Intake Coordinator

The ACLU of Tennessee is a private, nonprofit, non-partisan membership organization whose mission is to protect and promote civil liberties through public education, advocacy, litigation, and legislative activities.

ACLU-TN is seeking an Intake Coordinator who will assist with overseeing our Intake /Advocacy Program.

Each year the ACLU-TN office, located in Nashville, receives approximately 3,000 requests for assistance from people who believe their rights have been violated. Our intake/advocacy program screens for potential ACLU-TN lawsuits and provides information, referrals, and strategic advice.

Individuals contacting us bring to our attention a wide range of civil liberties issues and other types of legal problems. Volunteers are trained to screen these requests for assistance, offer “problem solving” assistance, information about how the legal system works, referrals to other agencies that may be more appropriate, and help the staff identify, for possible legal action, the requests that present significant civil liberties problems that are of interest to the ACLU.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• evaluate requests for assistance from individuals seeking ACLU-TN assistance;

• screen and triage requests that require additional research and possible ACLU-TN intervention;

• respond to requests for assistance by providing informational and referral to appropriate organizations and sending ACLU educational materials;

• develop advocacy materials for print and the ACLU-TN website;

• assist in training of volunteers and interns to assist with intake/advocacy program.
  

QUALIFICATIONS

Legal or social work background preferred

Commitment to civil liberties and civil rights

Sense of humor

The Intake Coordinator must commit to a minimum of 10 hours per week.

To Apply: Call 615-320-7142 for more information, or submit a letter of interest and resume to: Volunteer Coordinator, ACLU-TN, Post Office Box 120160, Nashville, TN.

Application Deadline : Resumes are reviewed on a revolving basis.

ACLU-TN is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages women, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBT individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.