Eligibility Technician 4

Alaska Horizon; Alaska; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Department of Health is seeking a qualified Eligibility Technician 4 to supervise a statewide eligibility workflow team. The current workplace is in Fairbanks, with potential postings to Anchorage and other statewide offices based on candidate location.

You will lead staff, ensure compliant eligibility determinations for public assistance, and partner with management and contractors to deliver client services.

Qualifications

• One year of experience as a supervisory lead or in a similar lead role.
• Experience applying program requirements while working with client customers in stressful situations.
• Substitution: post-secondary education may substitute for required experience (credits translate to months).

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and operations of a unit that determines eligibility and authorizes benefits for recipients of public and family assistance programs.
• Serve as the unit policy expert and primary contact with other units, management, and contractor service providers.
• Use independent judgment and initiative to ensure the effective delivery of client services.

Skills

Staff supervision

Policy expertise

Public assistance programs

Job description

Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Health!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

This position is open to current Department of Health employees only.

Please check the definition below to determine if you qualify.

This position is currently located in Fairbanks

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The position may be in

Anchorage, Bethel, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Nome, Sitka, and Wasilla

,

depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.

What you will be doing:

In this role, you will supervise staff & operations of an organized technical unit that determines eligibility & authorizes benefits for recipients of public & family assistance programs. You will also be the unit policy expert & be the primary contact with other units, management, & contractor service providers. You will use independent judgment & initiative to ensure the effective delivery of client services.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Division of Public Assistance is committed to promoting self-sufficiency and providing basic living expenses to Alaskans in need. At the Division of Public Assistance, we work for the common good of, and earn the respect of, the clients, families, and communities we serve. We honor cultural, geographic, and economic diversity and seek community involvement in our decisions and service delivery.

The benefits of joining our team:

The Division of Public Assistance is devoted to developing and sustaining a quality workforce by providing staff training and encouraging career advancement within the agency. You will have the opportunity to develop skills and build knowledge and competencies to support your future career goals. We believe in supporting your career growth within our division.

We provide a competitive benefits package, flexible work schedules, and job stability.

The working environment you can expect:

This position joins a statewide eligibility workflow team in local Public Assistance offices across the state.

The current workplace is in our Fairbanks office, located at: 675 7

th

Ave, Fairbanks, Alaska.

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

Interpersonal Skills:

Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

Developing Others:

Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.

Leadership:

Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

Managing Performance:

Takes responsibility for employees’ performance by setting and communicating expectations and goals that are specific and measurable, tracking progress against the goals, supporting employees’ efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer, etc.), ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.

Decision Making:

Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for

Eligibility Technician 4

:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/

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Minimum Qualifications

One year of experience as an Eligibility Technician 2 with the State of Alaska or its equivalent with another employer and one year of lead or supervisory experience in any job;

OR

One year performing similar work that developed knowledge and skill in leading staff that apply program requirements while working with client customers in stressful situations.

Substitution:

Post-secondary education in such fields as sociology, social work, psychology, counseling, human services, vocational rehabilitation, developmental disabilities, behavioral sciences, business, public administration, or accounting may substitute for the required experience (undergraduate credits: 2.67 semester/4 quarter hours = 1 month).

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone, are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.

Current performance evaluation, if available.

A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualifications competencies.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated, you

must

answer the Supplemental Questions.

CLASSIFICATION

This position is currently under review as part of the Public Assistance Field Services Study; therefore, the title and/or pay range currently assigned may be subject to change upon implementation of this class study.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met.

A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a