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Volunteer Tenants Rights Counselor
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Description
Help MTO counsel over 10,000 tenants a year on issues of evictions, foreclosure, repairs, essential services, lockouts and more...
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Listen to tenant issues
• Assist callers in developing a strategy to solve their problem
• Refer tenants to appropriate agencies
• Send out written materials to callers
• Maintain knowledge of current laws
• Identify potential members, volunteers and building organizing opportunities
Requirements:
Qualifications:
• Ability to learn and become familiar with Chicago’s residential tenant laws
• Ability to clearly communicate tenant laws to a wide variety of people
• Willingness to help MTO fulfill its mission
• Strong active listening skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Strong problem solving skills
Although this is related to legal services, we do NOT provide legal advice and you do not have to be a lawyer to volunteer here.*
Our next volunteer training will be Saturday March 31st. Please contact Rebecca at 773 292 4980 x 223 or rebecca@tenants-rights.org to sign up. Thank you :)
Requirements
• Ability to learn and become familiar with Chicago’s residential tenant laws
• Ability to clearly communicate tenant laws to a wide variety of people
• Willingness to help MTO fulfill its mission
• Strong active listening skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Strong problem solving skills
Although this is related to legal services, we do NOT provide legal advice and you do not have to be a lawyer to volunteer here.*
Our next volunteer training will be Saturday March 31st. Please contact Rebecca at 773 292 4980 x 223 or rebecca@tenants-rights.org to sign up. Thank you :)
Do you require that volunteers for this position be
Christian?
Organizational Statement of Faith:
Language
English
| Opportunity Date(s): |
Start Date:
01/28/2012 End Date:
04/21/2012 |
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