Entry-Level Benefit Programs Specialist - Aid & Eligibility

173-Smyth Dept Of Social Services; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

173-Smyth Dept Of Social Services is hiring a Benefit Programs Specialist I to determine eligibility for various social services and assist with program requirements. The role is entry-level, trained under direct supervision, with a pathway to Benefit Programs Specialist II upon successful training and performance.

Job duties include interviewing clients, explaining benefits, processing applications, verifying data, and calculating assistance plans while ensuring confidentiality and ethical

Qualifications

• High school diploma supplemented with additional training and related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Conducts interviews of persons to determine eligibility for assistance and re-determines their continuing eligibility.
• Explains nature of temporary assistance benefit programs and determines reasons and need for assistance.
• Processes applications for financial assistance and diversion; explains client responsibilities, rights and program availability.
• Evaluates consistency and completeness of data secured, and where indicated substantiates its accuracy.
• Computes assistance plans.
• Determines the need for and amount of allowances for special circumstance items.
• Evaluates such social factors as education, work experience, and levels of social functioning; and
• Evaluates employability of clients and explores potential sources of income.

Job description

173-Smyth Dept Of Social Services is hiring a Benefit Programs Specialist I to determine eligibility for various social services and assist with program requirements. The role is entry-level, trained under direct supervision, with a pathway to Benefit Programs Specialist II upon successful training and performance.

Job duties include interviewing clients, explaining benefits, processing applications, verifying data, and calculating assistance plans while ensuring confidentiality and ethical