Job Description
About the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative:
The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity with the vision of advancing the social determinants of health and racial equity through healthy housing. With an emphasis on black and brown communities, GHHI delivers improved health, economic and social outcomes. GHHI supports housing, environmental health, and energy efficiency services for families in communities around the country, as well as conducting direct services in Maryland. GHHI’s delivery model is based on its data-driven philosophy that public and private social investments are optimized and social program outcomes are maximized when the energy, health, and safety needs of an occupied home are addressed comprehensively, efficiently, and simultaneously. GHHI’s employees are all expected to work by the organization’s operating values of assuming good intent, operate with transparency, deliver on time with excellence, and ensure racial equity and diversity are part of all policies, practices, and actions.
Mission Statement:
The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative is dedicated to addressing the social determinants of health and the advancement of racial and health equity through the creation of healthy, safe and energy efficient homes. By delivering a standard of excellence in its work, GHHI aims to eradicate the negative health impacts of unhealthy housing and unjust policies for children, seniors, and families to ensure better health, economic and social outcomes for low-income communities of color.
Our Model:
GHHI effectively integrates funding from private and public sources to deliver results for low-income residents.
GHHI Delivers:
Our organization seeks an impactful self-starter who shares our core belief that every child deserves to grow up in a healthy and safe home, and that every aging adult deserves to age in place with dignity. The Family Advocate Attorney will be an experienced and highly motivated licensed attorney with demonstrated client advocacy and mediation skills. This individual will effectively protect tenants’ rights and advocate for the remediation of home-based environmental health hazards, such as lead-based paint and other housing defects. Additionally, they will represent clients in court, provide statewide training, and conduct home visits with families throughout the Baltimore region and occasionally elsewhere in the state.
The Family Advocate Attorney will report to the Senior Vice President of Maryland Programs. The position will be supervised by the organization’s in-house General Counsel on all legal matters and legal services conducted by the Family Advocate Attorney.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Legal Services Responsibilities:
Advocacy and Education Responsibilities:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS (not required)
Additional Information:
This is a full-time, exempt position based in our Baltimore, Maryland headquarters. Position includes full benefits package and competitive salary commensurate with experience. The organization is an equal opportunity employer.
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative is Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities. GHHI embraces diversity, excellence, and mission forward professionalism.
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