Rhode Island College invites applicants for the position of Benefits Specialist. This is a full-time, calendar year, temporary, renewable contingent upon funding position.

The Benefits Specialist is responsible for counseling and educating Social Security Administration beneficiaries, individually or in groups, about how employment will affect their current benefits (including public and private health insurance as well as other federal, state, and/or local benefits received). Additionally, the Benefits Specialist will support day-to-day program operations to meet contracted requirements and program goals, including improving access to work incentive information and benefits counseling services.

The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities is seeking to hire a Benefits Specialist to join an established team of Integrated Employment Specialists. The Benefits Specialist is responsible for counseling and educating Social Security Administration beneficiaries, individually or in groups, about how employment will affect their current benefits (including public and private health insurance as well as other federal, state, and/or local benefits received). Additionally, the Benefits Specialist will support day-to-day program operations to meet contracted requirements and program goals, including improving access to work incentive information and benefits counseling services. The Sherlock Center, located at Rhode Island College, is a grant-funded organization with a 30-year history of supporting the disability community. As Rhode Island’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), the Sherlock Center is focused on improving the health, education, social and economic well-being of people with disabilities, their families, and their communities.

Required qualifications:                                                                                                                                               
-Associate’s degree                                                                                                                                                     
- 1+ years’ experience supporting adolescents or adults with intellectual and developmental or other
-Ability to obtain Social Security Administration Suitability Clearance                                                                         
-Knowledge of federal, state and local benefits programs, work incentives, and workforce initiatives and resources impacting employment of people with disabilities.
 
Preferred qualifications:                                                                                                                                               
-Bachelor’s degree                                                                                                                                                      -3+ years’ experience working as a Certified Work Incentives Benefits Specialist.                                                       -1+ years’ experience with program supervision or development.                                                                                 -Bi-Lingual (Spanish)

Application deadline: Open Until Filled

Proposed starting salary:  $48,451 – $50,000