Eligibility Worker

Human services comprise all professional fields that share the common goal of helping people. 

The BSC Eligibility Worker Certificate provides training in basic helping skills and the overview of service delivery and program administration needed in areas such as Medicaid, Low Income Home Energy Assistance, and Supplemental Nutrient Assistance Program. 

Content emphasizes workforce and professional skills, as well as prescribed courses in eligibility areas. Practical experience is gained during the internship with a human services provider. At graduation students are job ready. 

The Eligibility Worker Certificate may stack into the following AAS degree:

This program specifically qualifies students for Eligibility Worker I State employment positions where they determine eligibility for economic assistance.  

The encompassing nature of this program prepares students for employment in agencies, schools, businesses, and centers that value paraprofessionals who bring to the job a combination of college coursework and human services field experience. The human service worker may provide case management, needs assessment, advocacy, service delivery, crisis intervention, as well as program planning and continuation. 

Career Opportunities: County social welfare agencies, mental health and social service agencies, group home settings, community organizations, day care centers and nursery schools, elementary and secondary schools, home health aid, and geriatric services.