Employment

Commercial Loan Collection Specialist

Community First Fund seeks a contract employee for collection of commercial loan accounts.  Excellent phone skills and ability to negotiate repayment schedules. Heavy phone work and logging work into data base.  May include field collection responsibilities.  Experience in loan collection, commercial collections preferred.  High School or equivalency.  Send resume to hr@commfirstfund.org.

AmeriCorps VISTA Program

Build your Community! Community First Fund is currently accepting VISTA applications for positions in our Lancaster office, for year-long terms beginning in summer 2009.  VISTA members must be team players and committed to assisting those facing economic barriers. VISTA members will be an integral part of our five-year strategic plan for growth and development.

Project areas in which VISTAS could work at Community First Fund include:

  • Financial Analysis and Management

  • Information Technology including web design and custom report development

  • Business development in lower income communities including outreach to new and existing clients

  • Loan portfolio risk management

  • Fundraising and membership development of state microenterprise coalition

  • Develop training and outreach for Women’s Business Center

  • Development of new marketing and fundraising methods

  • Fundraising and grant writing

AmeriCorps VISTA provides a monthly living allowance and paid health insurance.  For more information and to apply visit the VISTA website at www.americorps.org.  Pleae dircect any questions to Stephanie Kessler at skessler@commfirstfund.org. EOE

Internship Opportunities

Community First Fund is seeking an intern in its Technology Department, which is part of the Financial Department. Our main office is in Lancaster, which houses the main computer server. The four outside offices share information through a terminal server also housed in Lancaster.

The intern will provide support to the Technology Department and depending on the candidate’s skills and interests, may be involved in database maintance, management, and custom report creation; software and hardware trouble shooting, “how-to” manual development; possibly the upgrading of up to 25 computers with new software.

Candidates should be in their junior or senior year and their studies should be focused on Informational Systems or CSIS. Availability should be at least four hours per week. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Stephanie Kessler, Senior Associate, Marketing, at skessler@commfirstfund.org. Submissions may also be submitted via fax or post.