- Evaluate ongoing employee performance
- Identify, resolve, document, and implement personnel issues
- Manage leave and attendance for staff
- Establish unit workloads and quality standards and ensure equitable work distribution within the unit
- Control the overall workflow of work processed by the unit
- Review activity reports
- Determine individual and unit training needs
- Input and receive data using multiple automated systems
- Collaborate with internal and external partners
- Develop hiring strategies
- Ability to communicate and maintain working relationships with a wide range and level of staff
- Excellent listening skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Ability to make professional judgments
- Ability to remain calm and demonstrate patience
- Professionals with one year of experience as a Public Benefits Specialist 3 or 4
- Bachelors degree and three years of experience examining/processing medical insurance or rehabilitation claims, unemployment insurance claims, or a job providing staff support in public assistance eligibility determination, or in a job analyzing, verifying, and evaluating financial data and information
- Three years of out-of-state experience, conducting financial eligibility determination for public assistance including financial, medical, and food benefit programs will be considered toward experience
- Previous experience with Home and Community Services is a plus
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3 days ago
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DSHS ALTSA Public Benefits Specialist 5 - Washington, United States - State of Washington
Description
DSHS ALTSA Public Benefits Specialist Supervisor
Home and Community Services, as a division of the Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) promotes, plans, develops, and provides an array of long-term services and supports to persons age eighteen and older with disabilities, seniors, and caregivers. These services and supports are intended to maximize the independence, dignity, and quality of life of these individuals.
The Public Benefits Specialist 5 supervises a unit of Public Benefits Specialists who determine eligibility for financial, medical, food, and long-term service and support programs. This is an opportunity to contribute to regional policy designs and gain management experience.
Pierce County employees are eligible to receive an Orca Card for transportation needs. King County employees receive 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary and are eligible to receive a free ORCA card for transportation use.
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Our Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) mission to Transform Lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agencys mission that you bring equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.Questions? Please contact and reference job number
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