Primary Duties: Assist qualifying low-income families with Services Programs.
Qualifications: High School diploma (GED); 1 yr. experience serving low-income or elderly.
Must have current driver's license and proper vehicle insurance coverage. Must comply with background screening.
Summary: Assist the Community Services Specialist in implementation and operation of Community Service Programs in accordance with the guidelines and budget requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
*Understand the programs funded under the Community Service Programs and assist in monitoring operations to ensure correct procedures, guidelines and goals are accomplished.
*Must be able to work with economically disadvantaged people.
*Receive telephone calls and provide appropriate information.
*Take applications for service, verify eligibility and obtain necessary documentation.
*Maintain complete and accurate record on each participant.
*Check, verify, and code all vouchers for payment and file records, reports, and correspondence.
*Prepare reports, correspondence, forms, press releases and other material as assigned.
*Attend meetings, workshops and seminars that will enhance job performance as needed.
*Be computer literate and enter data into computer as required.
*Work closely with other agencies to assist the economically disadvantaged.
*Attendance is essential to this position.
*Understand and respect Chain of Command.
*Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor in keeping with the best interest of the agency.
Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
