ENROLLMENT SPECIALIST

Community Associate - 56057

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible. The Supportive Programs and Initiatives' (SPI) Fair Fares Program Division is a Mayoral initiative to subsidize NYCT fares initiative designed to provide accessible discount for NYCT subways and eligible local bus service to low-income families who are in receipt of Cash Assistance, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program as well as New York City residents who are living at or below the federal poverty line. Working under direction of the Enrollment Specialist Supervisor for Fair Fares, the Enrollment Specialist will be responsible for the enrollment of consumers at walk-in locations throughout the city. He/she will meet with the consumers, review all necessary documents, access database, and gather all necessary information from the consumer while completing the enrollment and application process. Enrollment will also include scanning all documents into the database. As the Enrollment Specialist the position will be dealing with highly sensitive documents, confidentiality and discretion is important to the role. In this role the enrollment specialist will be responsible for answering questions and providing information about the discount and requirements for the program; review consumers' documents for completeness; navigate the enrollment database; maintain equipment; and finalize consumers' complete Fair Fare enrollment application packages.

Minimum Qualifications

Qualification requirements: High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.