Veteran's Legal Services Project Outreach Coordinator

Position Description

FLSA Status: Full-Time, Contract (Expires 6/30/2026)

Salary: $22.08 to $32.79 per hour

Central California Legal Services (“CCLS”) seeks a dynamic person to join its Pro Bono Program (“PBP”) as Outreach Coordinator in CCLS’ new Veterans’ Legal Services Project (“VLSP”). Through the VLSP, CCLS serves the unique legal needs of low-income veterans, including whole-person legal services to prevent homelessness and targeting of female veterans.

The VLSP Outreach Coordinator will work under the supervision of the VLSP Manager and in collaboration with the VLSP Paralegal and other CCLS staff. The VLSP will provide legal services through the VLSP staff, CCLS advocates, skilled volunteer attorneys, and other volunteer legal service providers.

The VLSP Outreach Coordinator will develop community partnerships and communications channels to educate veterans about the legal services offered by the VLSP in order to maximize the number of veterans receiving legal services, focusing outreach efforts on underserved veterans in our community and on female veterans. The Outreach Coordinator will coordinate clinics and outreach events at community partner organizations such as Veterans’ clinics, student veterans’ offices at community colleges, Veterans’ Stand Down and Stand Up organizers, and other organizations serving veteran populations.

DUTIES

• Identify and educate community groups, government agencies, and other organizations that serve the VLSP target populations about VLSP services;
• Identify communications channels that are significant sources of information for the populations VLSP serves and provide content regularly regarding VLSP services;
• In collaboration with other CCLS outreach and communications staff, develop and disseminate regularly VLSP “client-focused” materials, including brochures and clinic flyers and similar materials, in print and electronic formats, through internal and external channels;
• Identify community events, school and church activities, employment and service fairs, and similar events where VLSP can participate to conduct presentations or clinics to attendees;
• Plan and coordinate outreach and clinic events, in collaboration with the VLSP Paralegal, CCLS advocates, and external partners;
• Perform all duties throughout CCLS service areas;
• Represent CCLS on relevant committees, task forces, and working groups in the veterans’ community;
• Assist the Manager with data collection, reporting, and compliance measures;
• Travel to meetings and events in counties served by CCLS as needed; and
• Other duties as assigned.