Income Maintenance Caseworker II

Work Type
Economic Services

Position Number
5306.016

Salary
$28,304.00 - $44,145.00

Closing Date
January 17, 2020
Posted January 2, 2020


Agency Name
Wayne County Department of Social Services

Work County
Wayne

Job Contact
To Apply: Submit a completed PD-107 (state application) to Brenda Melvin, Wayne County DSS, 301 N. Herman Street, Box HH, Goldsboro, NC 27530. Unsigned or incomplete applications will not be processed.

Job Location
301 N. Herman Street
Goldsboro
North Carolina
27530
Job Description

Description of Job Duties:   This caseworker is assigned to a unit within the Economic Services Section. This position is responsible for taking applications, determining eligibility and maintaining cases for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, and Family and Children’s Medicaid. This includes interviewing the customer, verifying information, determining eligibility, maintaining the record, and maintaining cases. Other duties may be assigned to the worker when deemed necessary by the Supervisor.   This worker must be human services oriented and possess the ability to interact well with the supervisor, co-workers, and customers and be able to work in a team environment. This worker must respond to disasters as needed in accordance with Wayne County DSS policy, in the event of a natural or man-made disaster or upon the declaration of a state of emergency by the Wayne County Emergency Management Office.   This worker must use the online NC FAST Program, Manuals, and DSS Administrative Letters as appropriate. This employee is expected to make the final decision in determining eligibility by applying written policy, but be able to recognize situations that should be referred to the supervisor for clarification. This employee will learn and use programs Compass Pilot and Compass Appointments (Compass Co-Pilot, if issued a DSS iPad) as required by position to do, but not limited to: request leave, schedule/receive appropriate appointments, set up virtual files, scan/retrieve documents, receive/send tasks.