Volunteer and Pro Bono Coordinator

Are you an individual who embraces public interest litigation and legal aid work? Catholic Charities is seeking a full-time, volunteer and pro bono coordinator to join our energetic and passionate team. In this position, you will gain tremendous opportunities to see how your legal guidance and support have a direct impact on the livelihood of those individuals and families that you represent. You will see first-hand how the families you serve flourish!

Interview: Virtually
Position location: Hybrid and when we are able to do so at 721 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL. 60654

ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION:
Helping people since 1917, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is one of the largest private, non-profit social service agencies in the Midwest. Annually we assist 1 million people in Cook and Lake counties without regard to religious, ethnic, or economic background.

We operate 153 programs at 161 locations across Cook and Lake counties. We are headquartered in downtown Chicago, with additional regional office in the Southwest City of Chicago, Des Plaines, South Holland, Worth, Waukegan, and Cicero, that serve as hubs for our operations in the greater metropolitan area. For additional information, please visit us at www.catholiccharities.net.[HB2]

This is a hybrid position, and all CC Agency Staff are expected to go into the office 2 days a week.

Essential Functions of the position are detailed below, and include any physical requirements below that.
1. Primarily responsible for the coordination of CCLA's Volunteer and Pro Bono services, and for all administrative tasks related to CCLA's Volunteer and Pro Bono Services. Responsibilities include project management and organizing activities related to the recruitment and the training of volunteers, staffing and preparing materials for CCLA's legal clinics and advice desks and assists with the grant application process;
2. Functions as a Staff Attorney and represents CCLA clients in court as well as at various regulatory and other legal forums. Also represents CCLA at seminars at various Catholic Charities locations and partner agency sites throughout Cook and Lake County as needed by the Department;
3 Responsible for coordinating trainings, including continuing legal education trainings for volunteers;
4. Responsible for assigning work to Volunteers and Pro Bono Attorneys and ensuring the work is performed in an efficient, prompt, professional and accurate manner and provides guidance, when necessary;
5. Maintains up-to-date and accurate departmental and client files, calendars and databases, as required by agency/programmatic policies and procedures, professional standards, and external requirements of all relevant regulatory, licensing or accrediting bodies and tracks and monitors volunteer related CCLA activities;
6. Handles all client and volunteer complaints as well as crisis situations in consultation with his/her supervisory chain, in compliance with Agency/Programmatic policies and procedures and treats each case with sensitivity and expedience;
7. Knows and complies with the laws and regulations relevant to the position and services;
8. Particpates in the Performance Quality Improvement process by performing quality control case reviews for volunteers and pro bono attorneys;
9. Responsible for collecting, updating and submitting routine and ad-hoc reports. as necessary;
10. Completes special projects, as assigned.

Catholic Charities Offers: A comprehensive benefit package to include Health, Dental, Life and Disability insurance programs, a 403(b) savings plan that includes a matching contribution and a liberal (PTO) that includes vacation, sick and personal days.