Social Insurance Specialist (Claims Specialist)

We are hiring for Social Insurance Specialist (Claims Specialist) in multiple locations (USAJOBS - Job Announcement) across the state of Mississippi.  This position starts at the GS-5, and GS-7 grade levels with career ladder promotions to the GS-11 grade level.

As a Claims Specialist, you will conduct interviews with the public to obtain, clarify, and verify information about initial and continuing eligibility for retirement, survivors, disability, health insurance benefits, and eligibility for supplemental security income including State supplements. In addition, they resolve discrepancies, clarify issues and make final decisions for initial and post-entitlement for benefits and payments; adjudicate and authorize entitlement or disallowance actions at all levels of difficulty and complexity under programs administered by SSA; and use state of-the-art technology to access and update claims information.
 

Once selected for the Claims Specialist position in SSA, you will contribute to the Agency's mission through direct and personal service to the public. This includes speaking with beneficiaries about their rights under the Social Security laws, gathering facts and evidence to establish eligibility for benefits, making critical decisions to determine the amount of benefits paid to individuals. 
 

We offer great benefits to our employees! Visit www.SSA.gov/careers for more information.

If you have any questions relating to this job posting and/or wish to apply for the position, please refer to the official instructions in the posting.