Community Care & Eligibility Specialist I

Health & Human Services Comm; Brownwood (TX); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Health & Human Services Comm in Brownwood, TX seeks a Community Care Worker I to determine eligibility for CCSE services, conduct home visits, interview clients, and coordinate service plans. Travel up to 65% may be required, with data recorded in automated systems and required documentation maintained.

Responsibilities include verifying income, determining financial eligibility, and ensuring services are authorized appropriately.

Qualifications

• Completed and detailed application illustrates the applicant can communicate effectively in writing.
• Application indicates willingness to travel at least 65% of the time.
• Experience using email and other automated applications, such as Microsoft Office products.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
• Interviews applicants, individuals receiving services, and resource persons and conducts home/site visits to assess the need for services and provides information and referral to other resources. 15%
• Conducts reviews to determine eligibility and functional needs. 20%
• Obtains, verifies, and calculates income and resources to determine financial eligibility for Title XX programs. 10%
• Maintains case record documents and enters information in an automated system, establishing a record for each individual receiving service. 20%
• Monitors through contacting individuals receiving services to determine if services are meeting the individual’s needs. 15%
• Develops/coordinates/reviews service plans with individuals receiving services and their families, provider agencies and other state agency staff and authorizes services appropriately and accurately to meet the individual’s needs. 15%
• Prepares basic level ongoing or special narratives or statistical reports. 5%

Skills

Interviewing techniques

Disability resources

Written and oral communication

Time management

Relationship building

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Health & Human Services Comm in Brownwood, TX seeks a Community Care Worker I to determine eligibility for CCSE services, conduct home visits, interview clients, and coordinate service plans. Travel up to 65% may be required, with data recorded in automated systems and required documentation maintained.

Responsibilities include verifying income, determining financial eligibility, and ensuring services are authorized appropriately.