Financial and Benefits Clerk

Job Description

ARCO, A COMMUNITY RESOURCE is a nonprofit United Way Agency that provides services for adults with developmental disabilities and their families throughout northeast Louisiana since 1954. We are looking for a highly motivated person with a passion for this community to join our team as the Financial and Benefits Clerk.

Provide direct assistance to adults with developmental disabilities with their finances, food stamps, and housing subsidies. To assist with check writing, balancing checkbooks, applying for food stamps and housing subsidies. To work with team managers and residential directors to achieve the goals of the participants. To work directly with the relative governmental and banking representatives to achieve the goals and meet the needs of the participants.

Qualifications:

• Highly ethical history
• Ability to read at a post-secondary level and operate accordingly.
• Ability to perform math skills necessary for the simple accounting of banking or other resource needs.
• Ability to maintain an accurate and up-to-date individual checking register and supporting receipts or documents.
• Ability to teach individuals with developmental disabilities, to offer information for decision making in a manner that each individual understands.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to set up individualized tracking systems for financial, housing, and food stamps.
• Ability to work with others in management positively and collaboratively regarding the needs of the participants, including those regarding resources.
• Ability to work positively with governmental and financial institution agents relative to the needs of participants.
• Ability to work with family members of participants when appropriate regarding the needs of their sons or daughters.

Requirements:

• Be 21 years of age
• Be able to provide current valid Driver's license
• Have dependable transportation to use on the job.
• Provide evidence of insurance, registration, and vehicle inspection
• Meet ARCO insurable guidelines
• 6 Business References
• 3 Personal References
• Be able to pass a complete background check, including those required by CMS
• Be able to perform physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

*NOTE: As you begin this process, please know that only applications which are filled out completely and accurately will be considered.

(A full Job Description and list of Essential Functions are available at ARCO's Human Resource Department, 3101 Mercedes Dr, Monroe, LA. ARCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.)

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