Benefit Programs Specialist II

Job description

Title Description: General Description and Conditions of Work: This is a technical position. The incumbent’s responsibilities are related to the determination and re-determination of eligibility of individuals and families for food, financial assistance, medical assistance, and for other social services’ benefits programs. The work is performed within established policies, procedures, and guidelines, but certain aspects of eligibility determination require independent judgment, especially as related to the evaluation of social factors influencing eligibility. General work tasks include but not limited to:• Interviews persons for assistance, obtains necessary information, re-determines their continued eligibility. Considerable knowledge of: working knowledge of practices of public service organizations; economic and basic human behavior; financial assistance programs sufficient to determine/re-determine eligibility for benefits; eligibility requirements for social service assistance as outlined by State, Local and Federal guidelines, regulations, and policies; mathematics to calculate percentages, formulas, and averages to solve mathematical problems. Skills in: operating a personal...