Temporary Clinic Lead/Rental Aid Clinics

About the Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) & CED Law 

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:

As an Eviction Diversion Clinic Lead you will be responsible to lead your prospective clinic/s primarily by being the point of contact for all Tenant Advocates scheduled for that clinic and for all partners/staff within the courthouse. A clinic lead can expect to attend the courthouse rental assistance clinic twice per week, keep the clinic stocked with necessary materials, schedule the staff, and report the volume of tenants seen on a weekly basis. A clinic lead supports the supervisor by innovating the rental assistance clinic to best support tenant’s and TA’s needs while maintaining a case processing goal of 6-8 cases per week. 

In this role you will: 

• Lead one or more Rental Aid Clinic in either Adams, Denver, Arapahoe, or El Paso county court or any similar clinic in the Denver Metro area.


•  Foster relationships with and coordination of relevant entities/individuals within the county of focus (partner organization paralegals and attorneys, court staff, CED Law paralegals and attorneys, etc.) 


•  Facilitate staff scheduling and ensure adequate coverage of the Rental Aid Clinic 


•  Train and mentor Tenant Advocates working at the Rental Aid Clinic (please note, these staff may have a separate direct supervisor for weekly supervision) 


•  Work in-person 2-3 days a week at the Rental Aid Clinic and in the organization’s office 


•  Serve as the main contact for case and county specific questions for Tenant Advocates across the organization 


•  Track deadlines and manage calendars for your caseload, occasionally assist with cases from other team members and external partners 


•  Process cases, Gather/collect, review and log required documents and information to support the accurate and timely processing of cases 


•  Create and organize information, and generate reference tools for easy use by teammates and members of adjacent teams 


•  Understand key success measures for your role and submit daily and weekly progress reports 


•  Ensure efficient, accurate and effective administrative information and assistance 


• Participate in CEDP’s ongoing efforts to improve upon existing processes by maintaining openness and curiosity about processes, systems and technologies 

Position Requirements:

•  Minimum of  three to five years of experience in an advocacy, customer service, social services or law related environment, with client-service experience a plus 


• Passion for direct service, working with tenants, low-income folks, and working people, from diverse backgrounds and experience 


• Experience and strong ability to manage relationships strategically 


• Analytical thinker with detail orientation, self-starter with ability to solve problems 


• Demonstrated proficiency working with Customer Relationship Management databases or similar tracking and organizing technologies 


•  Fantastic organizational skills and ability to self-manage and prioritize a complex workload with rapidly changing demands 


• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines,  and efficiently manage high-volume caseload to achieve required case-completion goals 


•  Ability to work independently and as part of a team 


• Strong computer skills and proficient in Google Suite and/or other reporting software such as Microsoft, excel, and PowerPoint. 


• A home office setup that includes a private, quiet place to conduct confidential telephone and video-conference sessions and a computer with reliable access to high-speed internet 


• Deep commitment to equity, racial, social, and economic justice 


• Must have reliable transportation 

Additional Details: 

• Candidates must reside in Colorado, ideally within the greater Denver Metro area. The position includes competitive pay, flexible time off, benefits package (including medical, dental, vision), and 401k. 


•  A competitive salary starting at $60,000 + $2,500 (team lead differential) 


• This is a temporary position until December 31, 2025 


• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis but must be received by May 9, 2025


• The estimated time to complete the recruitment process will be by May 20, 2025


•  As in-person work is required, all employees at CEDP & CED Law are expected to maintain current vaccination status in keeping with CDC recommendations. 


•  CEDP is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment decisions are made without regard of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status