Job Information
Legacy Link Participant Specialist - Employment Case Management in Atlanta, Georgia
Description
DEPARTMENT:SCSEP
ACCOUNTABILITY:Reports to the Assistant Director STATUS:Full-Time, Exempt
ANNUAL SALARY: $47,740.68
JOB SUMMARY: Manages all phases of the Senior Community Services Employment Program for assigned region including enrollments, transfers, placements, host agency recruitment/training, IEPs, and case management.
Clayton, DOL Office Summary:
We are hiring a Participant Specialist based in the Clayton County Department of Labor office. This person is in charge of 14 counties with about 100 trainees on the case load. They have direct reports under them, Participant Assistants, reporting in-person to the office. A Participant Specialist is a traveling senior employment caseworker whose main duty is to drive to the county of the interested applicant and conduct an in-person 60-page application so the person can join our senior job training program. A secondary duty is recruiting non-profit and government agencies to host our job training seniors. Both of these activities require travel, usually 2 days per week in your personal vehicle. We reimburse travel at the IRS Standard Mileage rate. When you arent traveling, youll be working out of the Clayton Department of Labor office. The role is fast-paced and has many competing priorities at once. Legacy Link's operating hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The ultimate goal of the program is to offer meaningful training so that the senior gains unsubsidized employment.
This position REQUIRES travel to regional counties at least 2 times per week in your personal vehicle with mileage reimbursement based on the IRS Standard Mileage rate.
Essential Functions:
Recruitment, enrollment, and management of local senior trainees (SCSEP participants)
Travel at least twice per week to conduct enrollments in regional area (spanning 24 counties)
Ensure performance goals and compliance measures are met by submitting accurate and timely paperwork
Recruitment, training and on-going mentorship to Participant Assistants in assigned office
Development and management of community partnerships, primarily host agencies
Participates as a board member for workforce partners across region
Assists with community outreach and education efforts to grow SCSEP including presentations
Assists with payroll functions for assigned participants
Travel frequently to regional sites with the possibility of overnight stays
Requirements
Additional Areas of Responsibility:
Marketing and recruitment for SCSEP
HIPAA compliance
Education:
Required: High School Diploma and nonprofit, case management, or transferable experience
Preferred: Four-year degree in social service area
Required: Valid Georgia Driver's License
Skills and Experience:
Knowledge of employment services and supportive services in the region
Ability to communicate the goals and objectives of SCSEP to older adults (of various education levels), training site staff, and potential employers
Well-organized and detail-oriented
Proficient computer skills with emphasis on accuracy of data captured
Problem-solving skills
Ability to follow instructions (frequently coming by email)
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, on a case-by case basis.
Local and regional travel required two times per week with some overnight stays
Required to inspect and safely operate a motor vehicle in a wide range of weather and traffic conditions
Regularly required to use hands to write, use a computer, operate a motor vehicle, use a hand-held device and telephone, and manipulate documents
Regularly required to read d cuments and write neatly, legibly, and transcribe accurate information and numbers/values
Employee continually engages in activities that require talking and hearing
Frequent: Standing, sitting, walking, repetitive use of hands, simple grasping and fine hand manipulation, pushing and pulling with hand(s). Occasionally required to reach above shoulder level
Must be able to lift and/or move up to 11 pounds, and occasionally 25 pounds (When lifting more than 25 pounds, two or more people are required to lift the load.)
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, on a case-by-case basis.
Temperature ranges from normal indoor climate-controlled environment in buildings or vehicles, various outdoor conditions and temperature extreme encountered during travel, and unpredictable indoor environmental conditions encountered in off-site locations.
Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions when traveling.
May be subjected to clients with communicable diseases, or may be exposed to potentially infectious materials or other conditions at job sites or other locations, which may include (but are not limited to) poor air quality, mold, mildew, fungus, exposure to cigarette smoke, etc.
May be required to walk on uneven terrain.
May be required to travel to community areas that are potentially dangerous, or to isolated rural locations.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.
The Legacy Link, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Benefits:
401(k) and 401(k) matching
Dental, Health, Life, and Vision insurance
Paid time off
Employee assistance program