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Job Title: BSW - Social Worker
Location: Denver
Classification: Non-exempt
Reports To: Manager, Client Support Services
Salary Range: $50, 670 - $78,336 plus $4,200 yearly stipend. Salary commensurate with 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, public benefits, 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 impact and advocacy. CLS strives to bring about
substantive, transformational change in the lives of those we serve.
Position Summary:
The Client Support Services (CSS) unit at CLS works with clients receiving civil legal assistance from CLS attorneys.
CSS staff work as an interdisciplinary member of the legal team to provide resources, case management, and/or
brief supportive services to assist clients with achieving positive legal outcomes and developing skills for ongoing
stability. In addition to providing direct client services, CSS staff conducts community outreach, builds and
maintains community partnerships, and provides education to CLS staff on topics including best practices for
working with clients, trauma informed care, and staff resilience.
This position will partner with the Denver Housing Unit (DHU) to provide interdisciplinary services to clients
facing evictions and housing problems. The social worker in this position requires demonstrated high quality
social work skills, empathy, ability to adapt, and self-motivated approach to provide holistic services to clients.
Work in this position will also include direct work with vulnerable clients who may experience mental health
and substance use problems that affect their daily functioning and ability to communicate and complete tasks
related to their legal case. The social worker in this position should feel comfortable meeting clients in the
community, in their homes, and at courthouses. This position will staff a legal clinic in Arapahoe County 1x per
week.
Essential Duties:
them to better navigate the legal process, using the social determinants of health.
counseling, medical and mental health treatment, housing, public benefits, and other social services.
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advocates, government agencies, social service agencies, educational institutions, medical and legal
professionals, and others to help clients understand and navigate systems.
ensure CLS clients are served in meaningful ways beyond the delivery of legal services.
ensure continuity of care. Serve as a liaison with collaborating agencies and other teams within the
organization, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with organizations and groups
who serve our target population.
data collection and statistical tracking of support services provided.
maintaining connections with new resources and community-based partnerships.
and client confidentiality.
informed care, boundary setting, de-escalation methods, and educating non-social workers about the
Client Support Services unit.
Required Qualifications:
individuals with limited English proficiency is required
Preferred Qualifications:
• 1 years' experience working with individuals facing legal problems
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Compensation and Benefits:
We offer a generous plan that includes 100% employer paid premiums for employee health, dental, vision,
life, and long-term disability insurance as well as partial employer paid premiums for spouses/dependents,
based on a sliding scale. We also offer Dependent Care and Medical Flexible spending accounts, a 403(b)
retirement account, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Additionally, CLS offers a $350.00 monthly
stipend (to be used as you choose), generous paid time-off and 12.5 paid holidays per year. CLS values its
employees’ commitment to working hard for the population it serves and recognizes the importance of
work/life balance; therefore, we offer flexible work schedules and hybrid work arrangements as appropriate.
We promote and foster a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and psychologically safe work environment, striving to
be a “Best Place to Work” in Colorado.
How to Apply:
Please email a copy of your resume and cover letter to hiring@colegalserv.org. Please include “BSW Social
Worker - Denver” in the subject line.
Note: Please mention how you heard about the job announcement in your email.
Please no solicitations from recruitment firms.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging:
CLS embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed
to building and retaining a workforce that respects and empowers each individual and represents a variety of
diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply for this
position.
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