Job Details

Job Location: Remote office - San Francisco, CA 94103Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $29.00 - $31.00 Hourly

Position Title:

ACA Enrollment Assistant

Location:

San Francisco

Department:

In-Custody

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Reports To:

Director of Housing

Revision Date:

November 2015

ABOUT US

The pretrial stage is a critical juncture in the larger criminal justice process; whether or not someone gets out of custody after arrest is a major determinant of the ultimate outcome of the case, as those who remain in jail are more likely to face a conviction than those who are released. In addition, the presumption of innocence and constitutional protections against excessive bail are two of our most foundational legal principles. Despite these facts, and against the backdrop of mass incarceration nationwide, jail populations in San Francisco and across the country are disproportionately composed of pretrial individuals.

We work to address this critical issue by providing alternatives to pretrial incarceration. By doing so, the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project does its part to prevent unjust harm and unnecessary incarceration. Rather than languishing behind bars, newly arrested people can be released to our services to receive care, support, case management, and referrals to outside treatment providers. Our services are diverse and wide-ranging in recognition of the many needs that justice-involved people may have. Further, San Francisco has been the seat of new bail reform initiatives in California, which has afforded us the opportunity to continue to grow and build on our 45 years of experience overseeing pretrial services in the City and County.

SUMMARY

The San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, in collaboration with the San Francisco Human Service Agency is offering opportunities for health care enrollments to all eligible inmates within the county jail system. The Enrollment Assistant will provide administrative support and secondary inmate interviews to assist in these efforts to process inmate enrollments. The Enrollment Assistant will work under the direction of the SFSD Principal Administrative Analyst who is the designated Authorized Representative for SFSD.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports ACA Principal Analyst in processing healthcare enrollments for county jail inmates.

• Attend meetings with SFHSA and SFSD; including discussion and presentation of ACA data.

• Examining, sorting, indexing, and reviewing applications for completeness and accuracy.

• Processing and distributing interoffice and U.S. mail.

• Making routine contacts with San Francisco County Jail inmates, and post-release clients, to ensure enrollment applications are completed.

• Conducts follow up correspondence, as needed, in person or by mail, email or phone.

• Files, maintains and retrieves ACA-related documents, records and correspondence in accordance with established procedures.

• Compiles information and data necessary for the preparation of various departmental reports.

• Preparation and maintenance of a variety of reports.

• Disseminates information and answers inquiries by communicating with the public, departmental personnel and SFSD contractors.

• Punctuality and regular and reliable attendance.

• Perform other duties as directed, developed or assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

None.

 

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Vaccination Requirement: Based on recommendations from the CDC and other health agencies; and due to the work we do in the jails, SFPDP recommends that employees get vaccinated in order to prevent them contracting the virus. This is also recommended to prevent the spread of the virus to others in our workplace. Currently, SF