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Social Services Worker

Essex County Dept. of Personnel

Elizabethtown, NYFull-timeSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
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Location
Elizabethtown, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The Social Services Worker participates in delivering financial service programs, including Public Assistance, Medical Assistance, Food Stamps, and Child Support Enforcement Services. The role determines financial eligibility, conducts investigations and in-depth interviews, recommends assistance amounts, makes referrals, and processes and maintains forms and records. Depending on assignment, the worker may represent the department in court as custodian of record.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Financial Eligibility DeterminationInvestigationsIn-Depth InterviewingAssistance RecommendationsReferralsRecords Processing

Full job description

Employee Premium Enhancement, and 37 h Hour work weeks (Monday-Friday). JOB SUMMARY This position exists in the Department of Social Services and involves responsibility to participate in the delivery of financial service programs including: Public Assistance, Medical Assistance, Food Stamps, and Child Support Enforcement Services. The work is performed in accordance with State and Federal regulations and department policy and involves responsibility in determining financial eligibility, investigations, in-depth interviewing, recommending amounts of assistance, frequently under stressful conditions, making appropriate referrals; and the processing and maintenance of a variety of forms and records. In addition, the incumbents may represent the department in court as custodian of record to ascertain the completeness of records. Depending upon unit and/or assignment, work is performed under the direct or general supervision of a higher-level employee with leeway allowed in the performance of work assignments. Supervision is not normally a function of the class. Does related work as required.

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