Family Service Specialist Ii
Current• Assist families in achieving self-sufficiency; determine eligibility for a variety of public assistance and health related programs.• Provide coordinated employment and training services including assessment, vocational guidance, support services, and education to clients; and/or provide child support enforcement services• Interview applications and recipients of public assistance; explain eligibility; and elicit information to determine which public assistance programs are applicable. • Assist clients in completing required applications and research and verify information provided by clients by contacting landlords, employers, utility companies and personal creditors in order to confirm citizenship, residency, household composition, current and previous earnings, and projected household expenses. • Evaluate and process information to establish eligibility.• Compute income and evaluate other factors impacting the level of benefits. •Make determinations according to required time frames and program regulations, policies and procedures•Work with numerous community organizations in meeting the needs of a diversity of clients.