NOW HIRING – Barry County Veterans Affairs Coordinator: A Chance to Serve Those Who’ve Served

Are you passionate about assisting veterans and their families in obtaining the assistance and services they truly deserve? Do you excel at coordinating, communication, and outreach to the community? If so, Barry County United Way might be presenting a job that fits your passion.

They are now searching for a new full-time Veterans Affairs Coordinator to help enhance their team – a professional person who is motivated, in charge of the situation, and most importantly committed to making a difference in the lives of Barry County veterans and their families. The addition of this position is not only a promising career move but also an opportunity to be part of “a powerful journey to sustain Barry County communities”.

What Is This Role About?

As the Veterans Affairs Coordinator, you will be the primary individual linking veterans and their families to the local, state, and federal assistance they are eligible for. You will address everything from health care and housing support to work assistance and benefits coordination, and your role will be an essential part of ensuring that our veterans have what they need, when they need it.

Aside from rendering direct help to the people, you will also be tasked with the management of a number of the most crucial activities that need your back hand. For example, the responsibilities include the transfer of agency programs, grant fund acquisition (from application to reporting), and ensuring that the provision of services is in line with the contractual terms of the county and is being conducted in an efficient and effective manner.

What Are Your Major Responsibilities In This Role?

Let me tell you in simpler terms. These are the many jobs that you will have to do from this position:

• Direct Assistance & Case Management: You will be tasked with walking veterans and their families through accessible benefits, assisting them to complete the intake process, and managing their cases in all capacities.
• Program Coordination: Fundamentally, your work is to guide the programs in the agency, document data that is required for keeping up and seeing to it that reports are dispatched to all the stakeholders on time.
• Grants Management: At either the local or federal level, you will have much to do with creating, submitting, and reporting on the numerous types of grants that are utilized to attract funds to assist with caring for the veterans.
• Financial Reporting: One of the duties that you will be entrusted with is the making of monthly, quarterly, and yearly presentations on the actual financial status to the regulators in order to increase financial transparency during the period.
• Technology & Compliance: The role includes the individual who works on the software systems demanded by the state to ensure compliance, and then can also become more efficient in reporting.
• Community Partnership: You are accountable for coordination and collaboration with state agencies and local institutions because you are in direct charge of developing partnerships and follow-up on the veterans in the community.
• Outreach & Advocacy: You will play an important role as one of the aspects of your job will be going out into the community, conducting the educational activity that will inform people about the services that are available for them, and also speaking for the veterans’ needs in the community.
• Event Participation: You’ll have chances to participate in community events, organize campaigns, and do outreach activities like creating awareness and locating individuals with similar interests.

What Kind of Person Is an Ideal Candidate for This Position?

Skills are not all that is required to do the job but also attitude. The best candidate should not only be effective and efficient but also patient and committed to making a difference.

Barry County United Way staff has outlined the most significant attributes they are seeking in their new staff member:

• A real passion for their mission and a clear sense of purpose
• A self-starter who can also collaborate effectively as a team player
• Good communication skills – written, verbal, and in presentation contexts
• Excellent multitasking skills, with attention to detail and deadlines
• Professionalism and positivity under any circumstances
• A proven commitment to empowering others, particularly disadvantaged groups

How Will You Benefit from It?

Let’s discuss the benefits of the new role, as opposed to the old one, and the reasons that led to the choice. It is necessary since taking care of people who look after others is critical.

• Salary: Competitive compensation with rates from $52,000 to $57,000 per annum, based on experience.
• Health Insurance: Employer pays for all HMO plan subscriptions of the employee – not using any cash from his/her own pocket.
• Paid Time Off: During your first year, you can earn up to 136 hours of paid time off (PTO), and on top of that, you get 12 days of paid holiday.
• Schedule: It is a typical Monday to Friday work schedule in the office of the Barry County United Way at Hastings, Michigan.

Ready to Apply?

If this appears to be the work that you have been seeking, the very position that will directly make you a member of the community heroes, Barry County United Way would be more than delighted to have your application.

You may personally submit your application and references to Lani Forbes at the office of Barry County United Way at:

231 S. Broadway, Hastings, MI Or email it, information is on the United Way website, or call the office to learn more.

It’s not just another opening, it’s a challenge. It can be said that if you are a persistent person, are influenced by social contact, and sincerely believe in serving others who are in trouble that you should not let go of the opportunity of this job offer. The next veterans’ coordinator at Barry County United Way is going to be the one who is going to shine the way forward for veterans in Michigan, and you just so happen to know.