Colorado Nonprofit Association

Bilingual Clinician

Our mission

We partner with low-income and working people to build economic and racial equity. We do this by confronting economic abuse and investing in community wealth. We use an ever-evolving set of legal, economic and advocacy tools to challenge and dismantle unjust systems, building quickly towards a world where all people have what they need to live and thrive.

Our Organization

The Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) is a Colorado-based nonprofit. Launched in 2020 as the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project, our organization was formed to keep our neighbors housed during the pandemic. Working with clients, we built a “one-stop-shop” approach to eviction, foreclosure, and homelessness prevention that centers the legal and financial needs of housing-insecure families and uses a variety of tools to keep them housed.

Our team now serves more than 1,000 people per month, bringing together housing lawyers, economists, data analysts, policy-experts, organizers, and technologists to serve our clients. We have served more than 50,000 low-income Coloradans across 45 counties, distributing over $200 million in emergency assistance. We have also contributed to the passage of major legislation to prevent eviction, stop economic abuse, and make credit and life-saving medication cheaper. CEDP’s model has been cited as a best practice by White House, HUD, the Urban Institute, and in the media.

Building on our work to stop evictions, CEDP has further expanded its integrated services model to include disaster response, predatory towing, debt collection, benefit access & navigation, long-term rental assistance, and homelessness response. Similar to CEDP’s work on rental housing, these efforts offer a continuum of care that includes navigation and advisory services, targeted payments, legal support, and the ability to participate in advocacy.

More about the Role:

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated licensed clinician to serve as a Bilingual Clinician I providing vital support and assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness and housing instability, with a specific focus on those facing challenges related to behavioral health issues.  As a Bilingual Clinician I, you will play a crucial role in helping individuals maintain or transition into stable housing and improve their overall well-being. Your primary responsibilities will include developing personalized care plans, coordinating services, and advocating for clients’ needs.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in social work, along with excellent communication skills and a deep commitment to serving vulnerable populations. You will conduct comprehensive assessments to understand the individual’s behavioral health symptoms and any underlying factors contributing to their challenges with being housed or housing stabilization.

In this role you will:

• Perform thorough assessments to identify clients’ needs, mental health concerns, housing barriers, and other challenges affecting their well-being. 
• Develop individualized treatment plans, tailoring interventions and goals to the specific needs, preferences, and readiness for change.
• Coordinate services and referrals: Connect clients with appropriate community resources, such as substance abuse treatment programs, mental health services, and medical care. Coordinate and monitor the provision of these services to ensure continuity of care. 
• Provide psychoeducation and skill building to case managers, housing navigators and in-house lawyers on behavioral health topics, equipping them with knowledge and skills to better understand and support our clients in these areas.
• Work collaboratively with our traditional case managers, housing and resource navigators in fostering a multidisciplinary approach to care. 
• Participate in case conferences and joint planning sessions to ensure an individualized holistic approach for each client, supporting their healing from the traumas of forced displacement and housing insecurity
• Participates in crisis intervention for program clients, including assessing for and assisting with placing mental health holds when clinically indicated
• Complete 40-50 assessments per month. 
• Offer ongoing emotional support and guidance to clients, helping them navigate challenges, build resilience, and develop healthy coping mechanisms. Utilize evidence-based practices and motivational interviewing techniques to promote positive change. 
• Document all clinical services in a timely and complete fashion.

Position Requirements:

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related field; licensed LCSW or LPC.
• Previous experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care, harm reduction principles, and evidence-based practices in substance abuse treatment and mental health.  
• Familiarity with community resources, housing programs, and support services for homeless individuals. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish rapport and trust with clients from diverse backgrounds. 
• Strong organizational and time management abilities to effectively handle a caseload and meet deadlines. 
• Empathy, patience, and the ability to remain calm and supportive in challenging situations. 
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish is required.
• Proficiency in documentation and record-keeping.