Job Title: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)
PVN ID: HO-2310-005940
Category: Research
Location: HOSTOS C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Division Overview

The Division of Continuing Education & Workforce Development (CEWD) at Hostos Community College offers educational, career, and personal development opportunities designed to address the needs of the Bronx and neighboring communities. We offer non-credit courses and certificate programs.

Position Overview

The Community Work Incentives Counselor (CWIC) provides counseling and information on the WIPA program to individuals with disabilities who are receiving benefits from SSA. Currently, program services are available in the Bronx and Queens. 

The Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC) is primarily responsible for providing benefits counseling to individuals receiving either Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The counseling provided is individualized to each person so they know what work supports are available to help them reach their work goal, and the possible effects of work on their cash benefits and health insurance. The ideal candidate for this position will play a central role in helping individuals with disabilities reach their work goal.

Other Duties

The CWIC is responsible for the following duties:

  • Complete all intakes by collecting and analyzing information about the beneficiaries’ benefits, living arrangements and work goals
  • Develop beneficiary activity work plans that promote employment and utilize appropriate work incentives
  • Conduct data entry and then review data with supervisor and submit updates as needed
  • Stay abreast of public benefit regulations
  • Communicate effectively with beneficiaries, staff, and members of the Social Security Administration
  • Achieve SSA standard metrics and obtain program milestones
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Core Competencies

  • Capacity to quickly learn and understand complex and technical information
  • Superb interpersonal and written communication skills with a keen eye for detail
  • Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment with deadlines and changing priorities
  • Working within a team and/or independently to achieve daily, weekly and monthly goals
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills
  • Effective use of discretion and judgment in handling confidential materials

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college (*required)
  • Ability to meet Federal Security Clearance guidelines for employment (*required)
  • Attain CWIC certifications; first certification within three months of hire and remaining certifications within one year (*required)
  • Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish is preferred but not required
  • Prior experience as a CWIC is preferred
  • Knowledge of WIPA related services, New York State Medicaid and Medicare is preferred
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and basic knowledge of MS Teams

This is a grant-funded position and contingent upon availability of grant funds.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Continuing Education and Workforce Devel
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$25.00-$30.00
Hour(s) a week
20.00-25.00
Closing Date
Dec 26, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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