Support day-to-day program operations with expertise in order/inventory management and program knowledge. Skillfully meet diverse needs and address issues to maintain distribution efficiency and program outreach. Demonstrated success in building long-lasting relationships and maintaining a standard of excellence.
Performed administrative and professional work in conjunction with the administration of statewide public assistance, medical assistance, or social services programs.
Managed the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).
50% travel across 11 Northern Nevada Reservations, including coordinating travel arrangements with warehouse employees.
Developed route schedule/calendar.
Conducted food distribution and client eligibility determinations, which included interpretation, explanation and application of federal program regulations in processing eligibility applications.
Personably responsible for the distribution of commodity food boxes to households and nutrition education to clients through food demonstrations and educational fliers I created.
Inventory management, including ordering product, tracking food received, and reporting usage each month through the federal reporting system.
Personally developed spreadsheets to help in the ordering of produce, ordering of main food order, creating route sheets to assist truck drivers in pulling food, and monitoring innovatory to assist in ordering and waste management. These spreadsheets are still being used and the standard at the position.
Assisted families in achieving self-sufficiency through determining 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.
Interviewed applicants and recipients of public assistance; explain eligibility; and elicit information to determine which public assistance programs are applicable.
Assisted clients in completing required applications and research and verify information provided by clients by contacting landlords, employers, utility companies and personal creditors in order to confirm citizenship, residency, household composition, current and previous earnings, and projected household expenses, evaluate and process information to establish eligibility; compute income and evaluate other factors impacting the level of benefits; make determinations according to required time frames and program regulations, policies and procedures. Under close supervision, positions in this series may specialize in one service area, or may work in multiple areas as a generalist, depending upon the needs of the agency.
Lead TANF worker. Specialized in working with TANF eligible households including, but not limited to: Foreign families granted refugee status to enter the United States.
Assisted families in achieving self-sufficiency through determining 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.