ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
OPEN (Temporary)
DEPARTMENT: SOCIAL SERVICES
TITLE OF POSITION: SOCIAL WELFARE EXAMINER (*PROVISIONAL)
LOCATION: 9 VACANCIES THROUGHOUT SNAP & TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE
JOB GROUP: CSEA JG 6 (Starting Annual Salary: $43,950)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the posting:
A) Completion of 60 credit hours*; or:
B) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and two years of experience in reviewing, examining, investigating or evaluating claims for assistance, veteran's or unemployment benefits, insurance or a similar program operating under established criteria for eligibility; or:
C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).
NOTE 1: *Your degree/credits must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants for designated positions in the Department of Social Services that may have access to federal tax information to perform his/her job duties shall be subject to a suitability background check investigation, including FBI fingerprinting, local law enforcement check, and verification check of citizenship/residency. A criminal record does not necessarily disqualify applicants from employment, rather an individualized determination will be made. The cost of the background check will be assumed by the Department of Social Services.
This notice will be posted for the period October 23, 2023 through and including November 1, 2023.
If interested and meet the above qualifications, please send a resume to:
Robin Chudzik
Director of SNAP
95 Franklin St, Room 604
Buffalo, NY 14202
Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.