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Position Summary:

The Financial Counselor is responsible for providing assistance to Jobs-Plus members in setting personal financial goals and developing strategies to achieve those goals, accessing safe and affordable financial services, building assets, navigating the often-complex territory of debt management and credit building, and addressing financial emergencies. Serves as a mentor, liaison and troubleshooter based on the members’ career plans

What You'll Do:

+ Coordinate with the Career Development Specialists to assist members in understanding and exploring available financial options available to increase financial security.

+ Understand and explains the benefits of NYCHA rent incentives and Earned Income Tax Credit to members.

+ Assist Members with opening up bank accounts, improving credit scores, decreasing debt and increasing savings.

+ Explain the importance of child support, conducts child support assessments and makes referrals to HRA’s Office of Child Support Services, as necessary.

+ Coordinate with the Career Development Specialists regarding financial issues that adversely impact the member’s engagement and completion of career plan goals.

+ Coordinate with the Career Development Specialists to outreach to members who have difficulty with maintaining engagement in training programs.

+ Provide services in a flexible manner according to member’s schedule to maintain engagement and completion of programs.

+ Stress urgency and ownership, guiding members through a learn-by-doing process during their program engagement.

Your Responsabilities Include:

+ Develop collaborative relationships with local financial institutions and hosts at least two monthly finance events or workshops.

+ Utilize the Single Stop USA, Inc. (SS) benefit screening platform to determine the benefits available and assists the member in obtaining desired benefits.

+ Work with the Career Development Specialists and Community Coaches to provide outreach to members who fail to report to an appointment to identify and help address and underlying issues to encourage member to re-engage.

+ Observe all policies and procedures and attends all quarterly Office of Financial Empowerment trainings.

+ Document activities, participation, progress and completion of training programs in the case records and both HRA Salesforce and FedcapCARES™ computer system.

You're a Great Fit For this Role If:

+ You have a Bachelor’s degree in public administration or a related field, such as psychology, education, social work, vocational rehabilitation, or occupational rehabilitation from an accredited institution.

+ You bring a minimum of 2 years successful work experience in finance, financial education, financial planning, social work, coaching/mentoring, teaching, or other related field, and capacity (including language skills) to serve the program’s population.

+ You are familiar with social and human services organizations a plus.

+ The ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and be sensitive to maintaining confidentiality.

+ Are Highly organized and detail oriented.

+ Proficient in Microsoft Office.

+ Have experience working with public assistance recipients, formerly incarcerated individuals and those affected by the challenges associated with poverty.

Compensation:

$24.05-$27.41