About Our Job

With competitive pay great benefits and endless opportunities working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose for you and those who benefit from your passion skills and expertise. Join our diverse inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver Denver.

What We Offer
The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The target salary range for this position is $26.84 - $33.55. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year 11 paid holidays 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location
The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed at a job site several days a week and off-site as this position you can expect to work onsite at Denver Human Services located at 1200 Federal Blvd Denver CO 80204 3 days per week and offsite 2 days per week. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

Who We Are & What Youll Do
Denver Human Services provides support to one in three Denver residents. We envision a healthy community where people are connected supported safe and well. Our services includefood cash and medical benefitschild support and veteran services child welfare and adult protection workopportunities and more. If you are committed to supporting the health and strength of the community and want to be a part of an engaged workplacewed love to work with you!

Division of Economic Security:
Through our Economic Security Division (ESD) Denver Human Services seeks to engage residents in strengthening economic well-being and mobility across their lifespan. By leveraging the resources of Denver Human Services programs and a network of community partnerships Economic Security provides a holistic approach to service delivery in order to assist customers in the ability to foresee crisis as well as adapt to and leverage changing life conditions to their advantage.

The Economic Security Division is comprised of the following program areas: Colorado Works Workforce Development SNAP to Success (Denvers name for Employment First) Childcare Assistance Program (CCAP) and Child Support Services (CSS).

Specifically the Colorado Works Case Management Specialist will engage with Colorado Works participants in a continuum of employment centered services which include :

• Facilitating individual and family assessments that help identify strengths and barriers to employment success
• Identifying short and long-term goals that are specific and attainable and provide a path off of public assistance
• Developing collaborative individual plans with the customer that takes family needs into consideration
• Supporting the customers circumstances and choices and offering them information about agency and community-based resources
• Monitoring customer progress by acknowledging and celebrating their success
• Coordinating with staff to provide initial and ongoing financial eligibility for program benefits when necessary

What Youll Bring
We value diversity of ethnicity race socioeconomic status sexual identity gender religion language ability and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. Youll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself your work the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience skills and characteristics:

• Excellent soft skills in motivational interviewing organizing planning and monitoring customer progress
• The ability to work effectively with other employees agencies and the public
• Exceptional communication (oral written) and interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and lifestyles
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Experience with the Colorado Benefits Management System- CBMS and Denvers Work Management System (WMS)
• Experience with the Colorado Works program or working with vulnerable populations

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Graduation from high school or the possession of a GED HiSET or TASC Certificate
• Experience Requirement: Four (4) years of experience performing intake including assessing and identifying client strengths and needs and providing referrals for assistance
• Education/Experience Equivalency: A combination of appropriate education and experience may be substituted for the minimum education and experience requirements

Application Deadline
This position is expected to stay open until 2/6/2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 2/6/2026 at 11:59pm to ensure consideration.

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The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability genetic information age or any other status protected under federal state and/or local law.

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance sign language interpretation real-time captioning via CART or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you please contact with three business days notice.

Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

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