DSHS ESA Public Benefits Specialist

DSHS ESA Public Benefits Specialist 5

The Economic Services Administration, Community Services Division has a leadership opportunity for a Public Benefits Specialist Supervisor (PBS5) to join our team in Olympia, WA.

• Supervises a unit of Public Benefits Specialists 1‑4 who gather information and determine client eligibility for public assistance programs.
• Conducts or arranges for timely technical and professional training for staff, including the agency’s Public Benefits Specialist Training for new staff.
• Conducts regular and productive unit and 1:1 meetings with staff.
• Explains policies, rules, procedures and agency goals and performance information to unit staff.
• Analyzes, monitors and assigns unit tasks, workload, and performance standards to ensure smooth flow of work.
• Completes employee performance appraisals and annual performance evaluations to review.
• Assists customers with the process of applying for Apple Healthcare by entering information into the Health Plan Finder (HPF) system on behalf of clients.
• Administers and adheres to provisions in the collective bargaining agreement and personnel rules.
• Analyzes agency policy and practices and collaborates with other supervisors/management to develop, modify, or improve local policies and procedures.
• Effectively manages and maintains partnership relations with community partners.

• Ability to build effective working relationships with assigned subordinate lead workers, administration officials, management team, service staff, partner agencies, contract providers, and the public.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate performance data, identify trends, create reports, and communicate findings and issues to stakeholders.
• Maintain working knowledge of eligibility for all public assistance programs.
• Ability to assist others in interpretation and analysis of data.

• One year of experience as a Public Benefits Specialist 3 or 4.
• OR

  Bachelor’s 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 to include financial, medical and food benefit programs will be considered toward experience.
• Note:
  
  Related or closely related employment experience may substitute year for year for education.

• Cover letter, resume and current contact information for three professional references.

Email the recruiter at morgan.daggi.gov and reference job number 08955.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver’s license.

Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information.

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Olympia, WA – Salary: $65,000.00‑$90,000.00