Discover the Benefits of Working at KIND

KIND Offers Competitive Benefits*

Medical, vision, and dental care – KIND offers three medical insurance plan options. KIND pays 100% of the employee portion of the premium for the base medical option, dental and vision plans.
Pre-tax flexible spending account (FSA) for both medical and dependent care.
Pre-tax transit and parking spending account.
Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Employer-paid short and long-term disability insurance.
Voluntary insurance options including life, accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, accident, hospital, identity theft, legal insurance and pet insurance.
Traditional and Roth 401(k) options with employer match.
Generous vacation accrual: 20 days in Year 1, 25 days after Year 3, and 30 days after Year 5.
Up to twelve (12) sick leave days per year.
Thirteen (13) paid holidays per year.
Thirteen (13) Wellness Fridays and Winter Break as paid time off.
Job-related professional development fees (including annual state bar dues and professional memberships).
Mission-driven work with colleagues who make it a great place to work.
Honors staff who exemplify KIND’s guiding principles.
And lots more!

A Focus on Wellness

KIND recognizes that our ability to help our clients starts with helping our team members. KIND has prioritized wellness for employees in the following ways:

Mindfulness & Wellness Trainings

KIND partners with industry professionals in the mindfulness and wellness space to present ongoing workshops to our leaders and staff. These discussions ensure that despite our other personal and professional obligations, we take time to consider our wellness on a regular basis.

Time Away

KIND offers vacation and sick leave, in addition to bereavement leave and wellness days as a part of its time off allowances. Staff are encouraged to use sick time for all wellness needs on days outside of designated wellness days, including after experiencing trauma; to attend counseling; for mental health days; or for other wellness events. KIND offers Wellness Fridays throughout the year as time for staff to be well. This is just one of the many ways we show KINDness and compassion toward our staff.

Office Wellness Activities

Our commitment to wellness starts with our staff. In addition to our grassroots Wellness Committee, our offices regularly put the well-being of their teams as top priority.

Wellness Platforms

Mindfulness is an important part of being less stressed, more resilient, and happier. All employees at KIND receive a complimentary membership to Headspace, where they can participate in meditation activities and other resources related to mindfulness.

Employee Assistance & Resilience Program (EARP)

Beyond your average employee assistance program, our EARP serves as a resource for employees & household members to seek confidential counseling for work and non-work-related concerns. EARP Performance Consultants provide resources and support for KIND managers to learn how to broach difficult topics and create a safe space for employees to voice concerns.

*These benefits are for U.S. employees. For international employees, please contact Human Resources.

Join the KIND Team

Are You the Next KIND Team Member?

We are searching for dedicated individuals with a passion and commitment for uniting their talent and expertise with the growing needs of unaccompanied migrant children navigating the U.S. immigration system alone. We strive to create a work environment where everyone has a sense of belonging.

Job Postings

"As a Regional Director for the Legal Programs Team I supervise six of KIND’s managing attorneys. I assist them with all aspects of field office management including programmatic support, organizational development, performance, casework, growth leadership, metrics tracking, funding, budgets and communication. Supporting and working in partnership with KIND’s managing attorneys is one of the highlights of my role."

Priya Konings, Esq. Senior Director, Field Management, Global Legal

"I love the fact that I get to work every day with people who want to bring good into the world. I know that even in the darkest days, I will have a reason to smile and joke around because of the camaraderie and inherently good nature of the people around me. I also look forward to the opportunity to work on challenging legal issues, as immigration policies continue to change with time. Our work is not easy, so having the right environment is crucial. I’m so grateful to get to work with my KIND colleagues. They really are the main reason I have stayed all this time. "

Salma F. Hasan, Esq. Managing Attorney, Houston

"It is hard to distinguish one particular achievement as there have been so many fulfilling experiences over the last five and a half years. In 2018, I was also able to work with pro bono attorneys in New York who were assisting a group of the separated children to prevent their immediate removal. Seeing their dedication and being able to play a small role towards resolution of the children’s cases was an honor. The following year I received a voice message from one of the little girls who had been separated from her mother at the border. She said, “Thank you for helping me be with my mother again.” Despite the harrowing circumstances that brought me to work with that family, it is messages like those that remind me why I do this work."

Alexandra Peredo Carroll Regional Director, Legal Services – South, Global Legal

KIND Employment Practices

Kids in Need of Defense’s (KIND) employment practices include a commitment to ethical recruitment: KIND maintains a “no fees” recruitment policy. KIND will never ask candidates for money or charge fees as part of the application process.

Candidates should be mindful and wary of any recruitment scams in which nefarious actors try to take advantage of job seekers by pretending to represent prominent organizations, such as KIND.

Click here for more information on our employment practices.

Learn More

Life at KIND: Learning and Development. Discover how KIND ensures continued professional development and growth of all staff through professional learning tools and resources.

Interviewing at KIND: What to Expect Along the Way. Learn more about the stages of the recruitment process at KIND – from submitting your application to receiving an offer.

KIND Job Postings

Discover current open positions at KIND and apply today!

Internships Positions

KIND also offers legal and non-legal internship positions.

Get Involved

Is a job or internship not for you, but you still want to make a difference? There are so many different ways to get involved with KIND's work. Take a look here!