Financial Stability Specialist/EC

Catholic Charities; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities in Hartford, CT seeks a Financial Stability Specialist/EC to support low-income families through financial coaching and entrepreneurship guidance. The role involves coordinating services, assisting with resumes, and connecting participants to income supports as part of a two-generation approach.

You will work with families in a participant-centered program, addressing barriers and collaborating with community partners to ensure access to services and benefits in a timely

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in social work, human services, career development or related field preferred and/or 3–5 years of experience.
• Training in personal finances and coaching desired; willing to obtain within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Recruit eligible participants in alignment with enrollment goals.
• Perform holistic eligibility, enrollment & assessment to develop a family success plan.
• Braiding programs across employment services, financial coaching and income supports.
• Provide case coordination for participants in Financial Stability/Entrepreneurship programs.
• Assist with resume writing and interview preparation as needed.
• Develop strategies with families to overcome barriers like housing, healthcare, childcare, transportation.

Skills

Engage low income families

One-on-one coaching

Group facilitation

Report writing

Communication skills

Education

Associate’s degree in social work / human services / related field

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

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Financial Stability Specialist/EC

Full Time Asylum Hill FC, Hartford, CT, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1358

Salary Range: $21.98 To $24.72 Hourly

POSITION SUMMARY:

Catholic Charities’ (CC) Financial Stability and Entrepreneurship Program offers extremely low-income (up to the ALICE survival budget), previously unemployed and underemployed individuals with financial coaching and/or guidance and connections to income supports grounded in a participant-centered, to include assistance with entrepreneurial alignment/identification and enrollment with a two-generation approach.

The Financial Stability Specialist/Entrepreneurship Coordinator works closely with Family Center staff and administration, providing direct services and representing CC’s Financial Stability and Entrepreneurship program as appropriate in community and partnership meetings.

GENERAL DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recruit eligible participants in alignment with enrollment goals
• Perform holistic eligibility, enrollment & assessment process that considers each family’s needs in order to develop a family success plan.
• Based on the family’s goals set forth in their plan, works with families to intentionally braid together programs and activities in the three core areas: employment services, financial coaching and connections to income supports.
• Provide overall case coordination for families enrolled in the Financial Stability or Entrepreneurship program
• With families, seek solutions to life barriers including but not limited to housing, healthcare, childcare and transportation
• Working in partnership with families, identifies resources for support and develops strategies for overcoming obstacles to success
• Ensures all participants are screened for a range of eligible benefits and income supports
• Provides one on one financial coaching which engages participants for 3 to 6 months and/or recruits partners to provide this service
• Monitor individual and program results including tracking of demographic and outcome data
• Work collaboratively with community partners to assure families access to services
• Ensures all required documentation related to this position is completed in a thorough and timely manner
• Additional duties as assigned
• Recruit eligible participants in alignment with enrollment goals
• Perform holistic eligibility, enrollment & assessment process that considers each family’s needs in order to develop a family success plan.
• Assist Entrepreneurial facilitator with business plan development
• Assist program participants with resume writing
• Aligning program participants with business opportunities
• Provide program participants with employment interview preparation as requested

PQI Functions:

• Ensure the consistent accurate collection of the data
• Identify patterns and trends for program
• Use results of data to inform supervisor of trends that may impact services

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s degree in social work, human services, career development or related field preferred and/or at least 3-5 years of professional experience or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Additional training in personal finances and coaching is also strongly desired. Candidates without this training must be willing to obtain additional training in personal finances and coaching within 6 months of hire and engage in continuing education.
• Ability to successfully engage low income families and help families to identify realistic goals/expectations
• Proficiency working in one-on-one and group situations with families
• Attitude of optimism and ability to inspire confidence

Strong written and verbal communication skills including report writing, developing training materials and communications with families as well as project partners

Able to present in small groups and/or experience in-group facilitation.

Proficient in Word, Excel and Outlook. Proven ability to embrace new technology and software.