<p>Iowa Legal Aid AmeriCorps Project</p> <p>Iowa Legal Aid seeks applicants to fill AmeriCorps member positions for its regional offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo, subject to funding availability. Iowa Legal Aid provides free, high quality legal education, advice and representation to low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal problems that most dramatically affect them, including homelessness, domestic/sexual violence, predatory lending, access to health care and government benefits, identity theft, and access to education. Individual AmeriCorps members participate in various tasks that can include: helping seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and other low-income Iowans get free legal help; enhancing the unified client intake system; increasing outreach to underserved Iowans; advancing self-help legal education; recruiting and managing volunteers; improving volunteer management practices; connecting low-income and elderly Iowans to financial/social supports. We seek applicants who communicate well, both verbally and in writing, and are committed to helping make equal access to justice a reality for all Iowans. Applicants should have some or all of the following: 1. Background working with people who are low-income, elderly, victims of domestic/sexual abuse, and/or have disabilities; 2. Bi-lingual verbal and written communication skills, in one of the languages most used by low-income Iowans, including Arabic, Bosnian, French, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, and/or ASL; 3. Ability to use computers to organize information, update website, and/or perform research; 4. College or community college; 5. Background in journalism, teaching, social work, law, and/or volunteer management. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.</p> <p>Member Duties : AmeriCorps members perform a variety of tasks that include: working directly with clients; assisting with new client intake; providing legal information and referrals; helping attorneys with legal research, drafting, and case management; developing outreach materials; recruiting and coordinating volunteers; supporting self-help legal clinics; and helping survivors of crime, including domestic and sexual violence, to access services. Members will be trained in various topics and learn skills required to enable them to help vulnerable Iowans access justice, and to help the members develop professionally. AmeriCorps members receive a living allowance, health insurance, and upon successful completion of service, an education award. AmeriCorps members serve Iowans in all 99 counties, from offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City, and Waterloo. For more information, please see our website:iowalegalaid.org</p> <p>Program Benefits : Health Coverage , Education award upon successful completion of service , Stipend , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance .</p> <p>Terms :</p> <p>Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours .</p> <p>Service Areas :</p> <p>Community Outreach , Technology , Community and Economic Development , Veterans , Homelessness , Housing , Disaster Relief .</p> <p>Skills :</p> <p>Law , Leadership , General Skills , Veterans , Conflict Resolution , Disaster Services , Community Organization , Social Services , Communications , Non-Profit Management , Writing/Editing , Recruitment , Team Work , Public Speaking , Computers/Technology .</p>