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Joanne Smith

Culpeper,VA

Summary

Benefits Program Specialist dedicated to assisting employees with enrollment for smooth and simple process. Offering more than 15 years of documenting and reporting changes in relation to benefits. Composed, talented and considered effective team player.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Benefit Program Specialist III

Fauquier County Social Services
Warrenton, VA
07.2021 - Current

Primary duties include process new applications to include SNAP, MA, GR, LTC. Fraud investigations

Conduct in depth interviews with client's to determine eligibility of client's for government and financial assistance.

Obtain and verify required documentation per policy.

Work with clients to assist with gathering the information required to establish eligibility.

Run system checks on clients for history.

Explain clients rights and responsibilities.


Benefits Program Specialist II

Fauquier County DSS
Warrenton, VA
07.2018 - 06.2021

Primary duties include intake applications for SNAP, MA, GR, LTC. I also became the Fraud investigator.


Conduct in depth interviews with client's to determine eligibility of client's for government and financial assistance.

Obtain and verify required documentation per policy.

Work with clients to assist with gathering the information required to establish eligibility.

Run system checks on clients for history.

Explain clients rights and responsibilities.


Benefits Program Specialist I

Fauquier County DSS
Warrenton, VA
07.2008 - 06.2018

Eligibility and Intake for new applications as well as ongoing - SNAP, MA, GR

Apply, explain, and interpret Federal, State, and Local policies to clients, service providers, and the public.

Obtain and verify required documentation per policy.

Worked with clients to assist with gathering information required to establish eligibility.

Did training as needed to keep up to date to changes in policy.


Administrative Assistant

Fauquier County DSS
Warrenton, VA
07.2005 - 06.2008

Use computer for various applications for data entry.

Answer phones and give information to callers.

filing.

Office equipment ie: fax machines, copiers, phones.

Copy correspondence or other printed material.

Assist eligibility workers as needed.

Provide assistance to customers as needed.

Provide help when and where needed.

Education

No Degree - Business Management

Strayer University
Manassas VA

GED -

Wakefield High School
Arlington, VA

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Benefit Assessment
  • Eligibility Determinations
  • Customer Inquiries

Timeline

Benefit Program Specialist III

Fauquier County Social Services
07.2021 - Current

Benefits Program Specialist II

Fauquier County DSS
07.2018 - 06.2021

Benefits Program Specialist I

Fauquier County DSS
07.2008 - 06.2018

Administrative Assistant

Fauquier County DSS
07.2005 - 06.2008

No Degree - Business Management

Strayer University

GED -

Wakefield High School
Joanne Smith