Self- Sufficiency Specialist II - Service Worker

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• Case Management of VIEW/SNAP E&T caseload
• Conducts assessment interviews to determine employability and to identify employment barriers
• Prioritize needs and develops target dates for the completion of objective
• Administers and interprets assessment results to include re‑assessments at prescribed intervals
• Assists with job search development, retention and career counseling
• Conducts presentations to groups and is involved in other public relations activities to promote the overall employment services program
• Serves as essential personnel during disasters.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Conducts assessments of client employability, and develops and implements employment plans.
• Coordinates and contracts with manpower/public agencies/community for appropriate services for clients and to promote available programs; coordinates, monitors, and evaluates service delivery.
• Assigns client to employment program activities, and monitors progress throughout program participation.
• Conducts group sessions to provide employment skills information and training; provides job counseling and resource matching and referrals.
• Performs case management, maintaining files through data entry, written narratives, and scheduling and sending of appointment letters, notices of sanction, and miscellaneous mail.
• Develops work sites and maintains contact with work site supervisors.
• Provides information to other agency staff to ensure compliance with program requirements; requests information on closed and sanctioned cases for payment reductions for savings to the program.
• Assists clients with placement into unsubsidized employment, providing supportive services when necessary.
• Maintains records for area of responsibility; compiles information/data and prepares periodic and special reports.
• Performs routine office tasks such as typing correspondence, data entry, filing, faxing, telephoning, and photocopying.
• Attends unit, staff, and team meetings to exchange information.

VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in sociology, psychology, social work, or a closely related field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
In addition to satisfying the vocational/education standards, this class requires a minimum of six months of related experience.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
Requires a valid driver’s license and a driving record that is in compliance with City Driving Standards.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short‑term department needs and/or City‑wide emergencies.

• One or more years of case management experience working with Employment and Training (ET) or Virginia Initiative for Education and Work program (VIEW) program.
• Employment services experience working in a public Social Services agency.
• Establishes and monitors self‑sufficiency goals through information and assessment of customer background.
• Monitors case reports/records in accordance with regulations. Explains the childcare program and makes assessments of customer needs.