Employment

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Job Openings

Medicaid Specialist: Responsible for completion of Medicaid, Food Stamp and Medicare Savings Program applications for elderly and disabled adults. Prior experience with Medicaid and knowledge of Long-Term Care Medicaid policy preferred. Candidate should be self-directed with strong organizational skills. Position requires detail orientation, accuracy and an ability to understand and interpret Medicaid policy. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary. Candidate must have the ability to work onsite or have a home office with high-speed internet access. Candidate must be able to commute to Grand Rapids MI office to pick up supplies and attend occasional meetings. Candidate must also be able to commute to participant homes to scan and pick up documents. Knowledge of older adult resources, Medicaid and CHAMPS preferred.

This is a Full time 40-hour position, with holidays and weekends off.  This position offers a great benefits package that includes family health benefits, flexible spending accounts, 10% retirement contribution, employer paid life and disability plans, and generous paid time off.  The starting salary range is $39,000 to $42,000 annually with an excellent benefits package. Apply on Indeed or send COVER LETTER and RESUME by Monday, April 28, 2025, to [email protected] or The Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, 3215 Eaglecrest Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525.


Financial Controller: Ideal candidate will have an excellent understanding of fund accounting in a nonprofit or governmental setting and have experience managing staff accountants, owning the month-end close process, preparing budgets, and issuing financial statements to Executives. Experience posting journal entries and cash receipts, reviewing payroll and bank reconciliations, and reporting financial grant activity is a plus. Candidate should have demonstrated the ability to successfully organize, prioritize, and manage multiple responsibilities while also being a self-motivated, detailed-oriented, flexible individual with a professional attitude of personal responsibility. Qualifications required include; Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and 3 to 5 years’ of progressively responsible accounting work experience.

This is a Full time 40-hour position, with no overtime! Partial remote work is optional for the correct candidate. Agency encourages work-life harmony for its employees with flexible hours, 12 paid holidays, and generous paid vacation and paid sick leave. The starting salary is $79,000 - $82,000 with excellent benefit package that includes family medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as flexible spending accounts, 10% retirement contribution, and employer paid coverage for group term life, accidental death & dismemberment, short term disability, and long-term disability. Qualified candidates please send COVER LETTER and RESUME by Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to [email protected] or Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, 3215 Eaglecrest Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525. 

AAAWM is committed to fair employment practices and equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ancestry, color, creed, ethnicity, family-care status, gender identity, marital status, medical condition, pregnancy, mental or physical disability, national origin, personal appearance, height and weight, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and veteran status.