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Description Summary of Duties The Financial Case Manager 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. Essential Functions Financial Assistance & Care Management • 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 • 1:1/direct client work Administration • 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 Integration • 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 Community Resourcing • 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 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