Income Support Administrator

**9 CANADIAN CITIZENS ONLY**

**JOB OPPORTUNITY**

**Income Support Administrator**

Zagimē Anishinabēk is a progressive First Nations, located around 22 KM Northeast of the Town of Grenfell in Saskatchewan.

**SUMMARY**: The Income Support Administrator is supervised daily by the Director of Central Services. The Income Support Administrator is responsible for providing direct client services and processing client benefits on behalf of the Social Assistance Program. This position is responsible for the timely administration of benefits according to the established policy and ensuring that all client transactions and communications are accurately documented.

**DUTIES**:

- Conduct client intake interviews, assessing, and determining eligibility for benefits within the program and processing according to policy.
- Timely response to client requests for additional benefits within the policy and advising the client of these benefits where applicable.
- Accurate calculations and preparation of the bi-weekly pay list.
- Accurate completion of income subsidy calculations and collection of documentation to support these calculations.
- Establishing and maintaining a schedule for client home visits and documenting all visits.
- Reviewing and substantiating the social assistance bills for payment prior to their submission to Chief and Council for review and approval.
- Documenting all clients’ contacts, benefits disbursed to clients and forwarding the documentation for filing on client record.
- Provides individual counseling, support, and referrals to all other internal and external programs or agencies as available to assist in meeting client needs.
- Compile all activity and statistical reports on program services, client utilization, including funding reports and client propane utilization logs.
- In collaboration with other departments, facilitate the development of individual and group social support services to enhance employability.
- Facilitate the policy development review and revision process.
- Monitoring the budge expenditures, revenues, and preparation of budgets and reports for planning and audit purposes.
- Administration of the Reinvestment Program.
- Other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

- Post-Secondary Certificate in the Social Work field and a minimum of two (2) years’ experience.
- Excellent public service delivery skills; communicate in a professional, and courteous manner.
- Knowledge and experience with case management with strong document management skills.
- Experience in budget preparation and the ability to manage and monitor program budgets.
- Professional, organized, reliable, and ensure confidentiality.
- Knowledge of First Nations government infrastructure, community, and protocols.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and possess excellent time management skills.
- Valid Driver’s License and own a reliable vehicle would be an asset.
- Submit a pre-employment drug screening and criminal record check prior to commencement of employment.

**Submit to**: Zagimē Anishinabēk

Human Resources Department

Phone: (306) 697-2831 Fax: (306) 697-3565

**Salary**: $23.00-$25.00 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Grenfell, SK: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-07-14
Expected start date: 2023-07-14