Business & Loan Counselor

BUSINESS AND LOAN COUNSELOR PAY RATE:$17.99-29.83 LOCATION(S): Belmont, New York WORK YEAR: 12 months WORK HOURS: 35 hours/week, generally Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-3:30p.m., with some evening/weekend work required Job Overview: Assures the delivery of the Allegany Business Center by providing individual and group education to potential, new, and existing small business owners, and other loan applicants to achieve the objectives of fiscal stability, job creation, and retention. Serves as an active member of the ACCORD team by supporting ACCORD objectives. Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties: Assists potential, new, or existing small business owners with achieving their business planning objectives by providing training, business counseling, and advocacy and referral services. Assures and promotes the delivery of ACCORD’s loan program by identifying potential borrowers, processing loan applications, and ensuring adherence to all lending guidelines and regulations. Assures and promotes the delivery of high quality business and community development by entering data in a timely manner, producing and filing accurate and timely reports; and ensuring program outcomes are achieved. Enhances access to and participation in program services by conducting outreach, developing community and partner relationships, and contributing to the visibility and credibility of Business programs. Maintains and implements professional and technical knowledge by attending training, establishing professional networks, and documenting training attendance. Promotes a positive agency image and credibility by adhering to our code of conduct. Assures effective risk management practices by identifying and reporting potential safety, ethical, and legal concerns. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing program goals and completing other duties as assigned. Required Skills & Abilities/Decision Making: Embraces and aligns with the agency mission and vision, and division/program goals. Follows and accurately interprets policies, procedures, and other written materials. Demonstrates skills in the use of computer word processing and data entry. Functions under a variety of working conditions and effectively manages multiple tasks and priorities and demonstrates the ability to differentiate between tasks of varying priority levels, responding appropriately. Accepts supervisor recommendations and treats colleagues, staff and program participants with respect, and performs job results in a non-judgmental manner. Maintains a clean and safe working environment. Assesses problems accurately in terms of scope and consequences choosing the most appropriate course of action. Complies with procedures, rules, and regulations to maintain the security of the facility. Safeguard confidentiality in compliance with program and agency policies. Works independently with initiative, self-motivation and effective problem solving. Time Expectations: Will work all assigned hours and report to work on time. Will meet all time frames and due dates without reminders. Will make appropriate use of leave time to balance personal, agency and workload needs. Qualifications: Education: Associate’s degree in business, education or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and experience License Requirements: Current, valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Experience: Two years’ experience in business, management, education, or business ownership. Environment & Physical Demands: This position may require the following physical demands and exposures: The employee may require engaging in talking, carrying objects, grasping, using manual dexterity, seeing peripherally, sitting, listening, seeing near and far, and general lifting. Computer work is an essential function of this position and vision strain is a potential exposure. Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $17.99 per hour Expected hours: 35 per week Work Location: In person