JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
POLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
POSITION:
Income Maintenance Caseworker III –
Lead Worker Family & Children’s Medicaid Concentration
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Lead Worker in the Economic Services Unit
with a concentration in the Family & Children’s Medicaid area. While responding to client
needs, this position will determine/redetermine applicant/client eligibility for benefits to
individuals seeking Economic Services assistance including those provided under Food and
Nutrition Services and Medicaid; will assure continuing compliance with program requirements
as a subject matter expert in Family & Children’s Medicaid for IMC II staff, supervisors and
agency director; and will provide technical expertise in NC Fast. The worker in this position
must have a good work ethic, excellent computer skills; considerable knowledge of Economic
Services law, policy, procedures, rules and regulations; and a considerable working knowledge
of NC FAST. This worker must also have good interviewing skills; the ability to communicate
effectively with persons of all socioeconomic backgrounds; and the ability to train co-workers in
new and existing rules, regulations, policies and procedures. All DSS employees may be called
upon to perform work during emergency or disaster situations including but not limited to
staffing shelters overnight. This service, if required, will take precedence over duties described
in this job announcement.
Minimum Training and Experience Requirements:
Two years of experience as an Income Maintenance Caseworker II. 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 paraprofessional, clerical or other public contact
experience which included negotiating, interviewing, explaining information, the 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.
STARTING SALARY:
Income Maintenance Caseworker III
Grade 19
$26,983
Pre-employment Drug Testing and Criminal Background Checks are required
CLOSING DATE:
TO APPLY:
June 30, 2015
Submit completed State Application PD-107 and an official transcript:
Lou Parton, Director,
Polk County Department of Social Services,
231 Wolverine Trail
Mill Spring NC 28756
An Equal Opportunity Employer