Child Care Specialist
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• Explains departmental policies, procedures, rules, and regulations to customers to ensure comprehension of programs provided by the state of Tennessee such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Family First, Child Care Payment Assistance: Smart Steps and the Child Care Certificate Program, Teen Parent Program, Medical Assistance, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). • Review and access Initial/Recertification applications, case processing, performs financial evaluations, creates and edits case notes, utilizes templates and other required information sources from DHS to determine eligibility for state-provided programs.• Provides substantial customer service and care by providing frontline support to callers, respectfully listening and responding via call center, using Amazon Connect (AWS) and Service Now (SNOW) as assigned by supervisor. Generates inquiries and notify callers via email in relation to available resources or information in reference to the applicant’s case.• Attends to the needs of DHS customers by providing available resources, researching, and attempting to resolve complaints or client concerns regarding the state’s programs or policies.• Utilizes industry required systems provided by the state of Tennessee such as FARAS and Tennessee Child Care Management System (TCCMS) FARAS is an online system that is utilized by DHS to process cases. It uses Document Imaging Management Systems such as Lexmark MFP to allow caseworkers and authorized users easy access to navigate through all documents/verifications that are successfully submitted by applicants to better assist them with their application process. TCCMS is a case management system DHS uses to document case notes pertaining to an applicant’s case history, which may include security-sensitive information (SSI), previous/current enrollments, assigned caseworkers as well as notices that are generated by the state to determine the applicant’s eligibility.