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Self-Sufficiency Employment Specialist

Date 9/23/2024

REPORTS TO: PARTNERSHIP MANAGER

POSITION SUMMARY: A position focused on outreach, recruiting, coaching and supporting clients for the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program. Encourage clients to increase their earned income while advancing their long-term goals. Assist clients with identifying their basic needs and barriers to employment, establish goals toward financial self-sufficiency. Recommend services, education, and training to meet their needs. Establish employment and service provider partnerships for participant referrals. Document and report participant and program outcomes.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Outreach and Recruitment
Develop and implement creative marketing and community outreach strategies for NHA clients relating to the FSS program.

2. Goal Building and Participant Support
• Work with participants to develop a five-year plan to advance client's self-sufficiency and employment goals which may include financial literacy (savings and building credit) and home ownership readiness.
• Encourage participants to achieve financial self-sufficiency toward their goals while removing and resolving barriers.
• Maintain regular contact with each participant to ensure progress is being made toward their established goals and adjust as needed.

3. Employment Services and Program Referrals
• Serve as job developer. Locate job openings for residents based on their individual skills, abilities and interest.
• Establish and maintain employment and service provider partnerships for program referrals including employers, community organizations, businesses, and health and wellness providers.
• Schedule and promote programs and workshops related to education, financial literacy, home ownership, employment, and health and wellness.

4. Program Monitoring and Reporting
Utilize NHA's tenant management system, HUD software systems, MS Excel and other software tools to track, update and monitor participation and program outcomes on individual and agency-wide basis, preparing reports as necessary.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
1. Bilingual Spanish and/or Creole preferred.
2. Ability to manage large caseload of families with diverse needs.
3. Experience with social media outreach preferred.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
1. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in a social science, human services, counseling, or a related field.
2. Minimum of three (3) years of experience in an area directly related to position.
3. Extensive experience in an area directly related to the position may substitute for the college degree requirements, provided candidate for position can demonstrate that he/she has satisfactorily completed at least two (2) years of college.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must be bondable.
2. Possession of a valid State of Connecticut Driver's License.