Self-Sufficiency Specialist - Part Time

• Locations 135 Hall Avenue, Suite B , , Suffolk, VA, 23434, US
• Apply Before 03/23/2026, 03:55 AM
• Degree Level High School Graduate
• Job Schedule Part time
• Minimum Salary $23.78
• Maximum Salary $37.41
• DSS Primary Work Location Suffolk City

DESCRIPTION:

Job opens: 03/06/2026

Job closes: 03/22/2026

Develop and facilitate job readiness classes, covering required job readiness subjects. Such as but not limited to workplace etiquette, conflict resolution, and career advancement.

Provide ongoing support to clients upon employment, assisting with workplace challenges, conflict resolution, and skill development. Develop job-search skills (résumé writing, interview preparation, etc.). Offer ongoing support and coaching to clients throughout the job search process, including assistance in networking, job applications, and access to training opportunities. Job Development:
Cultivate relationships with employers and community organizations to identify job opportunities for clients. Match clients' skills, interests, and qualifications to suitable job openings and act as a liaison between clients and employers.

Coordinate job placements, including arranging interviews, conducting follow-up meetings, and supporting clients during the transition into employment.

Monitor clients' progress in their new positions, ensuring job satisfaction and addressing any concerns that may arise. Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify clients' education, skills, interests, and employment goals. Develop individualized employment plans in collaboration with clients, identifying potential barriers and proposing strategies to overcome them. Provide career counseling and guidance, helping clients explore career options and negotiate job offers, ensuring fair compensation and appropriate accommodations, if necessary.

Employment Placement and Retention:
Reporting and Documentation:
Maintain accurate and up-to-date VIEW records of client interactions, services provided, and employment outcomes (placements, retention rates, etc.). Job follow ups and work participation. Generate reports on client progress and program effectiveness, identifying areas for improvement and recommending modifications to enhance outcomes. Employee must exercise considerable tact, courtesy, and discretion in contact with program applicants and the public. Reports to the Self Sufficiency Supervisor.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitate and maintain job readiness training classes and coordinate services to assure efficient and effective service delivery and to meet program goals for client referral, placement, participation and transition.
• Notifies participants of adverse action to be taken against Social Services benefits in cases of failure to comply with program rules, regulations and/or requirements; initiates sanction procedures in such cases; notifies appropriate departmental personnel of changes in participants' households affecting eligibility or participation in program. Identifies instances of fraud and makes appropriate referrals and contacts.
• Performs a wide variety of administrative duties associated with case management, record keeping and reporting of assigned clients and programs to include: composing and typing correspondence and forms; planning and organizing caseload and establishing priorities; maintaining records and submitting reports, records, and other documentation required by local, State and federal governing agencies; utilizing automated information systems to maintain and retrieve information;
  
  ensuring confidentiality of records and files.
• Answers the telephone and directs phone calls to appropriate personnel.
• Performs employment intake as a part of the client orientation, including assessing experience, strengths, knowledge, skills, abilities, and limitations of clients.
• Develops employment plan, self-sufficiency plan and required measurable goals, objectives, strategies, and time frames for achievement.
• Works with clients to address barriers to employment and identify and make use of appropriate community resources. Maintains detailed case notes of services provided.
• Provides team support to Self Sufficiency Specialist VIEW/Child care unit.
• Works with businesses and industry to develop potential employment and training opportunities for clients.
• Fosters strong working relationships with businesses, community-based organizations, and partner agencies. Provides consistent…