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Location : Lillington, NC
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: DSS 2425
Department: DSS
Division: Food & Nutrition/Stamps
Opening Date: 08/06/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
POSITION SUMMARY
Employees in this position are responsible for determining applicants' continued eligibility for the FNS program in Harnett County Department of Social Services. Employees serve during natural emergencies in County Emergency Management Shelter as needed and assigned.
***We will consider applicants in a Work Against status who may need up to one (1) year of Income Maintenance experience to be fully qualified. An employee in a work against status will have a starting salary of $42,480.00 Grade 17 and move to $46,834.00 Grade 19 upon completion.***
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities and Duties:

• Intake & Redetermination (60% of the time)

Work involves functions such as intake, review and process of the FNS recertifications to determine eligibility. In the intake process, employees are responsible for obtaining all pertinent data concerning the clients' family composition, financial and employment. Employees are involved in processing clients' information through the verification of all documents obtained during intake. The employees' responsibility for determining the clients' continued eligibility for FNS will depend upon the function performed. Work other duties as assigned FNS Income Maintenance Supervisor.

• Organizing (20% of the time)

Employees balance workloads within FNS unit and coordinate overall workflow. Work requires employees to develop procedures and to make minor organizational changes and recommend other changes to improve efficiency.

• Guidelines (20% of the time)

Employees refer to the FNS manuals in performing all functions required to complete the eligibility determination process. Guidelines are subject to periodic and frequent changes. Employees also utilize agency procedural guides in accomplishing the work. Correspondence and memoranda from State regulatory agencies are also used in interpreting policy directives.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Good mathematical reasoning and computational skills. Ability to communicate with clients, applicants, and the public to obtain data, and to explain and interpret rules, policies, and procedures. Ability to understand the needs and problems of clients/applicants. Ability to learn the program area of assignment and all agency programs and services which could affect the client/applicant.
Education/Certification:
Graduation from an accredited associate degree program in Human Services Technology, Social Services Associate, Paralegal Technology, Business Administration, Secretarial Science, or a closely related curriculum; or graduation from high school and two years of paraprofessional, clerical, or other public contact experience which included negotiating, interviewing, explaining information, gathering and compiling of data, analysis of data and/or performance of mathematical or legal tasks with at least one year of such experience being in an income maintenance program; or graduation from high school and three years of paraprofessional, clerical or other public contact experience which included negotiating, interviewing, explaining information, the gathering and compiling of data, the analysis of data and/or the performance of mathematical or legal tasks; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Work Environment/Location/Physical Demands:
Employees are periodically subject to working with agitated clients, and are frequently subject to heavy workloads, and compressed time frames. Clients may at times be verbally abusive due to their extreme situations or their emotions, but generally physical harm is unlikely on an ongoing basis.
Harnett County takes pride in offering an excellent benefit package including health, dental, vision and life insurance, membership in the North Carolina Local Government retirement, free health clinic for employees and anyone in their household and other benefits. To see more information about the benefits offered by Harnett County, click
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Please indicate how you heard about this job opportunity: If referred by a Current County Employee please list their first name and last name below.
02
Please verify that your application includes the following information:
* Complete education history (including High School)
* Employment history including correct dates of employment, employer address and phone number, supervisor's name and reason for leaving each employer.
* A minimum of 3 professional references
Applications without the above information will be considered incomplete and will not be processed. Please take a moment to review your application before submission to ensure all categories are completed.
Responses to the supplemental questions are verified against the education and work experience provided in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application to determine your qualifications for this position.
I have read and understand the above statement.

• Yes
• No

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How many years of experience do you have determining eligibility for Public Assistance in a Social Services Program?

• 6 + years
• 4 - 5 years
• 2 - 3 years
• One year or less
• None

04
From the list below please select the programs for which you have experience determining eligibility:

• Family and Children's Medicaid
• Temporary Assistance Program (TANF)
• Food & Nutrition (FNS)
• Adult Medicaid
• None of the Above

05
Are you fluent in Spanish?

• Yes
• No

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This position will require assisting in emergency and/or disaster situations. Are you willing to meet this working requirement?

• Yes
• No

07
Do you have a valid North Carolina driver's license?

• Yes
• No

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