Eligibility Specialist III

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Eligibility Specialist III

County of Colusa Colusa, California, United States

Job Description:

Eligibility Specialist III

Description

Definition & Distinguishing Characteristics

Have you always had a passion for helping others? Do you enjoy being actively involved in helping families achieve positive outcomes that make their lives better? Then Colusa County Department of Health and Human Services is the place for you! We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Eligibility Specialist III.

We are the largest Department in the County, with over 80 staff. Our agency works with Colusa County residents in administering social services programs including Cal Works, Cal-Fresh, Medi-Cal, In-home Supportive Services (IHSS), Adult and Children’s Services, Public Health and Housing. We have a strong leadership team who provide ongoing support for daily operations and assist our employees in reaching their full potential. Department of Health & Human Services employees are dedicated to serving Colusa County residents by offering services that improve their health, promote their well-being, and help them become productive and independent contributors to our community. If you're interested, check out the job description HERE .

This recruitment will fill current vacancies and establish an eligibility list to fill future openings without reposting.

What's this Job All About?
As an Eligibility Specialist III you will determine initial and continuing eligibility for public assistance benefit programs such as Medi-Cal, CalFresh and CalWORKs to assist community members in need. You will gather personal information from applicants and beneficiaries through face-to-face interviews, telephone contact or mailed correspondence and enter the information into multiple computer systems. You will handle a high volume of deadline driven work while complying with changing State and Federal regulations and procedures. You will provide lead direction and training to eligibility staff and assist with the more complicated cases, or perform specialized assignments in the areas of investigations, quality assurance and control, MEDS, and fair hearings.

How do we make a difference? Department of Health & Human Services employees are dedicated to serving Colusa County residents by offering services that improve their health, promote their well-being, and help them become productive and independent contributors to our community.

Do our values speak to you?
What are the benefits? COLUSA COUNTY CARES: NURTURING HEALTH, EMPOWERING LIVES!

Supervision & Examples of Duties

Incumbents in the Eligibility Specialist III classification receive supervision from an Eligibility Supervisor. An Eligibility Specialist III has no responsibility for direct supervision of others but may provide lead direction to other Eligibility Specialists.

Qualifications

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:
One (1) year of full-time experience performing duties comparable to the Eligibility Specialist II classification.

Training:
None. Some positions may require possession of special language and culture skills as a bona fide qualifications' standard. In these cases, candidates must demonstrate that they possess the required skills.

License or Certificate:
Some positions in this classification may require possession of a valid California Driver's License. Employees who drive on County business to carry out job-related duties must possess a valid California driver's license for the class of vehicle driven and meet automobile insurability requirements of the County. Eligibility for employment for those who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the appointing authority.

Supplemental Information

Eligibility Specialist Salary Ranges based on a 37.5 work week.

Eligibility Specialist III: $3,931 - $6,451
The salary range above consists of 15 steps. Steps 1-6 are annual merit steps with approximately 5% difference between each step, based on successful performance. Steps 7-15 are additional merit steps, requiring 2 years of satisfactory performance at the previous step. Steps 7-14 provide 2.5% increases, while Step 15 offers a 5% increase. The final salary offered will depend on the applicant's experience and qualifications, ranging from steps 1 to 15.

Government agencies accessing US government information, which include federal tax information must ensure that background investigation requirements for all agency employees and contractors that have access to federal tax information are consistent to the IRS background investigation requirements for access to federal tax information. A background check may be required if the position requires access to these types of records. Background requirements consist of three components which include, fingerprinting, citizenship verification and local law enforcement checks. State agencies must conduct investigation during time of hire and ensure a reinvestigation is conducted 10 years from the date of the previous background investigation for each employee that has access to federal tax information.

Colusa County offers an excellent benefit package. For a summary of benefits, please click here: 2026 Benefit Summary

Closing Date/Time: 3/22/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$47,172.00 - $77,412.00 Annually
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