Job description

Job Description Summary:

The Community Partner Work Incentive Counselor (CPWIC) provides accurate planning and assistance to SSDI and SSI beneficiaries who are returning to work about how employment will affect their current benefits; collaborates with SSA personnel and provides outreach activities that promote effective use of available State and Federal work incentives to encourage successful employment outcomes and self-sufficiency This job includes both SS Benefits Counseling and managing Ticket to Work/Partnership Plus activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist people with services: 75%

• Conduct intakes and assessments and provide case file management and documentation.
• Develop accurate, individualized, and detailed written Benefits Summary and Analysis reports, as well as Work Incentives Plans, as per SSA guidelines for each person being served.
• Effectively communicate and advise beneficiaries on how their work activity could impact their SSDI and SSI work incentives, including the Ticket to Work initiative to help people preserve their state and federal benefits, including health care coverage.
• Educate, guide, manage and monitor people who receive supplemental or social security disability benefits as they return to work or work for the first time.
• Deliver follow-along services to help beneficiaries manage their benefits, timely report income, and access available work incentives.
• Provide guidance for Medicare/Medicaid/Medical assistance as it relates to SS benefits and employment, private health insurance, SNAP (Food Stamps), subsidized housing, workers compensation benefits, etc..
• Promote employment and self-sufficiency through the use of work incentives.

Admins Support services: 15%

• Maintain ongoing close contact with local/state and federal Social Security Administration personnel, Area Work Incentive Coordinators, and Work Incentive Liaisons.
• Document and maintain services provided, confidential beneficiary data, contacts with clients, the Social Security Administration, support systems, and employment programs in accordance with Social Security Administration requirements.
• Complete work plans, conduct regular reviews of client outcomes, and modify plans as needed.
• Use analytical and systems management abilities with attention to details, to handle multiple priorities, and facilitate communication among staff across programs.

Outreach/Training – 10%

• Expand Ticket to Work program through community outreach and working with non-profit agencies, SSA and beneficiaries.
• Provide outreach to raise awareness of the economic and social benefits to employment for persons with disabilities.
• Prepare materials, conduct outreach, and provide presentations to train consumers, community groups, advocates, and others about work incentives.

Job and Skill Requirements:

• Community Partner Work Incentive Coordinator (CPWIC) or CWIC certification required OR an ability to become certified through intensive 4-month training program. Complete continuing education and training necessary to maintain certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field and experience with people who have disabilities. Experience preferred working in the field of employment services, working with persons from diverse backgrounds or persons with barriers to competitive employment; particularly with people who have disabilities.
• Ability to clear Social Security’s suitability clearance requirements.
• Knowledge of community resources and demonstrated ability to utilize these resources effectively.
• Ability to interpret Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and administrative codes on public SSA benefits.
• Demonstrate interviewing and partnering skills, as well as disability and cultural sensibility.
• Comfortable with public speaking.
• Fluent computer skills and strong basic math skills; deductive ability with analytical thinking and creative problem-solving skills; strong written and communication skills. Ability to present documentation in a concise, accurate and timely fashion.
• Well organized, efficient with strong time management skills and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Attend in-service training, staff meetings and trainings. Perform other duties as directed.
• Bilingual abilities a plus.
• Candidate is expected to work well independently and as part of a team with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines while remaining flexible.
• High speed internet connection is required to work for us.
• Flexibility in scheduling services. Some remote work possible. Must have a car with valid NJ driver’s license to provide some direct contact services in the greater Tri-County area.

Pay: $43,870.00 - $49,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Disability insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Work from home

Contract type:

• Permanent

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work setting:

• Hybrid remote

Application Question(s):

• Why are you in interested in working with people who have developmental disabilities?

Can you travel throughout Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex Counties to meet with participants?
Are you able/willing to participate in an intensive 4 month training program by social security through Cornell University?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Red Bank, NJ 07701

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