Economic Services Caseworker II Government Job Dept-Department of Social Services Full Time

Pay Notes

• Hiring Range: Economic Services Caseworker I (Entry Level) $14.51 per hour
• Economic Services Caseworker II (Minimum 1 year eligibility experience) $16.00 per hour
• Non-Exempt – Eligible for Overtime

Essential Duties

The duties listed below are not all of the duties that may be assigned but are those that are considered as essential for an employee to perform.

• Interviews applicants for social service assistance programs; records information in required forms; makes computations to determine appropriate financial assistance allowed.
• Investigates and verifies documents related to client’s application; consults with supervisory personnel on complex cases or actions.
• Advise applicants of approval or denial of benefits or services; provides explanations of rights of appeal and client responsibilities for continued benefits or services.
• Reads and interprets written policies and procedures applicable to Federal, State, and local laws related to public service assistance.
• Conducts follow up evaluations of clients according to a defined time and case management schedule.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• ESCII: One year of experience as an ESCI or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• ESCI: Graduation from an accredited associate degree program in Human Services Technology, Social Services Associate, Paralegal Technology, Business Administration, Secretarial Science, or a closely related curriculum; OR graduation from high school and two years of paraprofessional, clerical, or other public contact experience which included negotiating, interviewing, explaining information, gathering and compiling of data, analysis of data and/or performance of mathematical or legal tasks with at least one year of such experience being in an income maintenance program: OR graduation from high school and three years of professional, clerical, or other public contact experience which included negotiating, interviewing, explaining information, gathering, and compiling of data, the analysis of data, and/or the performance of mathematical or legal tasks; OR an equivalent combination of training and experience. 
• Not all Candidates will be interviewed.
• The applicant selected must undergo and pass a drug screening test and a criminal background check prior to employment.