Assistance Payments Worker 8-11 Kalkaska County

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities services and programs that promote a healthy safe and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity respect and fairness. For more information please visit ourMDHHS Diversity Equity and Inclusion Plan.

The role of the Eligibility Specialist is to strengthen Michigan families by:

• Ensuring that each person/family that applies for public assistancereceivesthe type and level of assistance that they are eligible for
• Assessing the needs of each person/family and giving them appropriate information and making any referrals and/or contacts to persons/agencies to help them meet their needs.
• Providing all families with information about the expectations and goals of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
• Encouraging and guiding families in their efforts to become self supporting

Education
Completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 term credits).

Experience
Assistance Payments Worker 8
No specific type or amount is required.

Assistance Payments Worker 9
One year of experience equivalent to an Assistance Payments Worker 8 Migrant Program Worker 8 or Family Independence Specialist 9.

Assistance Payments Worker E10
Two years of experience equivalent to an Assistance Payments Worker including one year equivalent to an Assistance Payments Worker 9;
OR
Two years equivalent to a Migrant Program Worker including one year equivalent to a Migrant Program Worker 9;
OR
Two years of experience equivalent to a Family Independence Specialist including one year equivalent to a Family Independence Specialist 10.

Assistance Payments Worker 11
Three years of experience equivalent to an Assistance Payments Worker including one year equivalent to an Assistance Payments Worker E10;
OR
Three years equivalent to a Migrant Program Worker including one year equivalent to a Migrant Program Worker E10;
OR
Three years of experience equivalent to a Family Independence Specialist including one year equivalent to a Family Independence Specialist P11.

Four years of administrative support experience in a human services or office setting including two years equivalent to the experienced (E7) level may be substituted for the education requirement.

Completion of one year of college (30 semester or 45 term credits) and three years of administrative support experience in a human services or office setting including one year equivalent to the experienced (E7) level may be substituted for the education
requirement.

Three years of Home Aide experience including one year equivalent to a Home Aide E8 may be substituted for the education requirement.

The physical location of this position is Kalkaska DHHS 503 North Birch Street.Kalkaska MI 49646. Based on operational needs and within established limits remote work and alternate or hybrid work schedule requests for this position may be considered.

Selected candidates who have been approved to work remotely or a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.