Economic Service Worker - Bureau Assistance - Hancock

Under general supervision, perform at the full performance level in processing applications, ascertaining eligibility for, and overseeing a caseload for a variety of economic assistance programs including SNAP, Medicaid, Emergency Assistance/LIEAP, and School Clothing Vouchers. Schedule telephone and face‑to‑face interviews, conduct personal interviews with clients regarding their personal, financial, and social information, determine eligibility, maintain an up‑to‑date client caseload, refer clients to supportive services and agencies, and may obtain repayment from clients who have been issued benefits erroneously.

Locations:
Ohio, Brooke, and Hancock Counties.

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• Candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Substitution:
  Any combination of full‑time or equivalent part‑time paid experience providing direct client services such as interviewing clients, customers or the public, and evaluating the data against established standards and guidelines may substitute for the required training on a year‑for‑year basis.
• Substitution:
  Full‑time or equivalent part‑time paid experience performing customer service, telemarketing, retail or clerical work may substitute for the required training on a year‑for‑year basis.
• Substitution:
  Successful completion of college coursework from a regionally accredited college or university may substitute for the required training on a year‑for‑year basis. Every thirty (30) credit hours of education will equal one (1) year of training.
• Substitution:
  Experience in Economic Services work requiring program eligibility decisions may substitute for the required training at the rate of one (1) year of experience will equal (2) years of training.

A valid driver’s license may be required.

Probationary period 1 year.