Benefits Coordinator

THE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY INC • Ellicott City, MD

12d • $24 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

The Benefits Coordinator's roles would be to coordinate community resources for individuals served, maintaining current knowledge of and providing technical assistance regarding housing vouchers, food nutrition program, alternative accounts, Social Security (SS) benefits, Contribution to Care (CTC), Medicare/Medicaid, Personal Spending Funds (PSF) balances and budgets, taxes, and DDA waivers.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required
• Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree preferred
• Two (2) years of experience working with entitlement programs preferred
• Strong understanding of public and private resources commonly accessed by individuals with differing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, gather, review, and submit documents to ensure accurate and timely completion of benefit applications, recertifications, and reporting for all benefits utilized by the people the agency supports. (i.e. DDA Waivers, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Housing (Section 8), trusts, burial plans, and other alternative accounts)
• Assist with audits: maintain, gather, review, and submit documents, meet with auditors.
• Research various medical assistance programs and alternative accounts available for the people the agency supports.
• Update individual records and resource databases with information/supporting documents in a timely and thorough manner (i.e., ICM & various spreadsheets, MyMDThink, Social Security).
• Work with Community Living staff to locate and obtain accessible housing through various means such as vouchers, Habitat for Humanity, Senior Housing options, etc.
• Monitor Personal Spending Funds and create/revise individual budgets in coordination with Community Living staff and individuals to ensure their compliance with SSA and Medicaid regulations.
• Ensure Personal Spending Funds balances are kept under the asset limit on a monthly basis and make transfers to/from Maryland ABLE as needed.
• Individual tax returns filing coordination and document maintenance.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED