Benefits & Entitlement Specialist-(ESSHI) El Borinquen

Comunilife, Inc.; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 45.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Dependent care

Paid time off

401(k)

Tuition assistance program

Zusammenfassung

Comunilife Inc. seeks an experienced Benefits and Entitlement Specialist for the Bronx, El Borinquen. This role ensures clients obtain and maintain entitlements such as Medicaid, food stamps, SSI/SSDI, and veterans benefits.

The position involves educating clients and coordinating with case managers to maximize benefits. Responsibilities include outreach, weekly client seminars, and staff trainings to improve access to services and supports for individuals living with HIV/AIDS and other

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree with 1–2 years of experience serving homeless or people living with HIV/AIDS.
• Extensive knowledge of community resources, benefits, and entitlements.
• Good initiative and learning ability of HRA guidelines and HIV benefits regulations.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written).
• Ability to perform multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Culturally sensitive and compassionate toward clients with complex needs.

Aufgaben

• Assist clients in obtaining and maintaining government benefits and services.
• Help incapacitated clients designate a Representative Payee.
• Identify offsets to maximize client entitlements and program funding.
• Collaborate with HASA Entitlement Case Manager to ensure access to benefits.
• Conduct initial financial assessments to determine eligibility for entitlements.
• Provide client support in apartments or Comunilife offices and lead weekly seminars.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Multitasking

Empathy/compassion

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree

Jobbeschreibung

Comunilife Inc. is looking for an experienced Benefits and Entitlement Specialist for its congregate program in the Bronx, El Borinquen. The El Borinquen Benefit Entitlement Specialist is responsible for ensuring clients have and maintain entitlements Benefits that may be needed include: Public Assistance, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Social Security Supplement Income/ Disability Insurance, Veteran’s Benefits and related support. The position offers a generous benefit package including health insurance, dental, vision, dependent care, paid time off, 401(k), tuition assistance program and more.Essential Duties:Provide assistance in obtaining and maintaining all government benefits and services for which the client is potentially eligible. Assist clients who are incapacitated to handle their finances to apply for Representative Payee Designation. Also, seek, secure, and maximize all potential offsets, particularly by collecting that portion of income which is set aside by State and/or Federal authorities for rental payments from those clients receiving Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability, veteran’s benefits, or pensions that would be an offset against the amount Comunilife would receive from HRA pursuant to the program budget.Collaborate with HASA’s Entitlement Case Manager to ensure that available benefits/entitlements are accessible to clientsConduct initial assessments of current finances including sources of income, history/status of entitlements to determine eligibility in other systems. Collaborate in the development of the service to identify long and short-term goals as it applies to benefits/entitlementsProvide support services to clients, either in the client’s apartment or in Comunilife officesResponsible for conducting weekly seminars for clients/familiesResponsible for conducting in-service training for staff as neededIn collaboration with vocational counselor provide counseling to clients regarding the benefits of employment and impact on entitlements (SSI/disability benefits); to explore additional resources such as HIV-AIDS ticket to work and SSA-Plan for achieving self support (PASS)Education and Experience Requirement(s)Bachelors Degree with a minimum of one (1) to two (2) years experience working with homeless, people living with HIV/AIDS and lack of entitlements. Extensive knowledge of community resources; extensive knowledge of benefits and entitlements.Good initiative and learning ability of HRA guidelines, HIV benefits and entitlements regulationsCommunication skills (effective/active listening, verbal and written)Ability to perform multiple assignments simultaneouslyCommunity minded, patient, creative, flexible, compassionate and culturally sensitive to persons who are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, severe and persistent mental illness.Comunilife is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.