work or education, with an interest or focus on program/systems evaluation. The ideal candidate should have:
Contact: Interested applicants should submit a resume and writing sample electronically to Leena Mangrulkar at leenasm@hotmail.com.

Post/Modification Date: 4/2/12
Community Arts Development Coordinator, community + public arts: DETROIT (CPAD) (14376)
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Full Time
Job Description: Position Summary: Work with CAP/CPAD Director to implement, support and monitor the core community organizing and administrative aspects of the community + public arts: DETROIT (CPAD) program, a city-wide initiative to bring high quality community driven public art as a community development tool to targeted Detroit neighborhoods. This Position includes primary responsibility for day-to-day operations, community organizing, and communications in support of this program. Full-time position will require significant evening and weekend hours. Duties and Responsibilities: " Build onrelationships with community organizations and residents to expand and facilitate Community Art Groups in six Detroit neighborhoods to supportmeaningful public art for community development and expression. Work with Community Art Groups to identify and interact with potential public art projects; expand neighborhood awareness about how the arts can benefit quality of lifeand creatively address over-all neighborhood concerns; " Work through Community Art Groups to identify and address needs and strengths in the community and address these through public art projects, events, classes, and performances as appropriate; " Act as Liaison between neighborhood committees, Arts Specialists, and a city-wide Community and Public Arts Advisory Council; " Assist Arts Specialists with implementation of community arts projects within neighborhoods, including administrative, logistical and fiscal details; " Provide a connector/coordinator function for sometimes isolated communities, and artists, to share challenges, opportunities and best practices; " Support neighborhood-based promotion regarding community arts opportunities within neighborhoods and city-wide, related events and meetings including culminating activities; " Coordinate with other arts, youth, and community programs to form long term relationships; " Support the continued development and implementation of CPAD policy; " Maintain records and documentation for program and projects; " Coordinate CPAD marketing and identity; " Maintain and expand current web presence; " Support CPAD evaluation; " Coordinate any social work/community organizing interns " Other duties as required.
Qualifications: Qualifications:
Contact: Submit letter of interest, resume and three professional references to: College for Creative Studies Office of Human Resources 201 E. Kirby Detroit MI 48202-4034 hr@collegeforcreativestudies.edu

Additional Notes: Term: 1 year, continuation dependent on continued grant funding
Post/Modification Date: 4/2/12
School Social Worker (14377)
Holy Cross Children's Services, Clinton, MI
Full Time
Job Description: Provides direct and/or indirect social work services to special education and behavior health students. The direct service is initialed by an IEP and consists of utilizing social work skills with particular students. This service will vary in form, length, intensity, and methodology depending on the situation. Coordinates relevant phases of student's academic development by procuring transcripts from previous schools, testing to determine academic level, and assisting in gathering information for use in coordinating educational programs to suit student's needs. Assists in placing the students in the public school system or jobs upon their return to the community.
Qualifications: MSW and one (1) year paid related experience; requires School Social Worker Certification (or ability to acuire within one (1) year); valid/current driver's liscence.
Contact: Please apply to application packet by Valerie Pierce by mail to Holy Cross Children's Services, 8759 Clinton-Macon Road, Clinton, MI 49236 EOE (www.hccsnet.org to print application packet).

Post/Modification Date: 4/2/12
 

Non-Michigan Jobs

Outreach Director (14372)
Advance Illinois , Chicago, IL USA
Full Time
Competitive salary, commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits: full health and dental coverage; life insurance, long-term disability and long-term care coverage; 401K with a match plan; flexible spending/benefits plan; holidays and vacation accrual.
Job Description: Advance Illinois Outreach Director is responsible for identifying, reaching out to, and building a strong and diverse statewide coalition of grassroots supporters who will actively advocate for Advance Illinois mission and policy changes to close the achievement gap and graduate all students ready for college and careers. Advance Illinois strongly believes that broad, statewide awareness and commitment is essential to improve Illinois education system, and the Outreach Director is the lead staff member in mobilizing key stakeholders toward this effort, and establishing Advance Illinois as a central source of information, resources and solutions to address crucial needs for the states future. The grassroots coalitions include parents, grandparents, caregivers, students, activists, political and civic leaders; people of color; faith-based communities; and/or citizens in Illinois small- and mid-size cities and rural areas. The Director of Outreach, will report to and work in close partnership with the Executive Director, and will also support the outreach needs of the Policy Director, Government Relations Director and the Communications Director to: " Define outreach and organizing strategies to continue to build a network of local opinion leaders, education leaders and community activists who will partner in support of Advance Illinois goals by: ­ Completing and updating as needed a power analysis of the Illinois education and political landscape; ­ Identifying and organizing grassroots audiences, individuals, and groups (such as parents, teachers and communities of color) whose strategic involvement in Advance Illinois goals can make the difference in advancing better policies. ­ Building upon new and existing relationships with key political, citizen, business and civic partners in communities across the state; and ­ Remaining opportunistic about creating and activating partnerships. " Mobilize and collaborate with network partners to create change by: ­ Designing the outreach processes to involve citizen activists, local civic leaders, educators, and the general public in the development of the organizations detailed, policy framework; ­ Mobilizing and turning out supporters to a range of activities, such as town halls, community forums, roundtable discussions, and lobbying activities. ­ Facilitating engagement at such events; and ­ Explaining the importance of Advance Illinois education policy goals to individuals and organizations who are potential coalition partners. " Represent Advance Illinois with citizens representing all of Illinois socioeconomic, ethnic and geographic diversity. " Create and manage project work plans and budgets, and meet grant requirements.
Qualifications: The successful candidate will have an unwavering commitment to the mission of Advance Illinois and a keen eye for when, where, and how to make an impact with the organization's priorities for education in Illinois. The successful candidate will also have at least three years of experience in grassroots organizing, conducting outreach to a wide variety of groups and/or building successful coalitions in an issue-oriented environment, all with an eye to accomplishing major policy change. A deep understanding of different communities and cultural competency in working with low-income individuals and/or communities of color is essential. Particular skills in organizing parents, grandparents, caregivers, students, activists, political and civic leaders in any or all of the following communities is desirable: Cities, rural areas, low-income individuals and families, communities of color and/or faith-based communities. The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Contact: The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For best consideration, applications should be submitted electronically by April 23, 2012. Applications should include a letter of interest and a current resume. Nominations for the position, applications, or inquiries about the position and/or the search process should be directed to outreachdirector@advanceillinois.org,

Submit By: 4/23/12
Additional Notes: Advance Illinois is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to engaging the skills and leadership of people of color, low-income persons, LGBT persons, differently-abled people, and other people from diverse backgrounds. People from these and other historically marginalized backgrounds and communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Post/Modification Date: 4/2/12
NEW MEDIA SPECIALIST (14373)
Advance Illinois, Chicago, IL USA
Full Time
Salary is commensurate with experience
Job Description: PURPOSE OF POSITION: To design and implement a digital engagement campaign to inform the public about the Common Core State Standards and their likely impact in Illinois. ADVANCE ILLINOIS (www.advanceillinois.org) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded to be an independent voice for education reform. The mission of Advance Illinois is to advocate for a public education system that prepares all students to be ready for work, college, and democratic citizenship. We provide objective research and data about the state of education in Illinois, solicit education stakeholder input and develop and forward a comprehensive education policy agenda. One of the most important ways to ensure that we are preparing our kids to graduate from high school ready for college or career is to set clear, high standards for what they must learn. That is why Advance Illinois is planning a communications campaign to support the introduction of the Common Core standards to our classrooms. The Common Core standards (www.corestandards.org) were developed by chief education officials from states around the country to do just that. Voluntarily adopted by 45 states, these standards will create a consistent learning framework for schools in math and language arts (standards are being developed in other subjects). Rigorous enough to meet the requirements of a 21st century education, they will also make it possible to compare how students are performing across states as children will have uniform standards to meet. Yet, it will not be an easy transition. While critical to long-term success, there will be a ramp up period as students, parents and educators adjust to the new higher standards. The goals of the communications campaign are to: " Educate policymakers, educators, stakeholders, media and communities about the Common Core in an effort to; " Solicit their concerns and ideas about the standards; " Create buy-in and encourage robust implementation. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: " Collaborate with the Communications Director to develop a digital engagement strategy for the Common Core campaign and ongoing Advance Illinois communications " Develop and support technical aspects of the campaign " Draft or locate content for the selected communications vehicles " Manage online communications calendar and make strategic decisions about the type and frequency of communications " Identify opportunities to expand the scope of social media campaigns and engagement " Monitor online metrics to determine audience demographic trends, preferred content and to identify opportunities for further engagement " Review campaign reports and provide analysis on results " Participate in communications planning meetings " Maintain content (text, images, video, calendar of events, etc.) " Update all Advance Illinois content as requested by internal departments. " Initiate ways for the Advance Illinois sites to interact with other communication vehicles (social media tools, ecommunity, etc.) " Work with vendors and contractors as necessary to complete projects. " Maintain site security, including controlling user access " Maintain all company domain names and hosting accounts.
Qualifications: Required: Two to three years creating and implementing successful digital engagement campaigns Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Two to three years of experience creating and implementing successful digital engagement campaigns Proficiency in email and social media marketing best practices and experience contributing to collaborative learning environment Strong writing and content development skills, especially the capacity to develop concise, persuasive email and social media copy and content The ability to analyze response data and make recommendations to improve results Experience with website Content Management Systems database management, and list segmentation. Enthusiasm for emerging technologies as tools for social change Ability to manage multiple projects and stay on task Strongly preferred: Knowledge of education reform or other experience in education Basic understanding in HTML and/or CSS Additional skills in online advertising, design, video, basic programming, analytics, or mobile technologies are a plus.
Contact: To apply: Submit a resume and cover letter to: fellowship@advanceillinois.org. All submissions will be acknowledged and you will be contacted if you are selected for an interview.

Submit By: 4/23/12
Additional Notes: This is a one-year, full-time fellowship.
Post/Modification Date: 4/2/12
Social Worker - Criminal Defense Practice (14375)
The Bronx Defenders , Bronx, NY USA
Full Time
Job Description: Background: The Bronx Defenders, an innovative, progressive, holistic legal defense office located in the South Bronx, seeks energetic social workers with a commitment to social justice to fill openings within our Criminal Defense Practice. The Bronx Defenders is a multi-service holistic defense organization dedicated to addressing the underlying causes and resulting consequences of involvement with the criminal justice and family court systems. The Bronx Defenders' collaborative approach brings together interdisciplinary work groups combining criminal defense and civil lawyers, social workers, investigators, and parent and client advocates to address a client's court case, as well as the host of issues that drive individuals into the system and prevent their exit. The Bronx Defenders has gained national and international attention for advancing this Holistic Defense model. To learn more, please visit our website at www.bronxdefenders.org. Responsibilities: Social workers are an integral part of interdisciplinary teams of advocates working collaboratively to provide high quality, holistic representation to indigent clients accused of crimes in Bronx County. Strategizing with lawyers and other advocates, social workers assist clients with those issues leading them to have contacts with the Criminal Justice system. Using an ecological framework, social workers are responsible for conducting assessments, making referrals to treatment programs and social service providers, as well as working with attorneys throughout the duration of the criminal case. Social workers at The Bronx Defenders must have strong organization skills, excellent time management, an ability to work collaboratively and a thorough knowledge of issues related to criminal justice involvement for poor and under-served populations. Additional Responsibilities: " Crisis Intervention " Interviewing and assessing clients. " Writing psychosocial assessments. " Assisting with client-attorney communication. " Providing supportive counseling to clients and their families. " Connecting clients with a wide variety of social services and benefits. " Advocating for and appearing on behalf of clients in Criminal Court. " Writing mitigation memoranda for judges and prosecutors " Visiting clients at NYC jail facilities, as well as treatment programs. " Cultivating relationships with community programs and social service providers.
Qualifications: Qualifications:
Contact: Interested applicants should submit a résumé and cover letter electronically via email to jobs@bronxdefenders.org by the end of business on Friday, April 27, 2012  please type Social Work in the subject line. No faxes or phone calls please. Applicants will be notified regarding whether selected for an interview by the third week in May.

Submit By: 4/27/12
Additional Notes: The Bronx Defenders is an equal opportunity employer: People of color; women; people with disabilities; gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people; and people with personal/familial experience with the criminal justice and family court system are welcome and encouraged to apply.
Post/Modification Date: 4/2/12