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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
Working with clients, we built a deeply integrated 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 Temporary Bilingual CARE Agent Role:
Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) seeks qualified candidates with exceptional ability to work with advanced communication technology to respond to inbound phone, chat, text, email, and voicemail inquiries regarding a variety of housing programs across the state of Colorado. To further ensure success, candidates are expected to work comfortably under deadline pressure. You must have strong written and verbal skills as well as the ability to collaborate with peers and managers to adapt and improve new processes. Top candidates will be familiar with basic housing, rental principles, mortgage principles, and have good time management and organizing skills.
As a CARE Center Agent, you'll play a vital role in providing assistance and support to housing-insecure families facing eviction and foreclosure. Collaborate with our dynamic team to respond to inquiries and troubleshoot housing assistance applications through various communication channels.
In this role you will:
- Respond promptly and efficiently to inbound email, chat, text, and phone communications, utilizing advanced tools to assist customers and address complex housing assistance needs.
- Employ cutting-edge technologies, such as Google Suite, Microsoft 365, Dialpad, Hubspot, and Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, to ensure accurate communication and reporting.
- Organize client files in an online database, track deadlines, and manage calendars for caseload and team collaboration.
- Collect, review, and log essential documents to support accurate and timely case processing.
- Understand and uphold key success measures for your role, submitting regular progress reports.
- Maintain accurate and updated databases and tracking systems, providing efficient administrative support.
The successful candidate will have:
- Fluency in written and spoken Spanish and English
- Experience working with diverse communities and a demonstrated passion for social impact and justice.
- Adaptability in a fast-paced, all-hands-on-deck environment with strong interpersonal skills for collaborative teamwork.
- Familiarity with call center environments, including the ability to handle high call volumes and maintain a positive customer experience
- Maintain a monthly average of 30+ calls per day and an average handle time of <10 minutes. With the ability to maintain an adherence and attendance rate of 85%+.
- Intermediate or higher computer proficiency, including ability to multi-task in multiple applications and comfortability with fast-paced instant messaging communication, basic CRM knowledge, and efficient system navigation
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
- Comfortable navigating and thriving in a remote work environment.
- Analytical thinker with attention to detail and ability to initiate solutions under limited supervision.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks within a dynamic setting
Position Requirements:
- Bilingual in English and Spanish required
- 1-2 years of experience in a call center environment within a customer service or technical support role.
- Proven proficiency in utilizing Customer Relationship Management databases or similar organizational technologies.
- Availability during customer service center hours: 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday.
- Home office setup for remote work while maintaining confidentiality as required by our programs.
Additional Details:
- Candidates must reside in Colorado, ideally within the greater Denver Metro area. The position includes competitive pay, flexible time off, a benefits package (including medical, dental, vision), and 401k.
- This a temporary full time position through May 31, 2025
- A competitive hourly rate of $28.99
- Employees who utilize two languages or more at work are eligible for a $2,000 salary differential per year added to the salary grade listed above. Language assessment will be conducted by the organization as a requirement to receive the differential
- All employees receive a technology stipend of $720 per year
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis but must be received by January 24th, 2025
- The estimated time to complete the recruitment process will be by February 1st, 2025
- As in-person work is sometimes 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 to 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.
