Eligibility Worker Iv - Department Of Human Services - Wailuku, Maui

Job Opportunity with the State of Hawai'i

The State of Hawai'i is offering a job opportunity within the Med-Quest Division of the Department of Human Services. This position involves providing eligible low-income adults and children access to health and medical coverage through managed care plans. The role includes determining the initial and ongoing eligibility of applicants/recipients for the State's medical assistance programs.

Salary: $5,112 to $6,469 per month (SR-18, Step C to I). Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:

• Legal Authorization to Work:
  The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Education Requirement:
  Applicants must possess experience which demonstrated a high degree of verbal skill and the ability to read, comprehend and apply written directions and perform basic mathematical computations, including percentages and averages. This experience may be met from part-time and/or unpaid work. There must, however, be evidence that participation was on a continuous basis but not necessarily on a full-time normal work basis.
  
  This requirement may also be met by possession of a high school diploma, or equivalent.
• General Experience Requirement:
  Three (3) years of experience which involved public contact work that required providing information, answering questions and inquiries, and explaining policies, rules, and regulations in person or by telephone; and utilizing a computer to retrieve and enter data.
• Specialized Experience Requirement:
  Three (3) years of progressively responsible work experience which demonstrated knowledge of philosophy, goals, functions and standards of services for public assistance programs and the ability to perform eligibility determination work. At least one year of the three years of specialized experience must have provided the applicant with the knowledge and ability to apply regulations, policies and procedures of the pertinent public assistance program(s) in which the vacancy exists.
• Supervisory Aptitude:
  Applicants must demonstrate supervisory aptitude. Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects of supervision, e.g. by serving as a group or team leader, or in similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist; or by completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments, and/or favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.

The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call  for assistance.

The State of Hawai'i offers its employees who are members of the civil service a range of benefits. Some benefits are offered as a result of collective bargaining agreements and changes may occur. A summary of these benefits, which is based on full-time employment, is listed below.