JSS - SOCIAL SERVICE SPECIALIST

La Crosse County
La Crosse, WI
Category Social Services
Job Description
La Crosse County is seeking a Social Service Specialist to provide office/clerical support, justice-system and resource navigation, and extraordinary customer service to participants in the Justice Support Services Section of the Human Services Department. The ideal candidate will have a strong preference for candidates who bring lived experience to the role and have previous experience in an office setting or customer service position.

Requirements

  • Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of persons, including jail inmates, and to deal with the public and to establish good working relationships with County officials, related agencies and other employees.
  • Ability to keenly observe activities of program participants.
  • Ability to operate general office equipment such as word processor and copying machines.
  • Ability to make simple computations either manually or by machine.
  • Ability to manage different types of electronic monitoring equipment.
  • Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions of specific nature.
  • Ability to read, write and calculate release dates.
  • Ability to enter data accurately, perform basic word processing functions, use e-mail and other computer programs.
  • Ability to work with confidential records and keep confidentiality.
  • Ability to use independent judgment in carrying out assigned tasks.
  • Ability to keep a variety of records.

Benefits

  • Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS)
  • Affordable Insurance Premiums
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)
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