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 or 6 months experience in interviewing techniques, and 1 course or 6 months experience; or completion of 2 years of technical education in behavioral science or social science, 1 course or 6 months experience in interviewing techniques, and 1 course of 6 months experience in typing, keyboarding, or word processing; or 2 courses or 1 year of experience in behavioral science, social science, or customer service techniques, 1 course or 6 months experience in business mathematics, 1 course or 6 months experience in business English, 1 course or 6 months experience in interviewing techniques, and 1 course or 6 months experience in typing, keyboarding or word processing; or education, training and/or experience in an amount equal to the Minimum Qualifications stated above.

Selection Procedure:       Resumes and Interviews

Submit Cover Letter

and Resume To:                Butler County Commissioners Personnel Office

(please indicate Job              315 High Street, Suite 640

Title in Cover Letter)              Hamilton, OH 45011

                                               Or by email to: amy.miller@jfs.ohio.gov

                                                                       (please indicate Job Title in subject line)

BUTLER COUNTY WILL CONSIDER INTERNAL APPLICANTS PRIOR TO EXTERNAL APPLICANTS

Pursuant to the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Butler County will consider all qualified applicants for employment, including persons with disabilities. The applicant must be able to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation. Upon the request of any qualified applicant, this office will evaluate any reasonable accommodation that may be needed to enable a disabled person to participate in the application process or perform these essential duties.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER