Eligibility Referral Specialist 2 - Career Advisor

Agency: Butler County Department of Job & Family Services -- Ohio Means Jobs Job Title: Eligibility Referral Specialist 2 -- Career Advisor (02:34103) Classified X Unclassified ? Bargaining Unit Yes X No ? Overtime Exempt Yes ? No X Starting Salary: $20.88/hour Work Location: 101 Knightsbridge Drive Hours of Work: 40 hours/week 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Essential Functions: · Interviews clients and their representatives in the office or field to determine initial eligibility for public assistance programs; OR completes initial assessment and reassessments of WIOA participants; AND refers clients to community and government agencies as appropriate, contacts third party sources when necessary to verify client information AND Promotes self-sufficiency and the dignity of work through individual and group career exploration and employment barrier identification ; provides information related to in-demand careers, training and education options, and labor market information; conducts outreach with "hard to serve" populations including those within the court system, treatment centers, and correctional facilities; engages employed individuals in follow up services and job loss prevention; maintains relationships with training and education providers as well as employers; refers applicants to services such as vocational counseling, literacy or language instruction, transportation assistance, vocational training and child care; provides career coaching and case management that result in improved competitiveness, sustained job placement and self-sufficient pathways within the current job market. · Writes and completes required agency and income maintenance/investigations/WIOA forms, computes financial budgets for applicants, certifies applicant as eligible or ineligible for public assistance programs and WIOA programs, writes and completes required reports, forms, case records, correspondence maintains files AND records case management, documentation and support services using OWCMS (Ohio's Workforce Case Management System) software. · Attends conferences, and training sessions, hearings, and meetings to receive information pertaining to public assistance programs and operations and related fields. Performs other duties related to public assistance, WIOA, or investigations program operations as assigned. Required Qualifications: 1-year experience as an Eligibility/Referral Specialist 1; or 2 years' experience as Unit Support Worker 2; or completion of undergraduate major core coursework in behavioral science, social science or education, 1 course