MCDOWELL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
AVAILABLE)
(TWO POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY
CLASSIFICATION TITLE: INCOME MAINTENANCE CASEWORKER II
JOB LOCATION: FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES
Job Description:
Work involves determining eligibility of clients to receive food assistance through the
department of social services and managing cases determined to be eligible. Duties
include intake, processing and review functions. Work at this level includes such tasks as
interviewing clients to obtain required information, completing initial applications,
verifying information obtained, determining eligibility and completing scheduled
program reviews. Employees must explain program requirements and options and advise
or refer clients to other program services as appropriate. Employee reports to an Income
Maintenance Supervisor.
Minimum Training and Experience Requirements:
One year of experience as an Income Maintenance Caseworker I
Will accept applications for Income Maintenance Caseworker I with the following
qualifications: Graduation from a four-year college or university; or completion of three
years of college with a minimum of 90 semester or 135 quarter hours of credit. A
transcript is required; or 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 with three years of paraprofessional, clerical or other public contact
experience which included negotiating, interviewing, explaining information, gathering
and compiling data, analysis of data and/or the performance of mathematical or legal
tasks; 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 data , analysis of data and/or the performance of
mathematical or legal tasks with at least one year of such experience being in an income
maintenance program.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY IS REQUIRED. BI LINGUAL
(SPANISH/ENGLISH) IS PREFERRED.
APPLICANTS WIL BE GIVEN CREDIT ONLY FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED
IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. No additional information will be
solicited by the McDowell County Department of Social Services; therefore, persons who
submit incomplete applications may not receive full credit for their education, training
and experience.
Salary: Income Maintenance Caseworker II
Income Maintenance Caseworker I
$29,370 annual
$26,592 annual
Position is full-time and benefited.
PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREENING IS REQUIRED
Interested candidates submit:
PD 107 (click on link and scroll to bottom of page)
Transcripts
Three (3) references
Employment Security Commission
316 Baldwin Ave
Marion, NC 28752
Or
McDowell County Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 338
Marion, NC 28752
APPLICATIONS TAKEN THROUGH 5:00 PM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,
2012
MCDOWELL COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER