Team Member Support Specialist

The Foundation Team Member Support Specialist will work directly with Human Resources, corporate management and resort management at all Westgate properties to guide and assist Westgate Team Members as they experience unforeseen emergencies. Guidance will include, but not limited to, referrals to community nonprofit partners, grant applications to the David’s Dollars Team Member Crisis Fund, and preventative education.As a Foundation Team Member Support Specialist you will:Conduct intakes and evaluate team member grant request from the David’s Dollars Team Member Crisis Fund.Work directly with Human Resources to obtain all necessary documentation.Make recommendations about financial assistance for Team Members.Follow through with approval or denial process, including counseling Team Members on additional resources, check requests, booking emergency travel etc.Maintain all tracking and reporting of requests, grants, referrals and denials.Manage loans given by David’s Dollars Team Member Crisis Fund to assist team members in lieu of grants.Create and maintain David’s Dollars Team Member Crisis Fund operation manual and community resource list, in partnership with Foundation Manager and local Foundation Ambassadors. Will include guidelines/restrictions for emergency assistance from Westgate, as well as focus area and intake process for each community partner listed.Conduct initial and ongoing training of Human Resources representatives on community resources available to Westgate Team Members, both nationally and locally in each resort market.Assist with Foundation’s annual companywide Team Member giving campaign.Identify and train Team Members who received community resource assistance and/or David’s Dollars Team Member Crisis Fund grants to share their stories with their fellow Team Members at campaign meetings.Assist with Foundation’s annual school-supply and holiday-toy distribution to Westgate Team Members, as needed.Assist with Military Weekend and other pertinent Team Member events. Assist with other department events and projects, as needed.