Oneida County is accepting applications to fill a full-time Economic Support Specialist position with the Human Service Department at the Courthouse location. Oneida County Human Service is a Trauma Informed Agency that empowers, educates and supports agency staff to provide services in a caring, compassionate and safe environment. Work involves determination of client needs, provisions of appropriate services, and referral of clients to other resources and programs as needed.
JOB DUTIES: This position provides initial and continued eligibility determinations for public assistance benefits administered through the agency. Duties include assisting clients primarily over a call center, collects data and computes budgets, all while following various policies and guidelines set by the Income Maintenance Central Consortium.
WAGES AND BENEFITS: Position starts at $22.96 per hour plus excellent benefit package, including Wisconsin Retirement benefits, affordable health insurance and a PTO (Paid Time Off) package with the ability to carry unused PTO into future years.
WORK HOURS AND SCHEDULE: Position works 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a half hour unpaid lunch. Position allows occasional flexibility with hours and some opportunity to work from home up to three days per week at supervisor discretion.