Kings County Human Services Agency is seeking to fill multiple vacancies with candidates who exhibit integrity, dignity, and compassion assisting our community in need of public assistance programs and services.

Positions may be filled at either the entry level I or the experienced level II, depending upon qualifications. Positions may rotate throughout the County including Avenal, Corcoran and Lemoore, and reporting work site could change. Future vacancies may be filled from the eligible list to be established. The typical life of a list is six months.

SALARY 
Level I: $18.54 - $22.62 Hourly, $38,563.20 - $47,049.60 Annually 
Level II: $20.48 - $24.99 Hourly, $42,598.40 - $51,979.20 Annually 

Perform interactive interviews to elicit eligibility information and identify need for public assistance programs and services. Conducts such interviews in the County welfare office, satellite offices, hospitals, and other locations. Analyze financial and eligibility information to determine initial or continuing eligibility for multiple aid programs; explain regulations, rules, and policies to clients and apprise them of their rights, responsibilities and eligibility for participation; ensure accuracy and completion of application and declaration forms; resolve discrepancies by securing documentation, medical records and confirmation from other agencies; initiate a total-household assistance case; enter and retrieve numerical and narrative data, and issue benefits from an automated computer system; read and interpret computer printouts and information on computer screens; prepare correspondence and reports; organize caseload so that necessary case records and documents are processed and updated within specific time limits established by regulation and local policy; may assist in the administration of employment programs. (Essential duties may vary from position to position within classifications. Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)

Please note: Work experience for the last 15 years must be included in the work history portion of your application. It is also important that your application show all the relevant education and experience that you possess, even if it extends beyond the required past 15 years. A resume may be attached, but is not a substitute for completing the application and supplemental questions. Failure to submit a completed application may eliminate you from the recruitment.

Education: Completion of 60 semester or 90 quarter units of college.

OR
Experience: Two (2) years of experience performing clerical duties. Experience must include substantial public contact with clients and basic interviewing for the purpose of gathering information and explaining policies or clarifying information needed.

OR
Experience: One (1) year of experience with responsibility for one or more of the following: determining eligibility for loans, financial assistance, unemployment, veterans benefits, or publicly or privately financed health counseling and/or social services programs.

LEVEL II:
Experience: One year of experience performing the duties of an Eligibility Worker I in Kings County; or, one year of employment experience in any California welfare department in the C-IV system performing duties equivalent to those of an Eligibility Worker I in Kings County.

License: Possession of a valid appropriate California driver's license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles.

For a detailed job specification for Eligibility Worker I, click here.

For a detailed job specification for Eligibility Worker II, click here.

All completed applications and supplemental questionnaires will be reviewed. Depending upon the number of applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, the examination process may include a screening committee (pass/fail) and/or a written examination (pass/fail) and/or an oral examination (100%) which may include a written practical component to determine placement on the eligible list.