Benefits Specialist: Empower Lives with Benefits

Voa Gny; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 55.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage

Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Paid Birthday Holiday

Zusammenfassung

VOA-GNY is seeking a Benefits Specialist to support veterans residing in Permanent Supportive Housing in the Bronx and Brooklyn. The role focuses on helping clients access benefits, advocacy, budgeting coaching, and collaboration with case management and healthcare providers.

The position requires the ability to communicate clearly, document progress, and conduct workshops while maintaining extensive client records and referrals to SSI/SSD processes.

Qualifikationen

• Associate's degree or 60 college credits in Human Services field or High School Diploma or GED with 2 years of related experience helping low-income clients access and maintain benefits including Public Assistance, Disability and Veterans benefits.
• Demonstrated ability in verbal and written communication, including basic computer skills.

Aufgaben

• Conduct benefits assessments and provide individualized education, assistance, referrals and advocacy to help clients obtain and retain any and all benefits to which they are entitled, including accompanying clients to appointments as needed.
• Work with clients and their medical and behavioral health providers to document disability to support SSI/SSD applications and appeals.
• Provide individualized money management and budgeting coaching and as needed connect clients to services to adult guardianship or representative payee services.
• Develop and deliver workshops on topics related to benefits, budgets and money management.
• Utilize best practice approaches and evidence-based interventions to maximize client outcomes.
• Maintain service documentation to include client progress notes, observations and interactions about clients and incident reporting when necessary.
• Participate in internal and external case conferencing activities.

Kenntnisse

Verbal communication

Written communication

Basic computer skills

Ausbildung

Associate's degree / 60 college credits

HS Diploma or GED

Jobbeschreibung

VOA-GNY is seeking a Benefits Specialist to support veterans residing in Permanent Supportive Housing in the Bronx and Brooklyn. The role focuses on helping clients access benefits, advocacy, budgeting coaching, and collaboration with case management and healthcare providers.

The position requires the ability to communicate clearly, document progress, and conduct workshops while maintaining extensive client records and referrals to SSI/SSD processes.