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Salary range: $56,677.00 – $65,179.00

MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ASSOCIATE JOB OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST TITLE OR PERMANENT IN THE JOB OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST TITLE FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR; THIS IS A PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT, WHEN A TEST BECOMES AVAILABLE IN THE ASSOCIATE JOB OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST (AJOS) TITLE, YOU MUST TAKE AND PASS THE EXAM TO REMAIN IN THE AJOS TITLE.

Family Independence Administration's provides temporary help to individuals and families with social service and economic needs to assist them in reaching self-sufficiency via essential and diverse programs/services, such as: temporary cash assistance, SNAP, childcare, eviction prevention services, adult protective services, job training, employment plans/support, domestic violence assistance, child support enforcement, etc.

Under the direction of the Associate Benefits Opportunity Specialist II, the Associate Benefits Opportunity Specialist I (ABOS I) is responsible for supervising a team of BOS staff, who provide various functions of eligibility determination, financial planning, and employment planning and monitoring and other related services to persons in need, to promote individual and family self-sufficiency. The ABOS I use supervisory, program development, quantitative analysis, and other research skills in accomplishing all the goals of FIA Benefits Access Centers and its components (Application, Financial Planning, Employment Planning, Undercare, etc.).

FIA’s Operations is recruiting for three (3) Associate Benefits Opportunity Specialist I, to function as Case Management Supervisors, who will:

• Supervise a team of BOS workers who handle the entire application process for all new applicants;

Family Assistance cases which have been closed over sixty days; all Safety Net case reopens
which have been closed regardless of date; and one-shot deals.

• Assign application to staff, review application recommendations and sign off on all benefits as well

as case entries.

• Supervise a team of BOS workers who interview applicants and assess eligibility for immediate

needs grant (food and non-food); for employability and eligibility for public assistance, SNAP benefits
and Medicaid; works with applicants to remove barriers to employment and makes referrals to other
services as needed.

• Prepare daily and weekly statistical reports on work performed as well as monthly audits.

• Assist with case consultation on individual cases and guidance on difficult cases in the case planning

process as necessary.

• Supervise a team of BOS workers who provide comprehensive service delivery to participants after

the establishment of the participant’s case; Family Assistance case that have been closed less that
sixty days or Safety Net cases that have been closed in error.

• Supervise a team of BOS workers who manages all aspects of the case, including establishing on-going

eligibility, assessing participants, developing appropriate Employment Assessment and Employment
Plans and executing specific strategies designed to help participants achieve self-sufficiency.

• Review employment eligibility decisions for appropriateness and correctness according to Agency and

New York State rules and regulations and performs initial conference/conciliation interview.

• Perform the Mandatory Dispute Resolution function.

• Supervise staff that interview and correspond with homebound clients.

• Supervises a team of BOS who provide quick service for those clients who walk-in or telephone the

center. Additionally, the team will take appropriate action on reported changes, provide information
and documentation as requested by the participants and maintain contact with other teams to ensure
awareness of all activity that will affect the case management plan.

• Supervise staff who interview and determine housing needs of tenants at risk of homelessness or

already homeless reporting to Benefits Access Centers. Assist in the development of anti-eviction/
housing plan of intervention for referred participants.

• May conduct field visits.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Skills

55a Program

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Residency Requirement

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