College: DCC

Department: Student Affairs

Sub department: VC for Student Affairs

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Administrative/Staff (Grant Funded)

Duties and Responsibilities: Responsible for providing financial planning to students and for integrating the delivery of financial counseling services with the other Single Stop services-legal counseling, benefits screening and application assistance, and tax preparation-and with the other services and departments at the college. In addition, she/he will assist the Coordinator in outreach and benefits counseling. She/he must have experience providing counseling services to target client populations. Strong communication and language skills are necessary.

Required Education: Bachelor's Degree of Social Work or equivalent

Required Experience: Training in social work and/or counseling required. Experience with and commitment to working with low-income families and individuals. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Excellent time management, organizational and computer software skills. Entrepreneurial spirit. Strong commitment to the shared mission of single Stop and Delgado Community College.

Required Licenses or Certifications: N/A

Preferred Education: Masters of Social Work or equivalent preferred.

Preferred Experience: Experience working with large client population strongly preferred.
Experience with and commitment to working with low-income families and individuals. Bilingual Spanish/English strongly preferred. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment.