Position Overview
Position Type: Full-time with benefits
Target Start Date: September 30, 2024
Reports to: Co-Executive Director
Note: Applicants must be fluent in both English and Spanish to be considered. Maryland or DC residency with regular access to a vehicle is required. Must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.
Priority Application Deadline: August 9, 2024
Final Deadline: August 16, 2024
>> APPLY HERE
About Baltimore Abortion Fund
The Baltimore Abortion Fund (BAF), founded in 2014, is a nonprofit organization that assists individuals who live in or travel to Maryland for abortion care. BAF operates a confidential helpline offering financial and logistical support to help fill the gap between what clients can afford and the total cost of their abortion care. Using an intersectional reproductive justice lens, BAF works to dismantle white supremacy by removing systemic barriers people face when accessing abortion care. BAF also actively works to reduce abortion stigma within Maryland and participates in the broader conversations shaping local and state-wide policy affecting our clients. Learn more about our impact here.
The Opportunity
The Bilingual Client Services Coordinator is a part of the Client Services (CS) team, providing financial and logistical support to abortion seekers living in or traveling to Maryland. The CS team works remotely, communicating and coordinating support directly with clients, clinics, abortion funds, and other practical support organizations.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Conduct over-the-phone intake in English and Spanish with potential clients to assess their financial and logistical needs
- Ensure all client communications are answered within two business days of receipt, maintaining a continuous flow of communication
- Collaborate with staff and volunteers to manage a caseload of clients, resourcing their appointments by making financial commitments, and coordinating logistical support, including but not limited to accommodations, transportation, childcare, and addressing unexpected situations
- Monitor referral forms and email inboxes, responding to requests for support or further information as needed
- Perform timely data entry related to each contact: documenting client interactions, including case notes, expenditures, and relevant paperwork
- Monitor expenses and adhere to budgetary limits while providing clients with essential support and accommodations
- Maintain proactive and timely communication with clients, abortion clinics, and relevant partners
- Share on-call responsibilities with the CST; one shift every four weeks. Responding to urgent client needs after hours and on Saturdays
- Assemble and mail emergency contraceptive kits weekly
- Support BAF events and outreach efforts as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
Setting Expectations About the Role:
Remote Environment: This position is not fully remote. While you will work from home most of the time, there are in-person functions of this role and the organization overall. In this position, you can expect the following in-person activities:
- A monthly all-staff meeting
- A quarterly social/team activity
- Transporting clients to their appointments
- Mailing emergency contraceptive kits
- Occasional support for organization-wide events, as needed
- As-needed training
Client Transportation: This role coordinates (Lyft/volunteers) and provides (driving the client in your car) transportation. Driving a client is not a daily occurrence as we prioritize using volunteers and rideshare to take them to their appointments; however, if we cannot do either, and the client would not be able to access care otherwise, you would be responsible for driving them to and/or from the appointment. This could mean a 5-minute or a 2-hour trip, depending on where they live in proximity to the clinic they are scheduled at. We offer mileage reimbursement to compensate you for the journey.
On-Call Rotation: The on-call rotation is once every four weeks. It requires availability from 6 pm to 10 pm, Monday - Friday, and 8 am - 4 pm on Saturday. While on-call, you are responsible for triaging client emergencies after hours. It is possible to go an entire on-call week without incident. Additional PTO benefits are provided to offset the on-call coverage.
Key Qualifications
- Commitment to BAF’s mission, vision, and values
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish
- At least one (1) year of experience providing case management to marginalized communities or two (2) years of general customer service or direct service work
- Dedication to providing the best service possible in a non-judgemental and client-centered approach
- Self-motivated, resourceful, creative, and able to work independently and collaboratively on a small remote team
- Strong interpersonal skills, active listening, and soft skills that prioritize empathy, understanding, and obtaining information without judgment
- Attention to detail and organization, managing multiple cases at once, and ensuring thoroughness in all aspects of work
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to multitask, prioritize work, solve problems, make decisions, and follow up
- Accountable, open to giving and receiving feedback, and committed to practicing this regularly; dedicated to continued learning
- Possess basic computer skills, including reliable access to the internet and familiarity with Google Suite, and open to learning new technologies and software as needed
- Understanding and respectful of client confidentiality and privacy
- Willingness to work remotely, with the ability to attend frequent in-person meetings and events
Benefits and Salary
The salary for this position is $60,000. Benefits include employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits, unlimited paid time off, remote work stipends, and an employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter. Though Spanish proficiency is required, candidates are encouraged to apply even without meeting 100% of the other role requirements.
Priority Application Deadline: August 9, 2024
Final Deadline: August 16, 2024
>> APPLY HERE
Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. We reasonably accommodate staff members and applicants with disabilities.
An Equal-Opportunity Employer with a Commitment to Justice
As an organization working in solidarity with the reproductive justice movement, BAF is committed to fostering leadership and elevating the voices of women, young people, people of color, Native people, immigrants and refugees, low-income people, LGBQ+, and transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people, people who have had abortions, people with disabilities, young parents, people who were formerly imprisoned, people who have received funding for abortions, and people living in the many intersections of these experiences.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic background, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.