Benefits Specialist

Benefits Specialist

Job Description

The Post-Eligibility Specialist is responsible for monitoring and actively managing a caseload of dependent youth who are receiving federal Social Security Benefits and/or Veterans or Railroad retirement benefits.

Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with client Revised Statute (R.S. 8-468) as well as all federal benefit program guidelines. Currently the client has approximately 900 individual youth at any given time who have active federal benefits. Estimated caseload size could be as high as 300 individual cases per Specialist.

Required Skills
Working with a team
Attention to Detail
Document Management

Preferred Skills
Working with a caseload
Experience in health and human services

Notes:
Position is Onsite but has the potential of going Hybrid.
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.