Employment Specialist Jobs

Wage/Salary: $42,000 - $52,000

Position Summary:

At Families Forward, Employment Specialists provide exemplary employment-focused case management services to assist individuals receiving TANF benefits to address barriers and to achieve employment goals. Caseload includes individuals considered "job-ready" and those with medical barriers.

Essential Job Functions:

• Represents Fedcap with all stakeholders and in the community in a positive and professional manner.
• Conducts comprehensive intakes to assist participants with understanding and exploring their needs, strengths, interest, aptitudes, experience, and capabilities.
• Secures releases and builds effective communication with their participant's medical, behavioral health and other providers.
• Contacts and reschedule participants who miss appointments with them.
• Establishes trust and rapport with program participants.
• Makes request for needed supports services (childcare, transportation, educational services, and others) to the Office Family Independence (OFI) Support Services Unit in accordance with policies and procedures to assist participants with achieving requirements of their FCA.
• Builds effective partnerships with external providers to ensure that participants have access to and utilize needed services and supports.
• Runs reports in FedcapCARES and uses data to plan daily and weekly tasks.
• Partners with participants to jointly develop a service plan known as a Family Contract Amendment (FCA) which outlines their short-term and long-term employment and other goals which are consistent with their skills, interests, and preference as they related to work.
• May work with a targeted caseload focusing on a specific group or group such as two-parent families, individuals enrolled in higher education, and others.
• Upholds all agency policies and expectations in performing their job.
• Maintains exceptional record keeping and documents all communication and contact with participants and external partners in FedcapCARES.
• Meets regularly with participants (minimum once a month) on their caseload, documents progress towards goals and provides ongoing orientation to ensure that participants are clear on their TANF and program requirements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities.