Government Services Coordinator, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

Posted by on March 24, 2014

Government Services Coordinator, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning – CAEL
Posted on: March 12, 2014

Overview:The Government Affairs Coordinator is responsible for sourcing and communicating data related to government benefit programs available to displaced workers. This will require both local and national scope with the ability to distill the resulting knowledge into easy to understand instructions for affected workers and their advisors.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify government benefits available to displaced workers including unemployment, job training, healthcare, food assistance, etc.
• Maintain a database of the benefits by location
• Develop a format to share information through the CAEL advisor network to workers
• Develop relationships with sources at agencies providing assistance
• Research other programs that may be of assistance at locations with large populations of affected workers (e.g., college tuition discounts or fee abatement; assistance with energy bills or housing) through self-directed research
• Continually identify new program elements, including online resources
• Interact with advisors corporate contacts, as appropriate
• Provide assistance on other workforce related projects as needed

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Education is considered to include both the formal/traditional as well as learning from life and work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant work-related experience in a business environment required.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Basic working knowledge of workforce, employment, and unemployment benefits
• Resourcefulness and problem-solving ability
• Ability to penetrate bureaucracy
• Strong written and verbal communications skills; ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form
• Familiarity with technology
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook

CAEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/H/V.

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