Family Advancement Eligibility Specialist

Job Summary:

As a Family Advancement Eligibility Specialist, your primary responsibility will be to meet with families, assess their needs, and provide support tailored to their specific requirements. You will be a crucial link between families and the resources available to them, both within our agency and through external organizations. Your role includes guiding families and consumers in setting goals, coordinating educational opportunities, and assisting with various applications. You will play a vital role in creating a supportive community for families, ensuring they have access to the services they need. In addition to this, you will engage in data collection and reporting to monitor consumer progress and offer continuity of care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Meet with families to conduct assessments and determine consumer and family needs.
• Develop personalized Family Advancement Plans based on consumer needs and update them quarterly.
• Connect families to relevant resources within our agency and in collaboration with external agencies.
• Help families and consumers set and achieve goals, acting as an accountability partner.
• Coordinate consumers' access to GED and ESL resources.
• Assist families with job applications, school registration, scholarship applications, and housing applications.
• Conduct tours as needed for partners and stakeholders.
• Establish partnerships with other organizations to expand resources and support.
• Create surveys, collect data, track consumer progress, and report within the VOP (Veteran Outreach Program).
• Provide welfare checks to families connected to VOP to ensure continuity of care.
• Engage in consumer outreach with families through email communication about upcoming community events, opportunities, and resources.
• Promote and connect families to a continuum of our programs.
• Distribute food, clothes, and household items to families in need.
• Mentor families in the program as well as staff members.
• Refer consumers and scholars to mental health support and medical services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

• Able to pass and maintain all required DHR (Department of Human Resources) and State of Alabama childcare requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in Social work (other degrees considered with relevant experience)
• Must be able to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to lift up to 30 pounds as necessary.
• Ability to handle stressful situations with sensitivity and confidentiality.
• Willingness to work outside normal business hours on occasion to meet program needs.

Perks for working with the Village:

Paid time off (PTO) available immediately

Sick Time (Separate from PTO)

Scheduled days off during holidays and other school breaks

100% Company paid health insurance for employees (BCBS)

100% Company paid dental insurance for employees.

Company Paid life insurance.

Multiple Voluntary benefits including vision, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, voluntary life insurance, short term and long term disability insurance.