<p>The Position</p> <p>Family Services Specialists perform a variety of duties to assist families in achieving self-sufficiency. Incumbents determine eligibility for a variety of public assistance and health related programs to include, but not limited to: Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families within the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services and Title IVE, Title XIX, foster care, adoption payments and other State funded programs for children in custody or who have been adopted within the Division of Child and Family Services; provide coordinated employment and training services including assessment, vocational guidance, support services and education to clients; and/or provide child support enforcement services. Positions in this series may specialize in one service area or may work in multiple areas depending upon the needs of the agency.</p> <p>Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation.</p> <p>Family Services Specialists interview applicants and recipients of public assistance; explain eligibility; and elicit information to determine which public assistance programs are applicable. Assist clients in completing applications, research and verify information provided by clients by contacting landlords, employers, utility companies and personal creditors in order to confirm citizenship, residency, household composition, earnings, and projected household expenses, to process information to establish eligibility; compute income and evaluate other factors impacting benefits; make determinations according to timeframes and program regulations. This is the entry level in the series which provides for progression to the journey level upon satisfactory completion of the training period, successfully meeting minimum qualifications, and recommendation of the appointing authority. DWSS uses intermittent positions to supplement full-time staff. DWSS intermittent positions are full-time positions with a regular work schedule but have different layoff rights than permanent positions. DWSS moves intermittent positions to permanent positions based on attrition and seniority. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. A typing certificate issued within the last year must accompany your application and verify your typing speed of 35 wpm. This typing certificate can be obtained through a staffing agency or for free from any Nevada Job Connect office. No online typing test will be accepted. <em>THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE</em></p> <p>To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-12_0/</p>