APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$40,862.16 to
$60,405.84
PAY GRADE: 33
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.
Social Services Program Specialists perform administrative and professional work in conjunction with the administration of statewide public assistance, medical assistance, or social services programs.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
The position is located in Carson City and is housed within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP), Program Services unit. The incumbent will assist in the planning, developing, implementing, and monitoring of the Division's statewide Medicaid and Nevada Check Up dental program. Under the general supervision of a Social Services Program Specialist III, the incumbent will help research develop and write policies and procedures; and perform a full range of duties which are described in the class specifications. For example: Conduct program needs assessments; gather input from personnel and interested parties; and help ensure the dental program is operating effectively, efficiently, and in compliance with Federal and State laws, regulations, and policies. The incumbent will also help provide policy support and assistance to dental health care providers throughout the State.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field of study pertinent to the program assignment and two years of paraprofessional experience which included providing social services, medical assistance programs services, or health care services to the public and required the application of regulations, laws, policies and procedures in making determinations; OR two years of experience as a Family Services Specialist II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Requirements
A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant.
Some positions require professional licensure, which will be identified at the time of recruitment and as a condition of continuing employment.
The Examination
If there are five or fewer qualified applicants, the exam will consist of an application evaluation. (This statement does not apply for Until Recruitment Needs are Satisfied (URS) announcements).
SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM SPEC 1 (12.323) Training and Experience Exam
The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
All claims made in your responses must be included in your employment history in order to received credit.
1) Describe your experience, including number of years, administering/interpreting federal rules.
2) Describe your experience, including number of years, conducting complex/varied research which included preparation of reports and recommendations.
3) Describe your experience, including number of years, writing complex technical material such as program procedures manuals.
4) Describe your experience, including number of years, in public speaking to public/civic groups.
5) Describe your experience, including number of years, developing and presenting training programs.
6) Describe your experience, including number of years, mediating conflicts, such as client and staff; legal services and staff; District Attorney's office and staff.
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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 89701-4204
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 7251 Amigo St, Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89119
TDD 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.
