Job Description: Outreach Coordinator, Denver Housing Unit

Classification: Non-Exempt (Full-time)

Reports To: Supervising Attorney, Denver Housing Unit

Salary Range: $45,034 - $60,997 (Commensurate based on experience)

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW:

Colorado Legal Services (CLS) is Colorado’s statewide nonprofit legal aid program, with thirteen offices providing civil legal assistance to low-income Coloradans throughout the state. CLS provides free legal assistance in a broad variety of legal areas, including family law, eviction defense, consumer protection, services to survivors of serious crime and human trafficking, and many others.

CLS has strengthened lives, assisted families, and supported communities - one person at a time for over 90 years. We are committed to providing high-quality, free legal advice and representation to eligible individuals throughout Colorado. We have a long history of successful high impact and advocacy. CLS strives to bring about substantive, transformational change in the lives of those we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Denver Housing Unit (DHU) empowers Colorado tenants through passionate and strategic collaboration, advocacy, and expertise. We believe that all Colorado tenants should be able to find and retain high quality and affordable housing. Our focus is eviction defense. Eviction cases move quickly, and we manage a high caseload. We work to provide as many clients as possible with legal and related services, and when we cannot, we provide referrals to appropriate organizations/services. We work on cases from our four housing advice clinics in Arapahoe and Adams Counties and in the Cities and Counties of Denver and Broomfield, in addition to cases received from the CLS intake system.

The DHU seeks a talented communications or legal professional to coordinate outreach with community partner organizations to ensure low-income families are aware of the housing law services that CLS provides. This position would serve as a bridge, connecting and coordinating efforts to build strong, authentic relationships that lead to engagement and collaborative partnerships. This position would develop communications assets and work with partner agencies to distribute those assets to target populations. This is a grant-funded position through 10/30/24, with the possibility of grant extension at the expiration of the initial grant term. 

If you are passionate about direct client service, eager to expand and use your outreach and communications skills, and committed to being a fierce advocate, we are looking for you! We value having a diverse team. We actively encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds and personal experiences related to housing instability to apply.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: 

• Build and maintain relationships with trusted community partners who also serve low-income families such as promotoras, community groups, direct service providers, and health programs.
• Launch a community connector program that directs funding to partner organizations to distribute through their outreach networks.

• Create, update, and maintain content for community partners to distribute about housing law through digital and print platforms, in partnership with CLS’s Communications Director and its housing law attorneys and paralegals.
• Employ communications best practices to develop branded multimedia campaign materials directing clients on how to obtain CLS legal services for housing matters and related know-your-rights campaigns about housing law.
• Transcreate and/or work with translators to ensure communications assets are available in relevant languages including but not limited to Spanish.
• Conduct direct outreach to prospective low-income clients who may need housing-related legal services through various means, including attending outreach events, utilizing social media, and working in collaboration with community partners.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the position’s supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to organize and manage multifaceted workload and to meet deadlines. 
• Self-motivation, with the ability to work independently, think innovatively, and collaborate with others.
• A strong commitment to advocacy in the public interest and passion for social justice.
• Sensitivity to the legal needs of low-income individuals, seniors, individuals with disabilities, People of Color, and individuals who do not speak English or with limited English proficiency.
• Proficiency in digital content creation tools (i.e., Canva and/or Adobe Suite Photoshop).
• Adaptability to a flexible work schedule, including availability to occasionally work evenings and weekends as needed to attend outreach events.
• Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle for travel within the Denver-Metro area.
• Residency in the State of Colorado (or willingness to relocate to Colorado as a condition of employment).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Fluency in written and oral Spanish.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with community outreach or community organizing for low-income families and other vulnerable populations.
• Experience with designing and executing communications, marketing, or outreach campaigns targeting low-income families.
• Associate’s degree and/or bachelor’s degree.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

We offer a generous benefits plan that includes 100% employee paid health insurance, Vision Service Plan – vision insurance, and Delta Dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, (EAP) Employee Assistance Program, Dependent Care and Medical Flexible spending accounts, and 403(b) retirement account. Additionally, CLS offers a $350.00 monthly stipend (to be used as you chose), generous Paid Time-off and 11.5 paid holidays per year. CLS values its employee’s commitment to working hard work for the population we serve and recognizes the importance of work/life balance; therefore, we offer flexible work schedules, hybrid work arrangements, promotes and fosters a diverse, inclusive, equitable and psychological safe work environment; striving to be a “Best Place to Work” in Colorado. 

HOW TO APPLY:

Please use the "Apply for This Job" link for this job opening on our careers page. We will not be reviewing applications sent via e-mail or physical mail. 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSIITY AND BELONGING:

CLS embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as an Equal Opportunity Employer in a serious way. We are committed to building and retaining a workforce that respects and seeks to empower each individual and represents a variety of diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply for this position.