FAMILY SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 - Minimum Qualifications Waived - Underfill

APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY - $50,153.76 to $73,309.68 PAY GRADE: 29

The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.

For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.

In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

JOB INFORMATION

Work Type: An Intermittent vacancyDepartment: Health and Human Services

Division: Welfare and Supportive Services Division

Location: Hawthorne

Job Class Code: 12.379

RECRUITMENT INFORMATION

Announcement Number: 50775

Open to all qualified persons.

Posted 03/10/2025

Close Date: 03/17/2025

Recruiter:

SUSAN ASHLEY

Phone: (775)684-0132

Email: [email protected]

Applications accepted for another 6 Days 22 Hrs 2 Mins

The Position

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.

PER EXECUTIVE ORDER 2024-007, ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR THIS POSITION UNTIL JUNE 30TH, 2025. Please refer to the link for more information: https://gov.nv.gov/Newsroom/ExecOrders/Executive-Orders/

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. THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-12_0/

To Qualify:

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:

Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)

Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of experience in a clerical/administrative/program support role which included customer relations; obtaining, verifying and evaluating information; organizing and prioritizing work in order to meet timelines and standards; applying and explaining program rules, regulations, policies and procedures; and performing mathematical computations; OR one year of experience as an Administrative Assistant III in Nevada State service; OR two years of experience as an Administrative Assistant II in Nevada State service; OR sixty semester credits from an accredited college or university in general studies, business administration, social science or human services and one year of experience as described above; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.Special Notes

In accordance with NRS 293.5045, a voter registration agency shall not knowingly employ a person whose duties will include the registration of voters if they have been convicted of a felony involving theft or fraud. Most positions in this series fall under this NRS. For most positions in this series, applicants must meet the minimum typing speed established by the agency at the time of recruitment.Special Requirements

Candidates must submit to background checks and fingerprinting upon appointment.The Examination

Application Evaluation Exam

The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.

The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment

1) Have you attached a typing test that shows a minimum of 25 wpm?

INFORMATIONAL LINKS

For more information about state employment, visit the following:

Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov

Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org

Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/

More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB

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Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:

Division of Human Resource Management Northern Nevada 515 East Musser Street, First Floor Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868 Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 7251 Amigo St, Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89119TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

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