CUSTOMER RESOLUTION SUPERVISOR at City of New York — New York, NY

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ASSOCIATE BENEFITS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE

Family Independence Administration provides temporary help to individuals and families with social service and economic needs to assist them in reaching self-sufficiency via essential and diverse programs/services, such as: temporary cash assistance, SNAP, childcare, eviction prevention services, adult protective services, job training, employment plans /economic support, domestic violence assistance, child support enforcement, etc.

Under supervision of the FIA Inquiry Response Unit (IRU) CA Inquiry Director, with latitude for independent decision making and action, supervises the Customer Resolution Representatives, who are responsible for resolving matters relating to the administration of Cash and Emergency Assistance, SNAP and HEAP benefits to clients, and for providing employment and other related services as described above or supervises a unit of Associate Benefits Opportunity Specialists.

The Family Independence Administration (FIA) is recruiting for one (1) Associate Benefits Opportunity Specialist II, to function as Customer Resolution Supervisor, who will:

• Provide expert guidance concerning Agency policies/procedures and federal/State regulations impacting Cash and Emergency Assistance requirements, eligibility, and benefits, including employment services, child care, and other supportive services; monitor the work quality of staff; allocate work and staff to ensure the work is carried out efficiently and effectively.
• Work closely with staff experiencing difficulties in working, organizing or time management, to establish effective priorities and work schedules; ensures the avoidance of needless errors, delays in case processing, fair hearings, and/or fiscal sanctions; report operational concerns and issues to management to ensure effective utilization of resources.
• Review and audit selected records, including computerized records, to ensure that the information contained in them is accurate, complete and supported by appropriate documents; and in compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.
• Review, compile and analyze employment and outcome reports submitted; perform operational analyses and conduct special projects; assesses results of outside audits; prepares reports and make recommendations to improve productivity and efficiency of job opportunity or employment services and related support services.
• Oversee the preparation of corrective action plans, coordinate and monitor implementation of these plans.
• Authorize housing emergency payments; and ensure all appropriate Housing Court documents are completed accurately and timely. Review referrals for rental assistance on emergency cases; may recommend to the regional office payment authorization for housing emergencies.
• Monitor and ensure that all work related to Fair Hearings is completed accurately and in accordance with mandated time frames, including timely compliance with Decisions After Fair Hearing (DAFH); refer matters back to the home Job Center, Rental Assistance Unit (RAU), Bureau of Eligibility Review (BEV), or other DSS/HRA program area where there is a pending determination from that office, and coordinate to expedite a resolution or decision.

Hours/Shift: 8:30am – 5:00pm with Flex Schedules

ASSOCIATE BENEFITS OPPORTUNITY - 56316

• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and three years of

full-time satisfactory experience working directly in social/human services or a related setting, providing either: a) client services. b) employment planning/counseling services which involves job development, skills assessment, and employment placement or other economic opportunity programming.

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; plus eighteen months of full-time satisfactory

experience working as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist; or

experience as described in one (1) above.

• College credit from an accredited college may be substituted for this experience

on the basis of 60 semester credits for 9 months of the work experience described above. However, all candidates must have at least 18 months of full-time satisfactory experience working as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist or performing social/human services work as described in one (1) above.