Migrant Program Worker 8-E10 (Berrien County)
About The Position
The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. This position ensures that seasonal farmworkers and their families receive the correct type and amount of assistance by interviewing clients, assessing their needs, providing guidance and encouragement, and making proper referrals. It also involves providing this special population with information about MDHHS requirements and expectations concerning eligibility for financial assistance, methods and services to maintain health and wellness, and referrals for eligible services.
Requirements
- Completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 term credits).
- Competency in reading, writing, and communicating effectively in Spanish and English.
- Successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal records check.
Nice To Haves
- Migrant Program Worker 9: One year of experience equivalent to a Migrant Program Worker 8.
- Migrant Program Worker E10: Two years of experience equivalent to a Migrant Program Worker, including one year equivalent to a Migrant Program Worker 9.
- Completion of one year of college (30 semester or 45 term credits) and three years of administrative support experience in a human services or office setting, including one year equivalent to the experienced (E7) level, may be substituted for the education requirement.
- Four years of administrative support experience in a human services or office setting, including two years equivalent to the experienced (E7) level, may be substituted for the education requirement.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that seasonal farmworkers and their families receive the correct type and amount of assistance.
- Interview clients, assess their needs, provide guidance and encouragement, and make proper referrals.
- Provide information about MDHHS requirements and expectations concerning eligibility for financial assistance.
- Inform farmworkers on methods and services to maintain health and wellness.
- Provide referrals for eligible services.
Benefits
- Employees will be provided computers to perform state work.
- Phones may also be provided for necessary communications.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
