ELIGIBILITY WORK SPECIALIST

Salary: $43,488.00 - $52,860.00 annually
Salary: Negotiable
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Contra Costa County, California

The Employment and Human Services Department of Contra Costa County is accepting applications on a continuous basis for the position of Eligibility Work Specialist. Most Eligibility Work Specialists are assigned to work in Employment and Human Services offices located in Richmond, Hercules, Martinez or Antioch.

The class of Eligibility Work Specialist is the highest, non-supervisory class in the eligibility work series. Employees in this class are responsible for either complex and/or specialized caseloads functioning as a lead worker, or carrying a high caseload.

The department is also actively seeking qualified applicants with foreign language skills in Spanish, Laotian and Vietnamese to apply. Applicants successfully passing the County Language Fluency Examination may receive an $80.00 monthly differential, if language proficiency is utilized. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE AS AN ELIGIBILITY WORKER IN A CALIFORNIA COUNTY WELFARE DEPARTMENT. Please refer to the minimum qualifications below as they relate to required experience.

Minimum Qualifications:
License Required: Valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's License. Education: Possession of a high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency or a high school proficiency certificate.

Experience: Either (1) one year of full-time experience or its equivalent as an Eligibility Worker II in Contra Costa County; or (2) two years of full-time experience or its equivalent in public assistance eligibility determination in a California County Welfare Department. Qualifying experience must have included retrospective and prospective budgeting in both food stamps and categorical assistance programs; determination of mandatory assistance unit; and either entry of data onto an input form or direct entry of data into a computer-based system.

Application Filing: A completed Contra Costa County application must be submitted by mail or in person to the Personnel Unit, Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department, 40 Douglas Drive, Martinez, California, 94553. An application may be obtained by calling the Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department (925) 313-1520. Resumes may not be substituted for the official application.

CONTINUOUS FILING OPEN ONLY - 8/18/03 - SB - XHTB ELIGIBILITY WORK SPECIALIST

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