In-Home Community Care Worker I

Texas Health and Human Services; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Paid time off

Career advancement

Job summary

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Community Services (CS) division seeks a dedicated Community Care Worker I to determine eligibility for Texans in need of in-home care, meals, and other social services. Join a dynamic, high-performing team working to connect individuals to essential services and supports to help them stay in their communities.

The role emphasizes strong communication, learning policy regulations, and operating in a fast-paced environment to meet client needs and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of interviewing techniques to obtain personal information, to make inquiries, and to resolve conflicting statements.
• Knowledge of resources that serve individuals who are older or have a disability.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to set priorities, establish timeframes, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with individuals receiving services, co-workers, contract agency staff, and staff from other federal or state agencies.
• Ability to operate computer and general office equipment.

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.
• Conducts reviews to determine eligibility and functional needs.
• Obtains, verifies, and calculates income and resources to determine financial eligibility for Title XX programs.
• Maintains case record documents and enters information in an automated system, establishing a record for each individual receiving service.
• Monitors through contacting individuals receiving services to determine if services are meeting the individual’s needs.
• 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.
• Prepares basic level ongoing or special narratives or statistical reports.

Job description

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Community Services (CS) division seeks a dedicated Community Care Worker I to determine eligibility for Texans in need of in-home care, meals, and other social services. Join a dynamic, high-performing team working to connect individuals to essential services and supports to help them stay in their communities.

The role emphasizes strong communication, learning policy regulations, and operating in a fast-paced environment to meet client needs and