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Employment

The Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (LCCR) is looking for a Strategic Storyteller to uplift the stories of Louisiana’s most vulnerable children. The Strategic Storyteller is tasked with countering poor narratives around Black youth by strategically telling our clients’ and community’s stories. This position will report directly to the Executive Director, working adjacent to LCCR’s Policy, Advocacy & Communications team and closely with the Youth Justice Advocates Coalition. Through storytelling and campaign creation, the Strategic Storyteller will shift the narrative around Black children; using real stories to educate, inspire, and mobilize our community and partners to advance LCCR’s advocacy priorities, and build collective imagination and power to transform the juvenile legal system in the state of Louisiana. Read the full job posting here.

The Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (LCCR) is looking for a skilled Policy Director to help grow our organization’s capacity for public policy advocacy at the state and local level. This position will potentially join LCCR’s Leadership team and work closely with an LCCR codirector and leadership of our direct representation teams to educate, organize, and mobilize our community and partners to advance LCCR’s advocacy priorities and build collective power to transform the juvenile legal system in the state of Louisiana. Read the full job posting here.

The Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights (LCCR) seeks a Social Worker for the East Baton Rouge Client Services Team. The role’s primary responsibility is to ensure – through direct client services and practice management – that the social workers, youth advocates and social work interns on the team provide high-quality, client-directed support for every eligible youth in East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court. The Social Worker is additionally tasked with representing LCCR’s interest within juvenile justice reform through participating in working groups, task forces, system-wide meetings, etc. Read the full job posting here.

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LCCR is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer that is committed to the fair treatment of all.   We do not tolerate discrimination based upon race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.  This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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