Bilingual Spanish/English Receptionist
April, 2021
The Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati seeks a full-time Receptionist. Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm with two offices (downtown Cincinnati and downtown Hamilton). Together with our affiliate (Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, LLC), we employ a staff of about 95, including 45 attorneys, 14 paralegals, and management, administrative, and support staff. Legal Aid provides civil legal aid services to low-income persons in seven southwest Ohio counties. Visit our website at www.lascinti.org for more information about Legal Aid.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, located in our downtown Cincinnati office. The successful candidate must be able to work closely with a team and effectively handle a high volume of incoming calls while welcoming and assisting visitors.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced there is help on the way for Ohioans struggling to pay their rent. He said the state approved $100 million in federal funding – but with a moratorium on evictions set to expire March 31, many people said what they really need is more time.
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In Hamilton County, 936 eviction cases are currently pending. The Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency is currently assisting around 1,500 families with applying for rental assistance to avoid eviction. But they re racing against the clock as the CDC eviction moratorium expires at the end of the month, and eviction proceedings start back up in February unless the moratorium is again extended.
Joining
Cincinnati Edition to discuss eviction prevention in Hamilton County are Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio Managing Attorney Nick DiNardo; Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency President and CEO Mark Lawson; resident Monique Simmons, who faced the possibility of eviction in December; and WVXU reporter Jolene Almendarez.
5:17 I m at my breaking point right now, she said. I pray a lot. I just want everything to get better. This is not right. This whole COVID thing is just messing up everybody. And everybody has to worry about where they re going to get their meals from, where they re going to live, if the landlord s gonna put you out.
Magistrate Deborah Casey approved Simmons request to be protected from eviction by the moratorium through the end of the month. And she hopes to be able to pay more of her rent when she starts working again in mid-December. She doesn t know what she ll do if she can t.