ECONOMIC STABILITY SPECIALIST

SS414 $44,637 - $80,434
Creation Date: 06/21/2013
Change Date: 12/11/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide professional support services for social services programs designed to assist families with food, cash, or child care.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Advanced

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from an Economic Stability Supervisor or other higher level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Social Services Analyst 3 by the presence of complex programmatic functions.

Differs from Economic Stability Supervisor by the absence of serving as a direct supervisor.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Reviews case records and/or procedures in the local offices to assure that program benefits are accurately determined.

Prepares exit conferences, written reports and confirmations.

Sets standards of operation, checks progress and assures that policies are properly carried out.

Conducts ongoing administrative programmatic reviews of field offices to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.

Recommends and directs plans to correct deficiencies regarding the use of personnel and overall efficiency measures and recommends changes in state procedures.

Coordinates services and negotiates agreements with administrators of government and private agencies, doctors, lawyers, and executives in private industry.

Researches and responds to parish office requests to clarify and interpret policy.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Five years of economic stability social services experience; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of economic stability social services experience; OR

A bachelor's degree plus two years of economic stability social services experience; OR

An advanced degree in a social sciences field, business, public, or health administration plus one year of economic stability social services experience.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.