(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Job Description
Determine eligibility of persons applying to receive assistance from government programs and agency resources, such as welfare, unemployment benefits, social security, and public housing.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
98
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Interpret and explain information such as eligibility requirements, application details, payment methods, and applicants' legal rights. |
97
|
Answer applicants' questions about benefits and claim procedures. |
97
|
Initiate procedures to grant, modify, deny, or terminate assistance, or refer applicants to other agencies for assistance. |
96
|
Compile, record, and evaluate personal and financial data in order to verify completeness and accuracy, and to determine eligibility status. |
95
|
Interview benefits recipients at specified intervals to certify their eligibility for continuing benefits. |
85
|
Keep records of assigned cases, and prepare required reports. |
83
|
Check with employers or other references to verify answers and obtain further information. |
78
|
Interview and investigate applicants for public assistance to gather information pertinent to their applications. |
77
|
Prepare applications and forms for applicants for such purposes as school enrollment, employment, and medical services. |
74
|
Provide social workers with pertinent information gathered during applicant interviews. |
68
|
Schedule benefits claimants for adjudication interviews to address questions of eligibility. |
68
|
Refer applicants to job openings or to interviews with other staff, in accordance with administrative guidelines or office procedures. |
64
|
Provide applicants with assistance in completing application forms such as those for job referrals or unemployment compensation claims. |
63
|
Monitor the payments of benefits throughout the duration of a claim. |
62
|
Compute and authorize amounts of assistance for programs such as grants, monetary payments, and food stamps. |
62
|
Investigate claimants for the possibility of fraud or abuse. |
25
|
Conduct annual, interim, and special housing reviews and home visits to ensure conformance to regulations. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
76
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
73
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
68
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
62
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
62
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
61
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
61
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
59
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
58
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
57
|
Interacting With Computers
|
57
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
55
|
Processing Information
|
54
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
54
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
53
|
Getting Information
|
53
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
52
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
48
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
44
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
41
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
39
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
38
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
36
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
31
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
31
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
30
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
30
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
28
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
25
|
Thinking Creatively
|
24
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
24
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
24
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
20
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
19
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
18
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
16
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
15
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
11
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
10
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
7
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
6
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|