Financial Case Manager| 32-40 hrs/week | $23 - $29/hr

Christ the King Community Church•Bellingham, WA

5d•$23 - $29

About The Position

The Director of Financial Assistance helps create a pathway to financial freedom for those at CTK Bellingham (or CTK Network) by drawing on the truth of Scripture, the grace of Jesus, and the Spirit-led generosity of the church. This role provides connection to community resources, offers faith-based financial literacy classes, prayerfully discerns next steps, and ensures wise stewardship of Blessing funds.

Requirements

Experience working with people from various socioeconomic backgrounds (poverty, middle-class, and wealth), in a ministry, social service, or volunteer role
High level of discernment, approaching complex issues as a listener to both the client and the Holy Spirit
Ability to balance discernment with compassion, seeking to see them as God does rather than defined by their situation
Active Christian faith that finds God in the midst of difficult life circumstances
Eager to learn, flexible, enjoys change
Basic skill with MS Office, Google Suite, database, and financial tracking

Responsibilities

Assess the full picture of CTK’ers in financial need and prayerfully determine how best to assist, which may include financial assistance, brainstorming and goal setting, referrals to community resources
Screen and process counseling and scholarship requests
Identify CTK’ers who would benefit from and are interested in meeting regularly to plot a course towards sustainability, including problem solving, goal setting, and financial coaching and education
Coordinate the Christmas Blessing for CTK’ers nominated from staff and key volunteers
Regularly offer faith-based financial literacy groups, workshops, and classes
Write and track annual budget, coordinate payments
Communicate CTK Blessing stories and information in an accessible way both internally and to the public
Send out grief books as requested by ministry staff
Initiate collaboration with other CTK staff and departments for appropriate referrals
Attend all staff and departmental meetings to ensure excellent team collaboration and alignment with the CTK mission
Assist with other Blessing Team projects as needed
Meet with local referral agencies to understand resources available and build collaboration
Maintain an accessible, up-to-date compilation of community resources
Assist walk-ins in connecting to the available resources relevant to their need