Financial Education Coordinator Job

Employer Name: New Life Corporation	SpiderID: 2930462
Location: New Haven, Connecticut	Date Posted: 10/22/2009
Wage: Mid 30's	Category: Business/Management
Job Code:
Number Of Openings: 1

Job Description:
Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Ensure the availability and accessibility of financial literacy courses and workshops throughout the region.
a. Work with statewide coordinator to develop course offerings that address the needs of low-income and older adult populations.
b. Recruit, screen and monitor volunteer instructors and proposed curricula and materials. Ensure a diversity of instructors who are culturally- and economically competent to meet the needs of target populations.
c. Coordinate local schedule and logistics to ensure financial literacy courses are available to meet the needs of the target population throughout the region.
d. Ensure financial literacy courses in languages relevant to the target population in the region, and that they meet the needs of disabled and other special populations.

2. Coordinate outreach and recruitment of low-income and older adult residents of the region for financial education.
a. Work with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Assistance for the Elderly (TCE) sites to promote financial literacy programs to the target population.
b. Work with local resident, parent, church, civic and other organizations to promote financial education offerings.
c. Develop relationships with and market financial literacy programs to other community and faith-based groups and agencies to encourage the target population�s participation in financial education.
d. Provide follow to 211 referrals and coordinate registration with 211.
e. Solicit feedback from clients to ensure program meets their needs.

3. Ensure one-on-one counseling is available to the target population.
a. As needed, provide individualized assistance to participants particularly in areas including credit counseling, debt reduction counseling, money management and other problem areas.
b. Establish and maintain relationships with local providers of financial, credit and homeownership counseling services.
c. Provide information about and referrals to free financial counseling or coaching, credit counseling, housing counseling for first time homebuyers, mortgage delinquency counseling and other one-on-one services available to low-income and elderly residents.

4. Ensure programs are results-oriented. Track, monitor and report on program outcomes. Assist in the development of outcome measures.

5. In-put all relative client information into the Efforts-to-Outcome (ETO) web based client management system working directly with the Program Services Manager to assure proper documentation and extraction of student, instructor and participating organization(s) data.

6. Recommends program enhancements and/or complementary programming. Conducts planning necessary to ensure smooth implementation of program plans.

7. Communicate regularly with peers, other community groups and financial institutions to raise awareness of programs.

8. Seek out opportunities for programs to collaborate that will enhance services and/or open new opportunities.

9. Participate in regular statewide collaborative meetings and prepare reports to collaborative.

10. All duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
Education and Experience Required: Bachelor�s degree in human services, business, marketing or related field and a minimum of 2 years experience working with individuals on financial issues. Proven ability to organize and execute outreach and marketing plans. Applicant should have strong organizational and leadership skills. Good verbal and written communication skills. Experience working with people from a variety of cultural and economic backgrounds. Have the ability to work with the public, volunteers, stakeholders and partners in a helpful supportive manner. Have familiarity with the community and with community resources. Must have computer skills; Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish).

References required.

Job Criteria:
Start Date: 11//01/2009
Position Type: Full-Time Permanent
Years of Experience Required: 2
Education Required: Bachelors
Overnight Travel:
Vacation Time:

Company Profile:
New Life Corporation is a non-profit organization serving low and moderate income families in the Greater New Haven area. Its purpose is to assist families increase their economic security through a combination of workforce development, financial education, and asset-building services in order to create better conditions for families and their children. New Life works with families and individuals to increase their income levels by connecting them to better-paying employment, and teaching them the skills needed to better manager their money and reduce their dependence on predatory financial services.

Contact Information:

Contact Name: Ariel Martinez	Company Type: Employer
Company: New Life Corporation

City: New Haven
State: Connecticut
Zip: 06519

Web Site: http://newlifecorp.org