Sharing Fund Intake Coordinator

Sharing Fund Intake Coordinator

The Redding Rancheria is seeking a Sharing Fund Intake Coordinator. The preferred schedule for this position is full-time.

The listed wage reflects the entry-level rate for this position. Compensation may be adjusted based on experience, education, and qualifications.

Job Summary:

Responsible for developing, monitoring, implementing, and evaluating the tribes Sharing Fund assistance program as it relates to food and clothing, transportation, youth activities, and housing. Staff person will be responsible for prioritizing and processing assistance applications, scanning applications into electronic filing system and providing back-up for the LIHEAP, BIA, Burial Assistance, and the NAHASDA Housing Assistance Programs.

Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates degree or post secondary training preferred.
• One year of work experience in a position performing clerical functions in an office/service organization setting.
• Experience in human/social service organization preferred.
• Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Must be willing to submit to background check and fingerprinting.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screening.
• Indian preference.

Essential Job Duties:

• Maintain electric and hard copy filing systems for all client files.
• Ensure program documentation requirements are met for each individual program or grant.
• Maintain the Excel tracking system to oversee funding allocations for the Sharing Fund Program and the majority of its community services subprograms.
• Accept and process Sharing Fund applications and deliver services to clients seeking assistance for food and clothing, transportation (bus passes and gas vouchers), Youth Activities (Sports Registration fees, attire for extracurricular activities, etc.), and Housing Assistance.
• Responsible for working with the finance department to order food and clothing gift cards, transportation gift certificates, and/or bus passes.
• Responsible to provide back-up documentation and close out gift card and voucher batches in coordination with the finance department.
• Ensure application registrations and completions are up to date according to program guidelines.
• Assist in the day-to-day clerical operations including typing of letters, reports, memorandums, and announcements.
• Understand and communicate program regulations, policies and procedures to staff and clients.
• Propose changes to client benefit amounts annually or as necessary to maximize the impact of our services and serve the greatest number of families possible.
• Ensure timely payment to a variety of vendors for youth activities and housing assistance requests; communicate with vendors as required for smooth program operation and maximum client benefit.
• Assure that funding is spent according to program policies and regulations as well as track client data to assist in reporting of programs as necessary.
• Responsible for the Community Services Annual Christmas Giveaway, including: online and paper formatted application and flyer distribution, receiving and processing applications, ordering gift cards and distributing them to eligible families in December.
• Ensure that clients in need of assistance can access applications easily in-person or online.
• Responsible to work with the tribal information technology department to keep program information up-to-date on the Redding Rancheria website.
• Provide back-up as needed to the LIHEAP and BIA Intake Coordinator to assist clients with Burial, Emergency and Utility Programs, as well as assist the Community Services Coordinator as needed with the federal NAHASDA Housing Program.
• Coordinate with Tribal agency departments, to ensure that clients in other service components are aware of and can access the Redding Rancheria's Sharing fund program, BIA Programs, NAHASDA Housing Program and the LIHEAP Program according to their needs.
• Promote the program in the Tribes service area through networking, public speaking, media relations, attendance/presentation at community functions.
• Provide ongoing monitoring and evaluation of program effectiveness including goal achievement and outcomes.
• Coordinate Tribal agency participation in Spring and Fall fairs including organizing weatherization kits, providing domestic violence safety planning brochure, coordinating tasks with community partners and working with vendors to obtain donations.
• Perform other duties as required.

A completed Redding Rancheria job application must be submitted in order to be considered for employment. You can fill out an application online at Redding Rancheria ADP Career Center, please fax View phone number on click.appcast.io) or email (View email address on click.appcast.io).

All certifications, credentials/licenses, education verification /degrees and/or transcripts, and Indian verification are required to process your application.

Indian preference applies, but we welcome all applicants who wish to apply for this position. Certification of Native American heritage needs to be attached to the job application.

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background screening clearance. All employees are required to submit to a Tuberculosis test (TB) test after they are hired in addition to being tested annually.

Additional Information:

In addition, Redding Rancheria offers an excellent benefit package containing Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short/Long Term disability, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave as well as a generous 401(k) retirement plan.

Redding Rancheria is a federally recognized Tribe with Pit River, Wintu and Yana people where pride in Tribal culture, history and identity is evident internally and in the larger community. Redding Rancheria is a leader in the constructive development of its people, the larger Indian community and the Redding region.

E-Verify Statement

Redding Rancheria participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Visit the E-Verify URL below for more information.

For further information, please contact Human Resources Dept. at View phone number on click.appcast.io.