Economic Support Specialist
Current-Determines eligibility and provides ongoing case management for Eau Claire County/Great Rivers Income Maintenance Consortium in a timely and accurate manner for the following public assistance programs: Medical Assistance, BadgerCare Plus, Food Share/SNAP and Caretaker Supplement (CTS.)-Conducts intensive investigative interviews to obtain and evaluate financial and non-financial information in-order-to determine eligibility for assistance-Researches, interprets, and applies federal, state, and local policies governing eligibility, legal rights, and responsibilities of applicants-Determines correct public assistance benefits through direct client contact via telephone interview in compliance with required state and federal time frames-Answers phones in a Call Center setting; provides case management duties; answers questions, provides case status updates, processes changes; troubleshoots problems, responds to emergency needs; re-determines eligibility and processes verifications-Records, maintains, reviews, and regularly corrects benefit levels and other documentation regarding applicants, using CARES and CARES Worker Web systems