Denver Hosts Hiring Event for Bilingual Staff to Work in Shelters

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston joined city officials on Tuesday to announce an urgent citywide effort to hire bilingual team members to support the city’s migrant shelter operations.

In recent weeks, Denver has seen a continued influx of migrants arriving in our city, with families and children being dropped off by buses in the middle of the night amid below-freezing conditions. The city’s most significant need is staff to support the shelter and resource navigation operations.

To continue this critical work, the City and County of Denver’s Office of Human Resources (OHR) is hosting a one-day hiring event on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023; Session 1: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and Session 2: 1 – 5:00 p.m. will be held at the Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver.

City team members will interview and hire on-call staff members to work in support roles at emergency migrant shelter locations. There is an urgent need for bilingual candidates to apply and all candidates are encouraged to pre-register for the event at www.denvergov.org. Individuals should bring original copies of their I-9 documents and, if selected after a screening and interview, will be offered a position and complete the hiring process on the same day.

Positions will support migrants arriving to Denver through resource navigation, maintaining the shelter, preparing and delivering food and supplies, and more. The City is looking to hire more than 150 on-call employees who will earn between $25-32/hour for a minimum of 24 hours to 39 hours weekly.

People interested in these roles can register for the hiring event and pre-fill out an application at Denver Hiring Event. Additional details including what to bring and what the role entails are also available online.