Income Maintenance Caseworker II FNS
Salary:
$40,371.
80 - $50,464.
75 AnnuallyLocation :
810 S.
Walker Street, BurgawJob Type:
Full-Time PermanentJob Number:
202401015Department:
SOCIAL SERVICESOpening Date:
01/25/2024Closing Date:
2/4/2024 11:
59 PM EasternGeneral Definition of Work Caseworkers are responsible for the process of determining initial eligibility for all Income Maintenance programs to include Adult and Family & Children's Medicaid, Refugee Assistance, Low Income Subsidy, and applications from the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.
Agency hours are Monday through Friday, 8:
00 am to 5:
00 pm.
Employee will have the option to negotiate a flexible work schedule.
Employee must be available for overtime and emergency situations if needed.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to complete the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Reasonable accommodations may be requested by contacting Pender County Human Resources.
Essential Functions The caseworker is assigned to a team within the Income Maintenance Section.
This position is responsible for taking and processing applications, determining eligibility, and maintaining cases for Medicaid, Low Income Subsidy, and the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.
This includes interviewing the client, verifying information, determining eligibility, maintaining the record, and making changes to the record.
The employee must determine how the changes impact the eligibility of the case.
Caseworkers are expected to utilize the NC FAST system to process applications and manage cases.
Caseworkers must have a thorough understanding of the NC FAST system.
Duties include researching and evaluating resources, verifying information, processing applications and re- certifications, explaining programs, referring clients to other appropriate agencies or community programs and documenting findings and status of the case.
Emergency Shelter Operations:
The individual in this position has responsibilities for staffing and aiding when public health or emergency shelter plans are implemented.
Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education & Experience Caseworker must have excellent computer skills sufficient to use NC FAST, NC's online management system, as well as various other search engines and software programs.
Caseworker must possess excellent interviewing, listening, reasoning, organizational and computational skills with the ability to read, comprehend and evaluate documents from a multitude of sources.
Worker must possess the ability to manage and work independently, be extremely organized yet sufficiently flexible to meet unplanned assigned work.
Caseworker must have the ability to perform functions within structured timeframes.
Caseworker must have the ability to communicate effectively with applicants/clients, the public at large, public officials and other agencies to obtain data, explain and interpret rules, regulations and procedures.
Bachelor's degree in a Human Services field, Business or Communication; or 2-year associate degree from a community college; or 1 year experience as a caseworker with direct client contact.
Additional training/
Experience:
experience in certain related agencies, health care agencies, and volunteer work with helping organizations such as Red Cross, part time workers in LIEAP or any other type that is based on need criteria.
Bilingual applicants with fluency in Spanish are encouraged to apply.
Valid driver's license in the State of North Carolina.
Physical Requirements This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms, frequently requires standing and occasionally requires walking, sitting, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.
g.
business office, light traffic).
There are a wide variety of benefits available to eligible Pender County employees.
These benefits include:
health, dental, vision, life insurance, optional life and disability insurance plans, flexible spending account, retirement program, 401(k) program, deferred compensation program, credit union membership and an employee assistance program.
Pender County Benefits Overview can be viewed 01 I am able to complete the essential functions of my job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
yes no 02 Do you have a North Carolina driver license, a valid driver license from another state due to military exemption, or the ability to obtain a North Carolina driver license within 30 days of hire? yes no Required Question Recommended Skills Communication Human Resources Maintenance Management Systems Medicaid Medical Emergency Apply to this job.
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$40,371.
80 - $50,464.
75 AnnuallyLocation :
810 S.
Walker Street, BurgawJob Type:
Full-Time PermanentJob Number:
202401015Department:
SOCIAL SERVICESOpening Date:
01/25/2024Closing Date:
2/4/2024 11:
59 PM EasternGeneral Definition of Work Caseworkers are responsible for the process of determining initial eligibility for all Income Maintenance programs to include Adult and Family & Children's Medicaid, Refugee Assistance, Low Income Subsidy, and applications from the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.
Agency hours are Monday through Friday, 8:
00 am to 5:
00 pm.
Employee will have the option to negotiate a flexible work schedule.
Employee must be available for overtime and emergency situations if needed.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to complete the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Reasonable accommodations may be requested by contacting Pender County Human Resources.
Essential Functions The caseworker is assigned to a team within the Income Maintenance Section.
This position is responsible for taking and processing applications, determining eligibility, and maintaining cases for Medicaid, Low Income Subsidy, and the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.
This includes interviewing the client, verifying information, determining eligibility, maintaining the record, and making changes to the record.
The employee must determine how the changes impact the eligibility of the case.
Caseworkers are expected to utilize the NC FAST system to process applications and manage cases.
Caseworkers must have a thorough understanding of the NC FAST system.
Duties include researching and evaluating resources, verifying information, processing applications and re- certifications, explaining programs, referring clients to other appropriate agencies or community programs and documenting findings and status of the case.
Emergency Shelter Operations:
The individual in this position has responsibilities for staffing and aiding when public health or emergency shelter plans are implemented.
Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education & Experience Caseworker must have excellent computer skills sufficient to use NC FAST, NC's online management system, as well as various other search engines and software programs.
Caseworker must possess excellent interviewing, listening, reasoning, organizational and computational skills with the ability to read, comprehend and evaluate documents from a multitude of sources.
Worker must possess the ability to manage and work independently, be extremely organized yet sufficiently flexible to meet unplanned assigned work.
Caseworker must have the ability to perform functions within structured timeframes.
Caseworker must have the ability to communicate effectively with applicants/clients, the public at large, public officials and other agencies to obtain data, explain and interpret rules, regulations and procedures.
Bachelor's degree in a Human Services field, Business or Communication; or 2-year associate degree from a community college; or 1 year experience as a caseworker with direct client contact.
Additional training/
Experience:
experience in certain related agencies, health care agencies, and volunteer work with helping organizations such as Red Cross, part time workers in LIEAP or any other type that is based on need criteria.
Bilingual applicants with fluency in Spanish are encouraged to apply.
Valid driver's license in the State of North Carolina.
Physical Requirements This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms, frequently requires standing and occasionally requires walking, sitting, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.
g.
business office, light traffic).
There are a wide variety of benefits available to eligible Pender County employees.
These benefits include:
health, dental, vision, life insurance, optional life and disability insurance plans, flexible spending account, retirement program, 401(k) program, deferred compensation program, credit union membership and an employee assistance program.
Pender County Benefits Overview can be viewed 01 I am able to complete the essential functions of my job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
yes no 02 Do you have a North Carolina driver license, a valid driver license from another state due to military exemption, or the ability to obtain a North Carolina driver license within 30 days of hire? yes no Required Question Recommended Skills Communication Human Resources Maintenance Management Systems Medicaid Medical Emergency Apply to this job.
Think you're the perfect candidate? Apply on company site $('.
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