Housing Stabilization Outreach Coordinator

Housing Stabilization Outreach Coordinator

(Full-time, non-exempt, Temporary)

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), founded in 1981, is the oldest and largest volunteer legal services organization in Maryland. MVLS removes barriers to justice through free civil legal help, community engagement, and advocacy for equitable laws. Our vision is for a fair legal system that is free of injustice and equitably serves underrepresented Marylanders. We achieve this goal primarily through our core pro bono program and more targeted programs that serve specialized legal needs. For more program information, visit our website: www.mvlslaw.org.

MVLS’s core values are teamwork, passion for MVLS’s mission, commitment to clients, volunteers, and community partners, initiative and commitment to eliminate systemic barriers to justice based on race and economic disparities. MVLS is committed to fostering an inclusive culture in the workplace. Our work to end barriers to justice starts with increasing the diversity of our staff to better reflect the communities we serve.

The Housing Stabilization Outreach Coordinator will support our Tangled Title project, which provides representation to clients with estate planning, probate, and deeds cases. The project works to build intergenerational wealth in low-income communities. The position will promote and build relationships within the communities we serve and to communicate the availability of programs to underserved communities. This role will focus primarily on engaging faith communities, community associations, healthcare providers, community development programs, and city agencies, among others, in Southwest Baltimore City. The Coordinator will work with a diverse set of community representatives to build trust and authentic partnerships to help create long-term change within targeted communities. This position is currently funded for one year.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and executing targeted Baltimore City outreach to educate underserved communities and community-based nonprofits about financial stabilization through advance planning.
• Plan innovative community education presentations and engagement activities to encourage program involvement in targeted communities, between 1-3 per month.
• Regularly attend various outreach events, between 5-10 per month.
• Steward existing relationships and identify new communities and partners for outreach efforts.
• Develop and implement an outreach plan to engage those identified, in coordination with MVLS’ Tangled Title Project Manager.
• Coordinate efforts with broader MVLS outreach efforts.
• Screen applicants for income eligibility and case type, e.g., civil cases only, no criminal, fee generating, or class action.
• Help clients get connected to MVLS, including contacting intake and filling out applications.
• Help clients get connected and signed up for MVLS clinics.
• Develop proficiency using LegalServer database, especially with respect to client and volunteer-related data entry and document management.
• Collaborate with other community coordinators working on housing and financial stabilization across the city/state.
• Working in collaboration with community partners and MVLS staff, identify and support efforts to address systemic barriers to estate planning and wealth building.
• Identify other tools to creatively engage the broader community more deeply with these efforts.
• Other administrative duties as assigned.

Job Skills & Requirements:

• Client-centered customer service skills are essential to success in this position
• Experience in community organizing for social change and community improvement
• Excellent computer, data entry, and organization skills
• Must be detail-oriented
• Works well with others; team player
• Strong written and oral communication skills essential
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of programs, i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel
• Experience with strategizing and developing outreach and education campaigns
• A desire to develop strong relationships with a diversity of people, appreciation of meeting and engaging new people or a regular basis
• Excellent listening skills – the ability to identify a wide range of needs and respond accordingly
• Must be comfortable as a facilitator and trainer, and how to lead a meaningful discussion
• Excellent written and oral communication skills essential
• Evening and weekend hours required
• Candidate does not need to have substantive financial stabilization knowledge and will be trained by MVLS staff attorneys.
• Spanish language skills a plus

Compensation

Salary range is $52,000 - $61,000 commensurate on experience with excellent benefits including: 2 health insurance plans to choose from (MVLS fully covers the monthly premium for individual coverage), dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending plan to reimburse employees with pre-tax dollars for out of pocket medical expenses and eligible child care costs, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long term disability coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% contribution from MVLS, a monthly commuter stipend equal to the value of an MTA bus pass, 20 vacation days, 2 personal days, 10 sick days and 14 paid holidays per year.

Job Location -

This is an in-office position, with a potential for a hybrid work schedule up to two days a week. This position also requires frequent presence at community based events in Southwest Baltimore.

How to Apply

• Please email cover letter, resume, and three professional references to mvls@mvlslaw.org with the subject line “Estate Planning Outreach Coordinator” Applicants are encouraged to address the core values stated at the top of this job posting in their cover letters.
• Submissions are preferred within 4 weeks from when the application is posted.
• Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
• No telephone calls, please.

This application was posted on June 5, 2026. MVLS generally begins scheduling interviews after the four week application window has ended. Initial interviews with the hiring committee are scheduled for 45 minutes. For advancing candidates, a second 60 minute interview is held with the hiring committee and the Executive Director. Interview questions are provided in advance. Reference checks are made for final candidates. The interview process generally takes about four weeks. Applicants may request accommodations in the application and interview process by emailing their request to mvls@mvlslaw.org.

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. MVLS is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace – so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application.

MVLS is an equal opportunity employer. MVLS does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or any employee on the basis of race, nationality, ethnicity, age, religion, disability status, sex assigned at birth, gender identity, gender presentation, sexual orientation, or immigration status.

Salary range is $52,000 - $61,000 commensurate on experience with excellent benefits including: 2 health insurance plans to choose from (MVLS fully covers the monthly premium for individual coverage), dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending plan to reimburse employees with pre-tax dollars for out of pocket medical expenses and eligible child care costs, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long term disability coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% contribution from MVLS, a monthly commuter stipend equal to the value of an MTA bus pass, 20 vacation days, 2 personal days, 10 sick days and 14 paid holidays per year.

• Spanish language skills a plus