Maintenance Caseworker Iii
Listed on 2026-10-18
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SOCIAL SERVICES (DSS)
DATE POSTED:OCTOBER 14, 2026
CLOSING DATE:OPEN UNTIL FILLED
HIRING RANGE:$49,262.00 - $66,474.00
POSITION NUMBER:JOB TYPE:THIS IS A REPOST PREVIOUS APPLICANTS ARE STILL BEING CONSIDERED
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:Employees in this class are responsible for serving in maintenance roles in a County Department of Social Services. The income maintenance programs involved include Food Stamps, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Medicaid and County Special Assistance. Employees serve in one of the following roles: (1) As lead worker over II level income maintenance caseworkers or as lead worker over a unit of a single program area which performs all functions (i.e., intake, processing, and review).
Work may also include performing the same eligibility determination functions as the Income Maintenance Caseworker I and/or II. Employees are required to spend at least 25 percent of their time in a lead worker capacity. (2) Performing a wide range of tasks in the eligibility determination/re determination process which require an in-depth knowledge of all income maintenance programs and functional processes.
Work also involves the resolving of client appeals of actions taken by income maintenance caseworkers, the analysis of program-wide problem areas which include recommendations for corrective action and the training of new and transitional employees for specialized programs (i.e., LIEAP). (3) Functioning with a great deal of independence in a hospital or medical setting with the responsibility for performing a variety of complex tasks and functions in the Medicaid programs which include performing two or more functions in the long-term care programs.
Employees assume responsibility for the resolution of complex problems where the consequence of their action can have a considerable effect on the client, the medical institution and/or the agency. Employees are viewed by the medical institution's administrative staff as the primary contact for problem resolution. Employees usually report to a higher level supervisor and review of work at this level is minimal.
Incumbents are responsible for the total process of determining applicant/client eligibility of Food and Nutrition Services, program in a County Department of Social Services. Duties include but are not limited to (1) performing the same eligibility determination functions as the Income Maintenance Caseworker II. (2) Performing a wide range of tasks in the eligibility determination/redetermination process which require an in-depth knowledge of Food & Nutrition Program and its functional processes.
(3) Functioning with a great deal of independence with the responsibility for performing a variety of complex tasks and functions in the Food and Nutrition Services programs. Applications taken and processed or assigned to and processed by this position are randomly selected, pulled and checked for accuracy and timeliness by the supervisor/lead and state personnel. The incumbent prepares and presents the summary of the agency’s evidence for any local and state appeal hearing resulting from case actions taken by this position.
The incumbent may be assigned other duties in the other program work areas as needed.
- Considerable knowledge of NC FAST and Social Service programs.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret rules, regulations and procedures.
- Ability to research, analyze and interpret automated system problems
- Ability to communicate with clients/applicants, the public at large, and public officials to obtain data, and to explain and interpret rules, regulations and procedures.
- Ability to perform caseworker functions within structured time frames.
- Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks is essential
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Two years of experience as an Income Maintenance Caseworker; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
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