The Organization:
The Florence Project was founded in 1989 to respond to a representation crisis for indigent non-citizens detained at the rural Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center in Florence, Arizona. Through our programs today, we provide services to approximately 3,000 men, women, and children detained in Eloy, Florence, and Phoenix, Arizona on any given day.
The Florence Project has become known nationally for its legal service delivery systems, which ensure detained people empowered access to justice. The Florence Project provides
high quality legal advice or representation and at the same time supports initiatives for national changes in immigration law and policy.

Social Worker / Social Service Coordinator Position:
The Florence Project has an immediate opening for a Social Worker to run the Project's Integrated Social Service Program. It is preferred that this position is occupied by a person with a Masters in Social Work but the Project will consider applicants without an
MSW if their background and experiences are relevant (the title would then be Social Service Coordinator).

The position is a combination of direct service, outreach and program planning. The direct service portion involves counseling, case management, and advocacy on behalf of our most vulnerable clients, including the mentally ill, long term detainees, and youth. The client population includes men, women, and youth who have endured trauma in the form of persecution or torture, suffered severe domestic abuse, are separated from children or may have turned to criminal activity as a result of psycho social factors. Tasks include making visits to detention facilities to meet with clients (upon referrals from the legal staff), providing post release support to youth being released from ICE custody and regularly interacting with government stakeholders such as deportation officers. The outreach portion of the position involves educating and building relationships with local agencies, nonprofit organizations, community groups, or volunteers, who may, upon a referral, provide social service support to our clients such as housing and counseling. The program planning portion involves updating and developing resources for detainees and staff so we can provide more holistic support to our clients and regular meetings with the Project's Executive Director to further refine and develop the program for long term sustainability and success.

Starting salary is $35,000. Benefits include medical, dental, vision as well as a generous vacation and leave policy and a partial mileage reimbursement for work related travel. The position will be based in our office in Florence, with frequent travel to both Phoenix
and Eloy, Arizona. Florence is a small town in the Sonoran desert approximately one hour south of Phoenix and one and a half hours north of Tucson.

Requirements & Application Process:
We are seeking individuals who have a demonstrated commitment to immigration, criminal or social justice issues and who enjoy working in a fast pace collaborative work environment. Applicants must be culturally competent, be comfortable working in a
detention setting with clients who may have criminal histories and comfortable conducting outreach to the community and representing clients' interests before government stakeholders. Fluency in Spanish is required. People with fluency in additional languages are strongly urged to apply.

Application Process:
Please send a cover letter and resume with three references to Lindsay Marshall, Executive Director at lmarshall@firrp.org. The Florence Project recognizes the value of diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages applications from people of color, gay
men and lesbians, persons with disabilities and members of under-represented or disadvantaged communities. This position is open immediately and applications will be considered on a rolling basis.