GEORGE VEIT

Military Service:

• Rank: Sergeant

  Branch/Position: Army

  Period: February 2022 - present

  Occupation: 11B - Infantryman - 11B

  Security Clearance: Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

  The infantryman supervises, leads, or serves as a member of an infantry activity that employs individual small arms weapons or heavy anti-armor crew served weapons, either vehicle or dismounted in support of offensive and defensive combat operations. 

  Sniper section senior sniper assigned to an armored cavalry squadron, assists in assuring the welfare and readiness of subordinate squad members; assists with the running of training for the efficient execution of reconnaissance, ambushes, precision fires on key targets, select targets, targets of opportunity, and civil military operations in preparation for rapid deployments; enforces tactical soldier discipline in garrison and field training exercises; responsible for employment, accountability, and readiness of a Joint light tactical vehicle, weapons, and equipment of the sniper section, valued at $2.5M+.

  Training courses:

  • Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
  • Global War on Terrorism Service
  • Army Achievement medal
  • Good Conduct medal
  • Overseas service (February 2024-October 2024)

Work history:

• Job Title: Income maintenance caseworker

  Company: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

  Period: April 2025 - present

  Role Description:

  An employee in this class performs a variety of professional duties in the determination of eligibility for financial assistance and related income maintenance program services. Eligibility determination work involves interviewing clients in the office and in the field and investigating resources to secure, evaluate and interpret data essential to making a decision on eligibility. Employees assess clients' social service and employment needs, and provide clients or their families with information on community resources for social and employment services. Work is distinguished from that of the next lower level by the level of supervision. Supervision involves selective review of cases assigned to the worker. Responsibility for determination or redetermination action rests with the worker. Both individual and group conferences are scheduled as needed in order to explain policy and/or procedures changes to Income Maintenance Caseworkers. Work may require contact with various community agencies and facilities. Employees assist clients in preparing for and locating employment. Employees may also become involved with representing selected clients in applying for and receiving federally funded benefits under the SSI program. Work is performed in accordance with established policies and procedures under the general supervision of an Income Maintenance Casework Supervisor or other administrative supervisor.
  
  EXAMPLES OF WORK: Interviews applicants to determine eligibility for financial assistance and related income maintenance programs, such as, but not limited to, Cash Assistance, Medical Assistance, Food Stamps, Nursing Home Care, and Employment Referrals.
  
  Determines eligibility for various categories of assistance based on such factors as income, personal property, real property, legally responsible relatives and employment status.
  
  Evaluates special needs of clients; authorizes grants which conform to agency requirements, or makes referrals to other community resources.
  
  Redetermines eligibility through periodic review of client situations.
  
  Obtains medical, employment, educational, vocational and financial resource data, from other agencies as necessary to determine eligibility; records relevant case information on case records.
  
  Conducts home visits to clients who are unable to travel to the County.
  
  Determines occurrence and circumstances of overpayments and refers information to the Office of Fraud and Abuse Investigation and Restitution for resolution.
  
  Provides clients or members of their family with information regarding services available from other social agencies, hospitals, clinics, courts and community resources, as needed.
  
  Assists clients in utilizing these resources by making referrals to an appropriate agency; does follow-up as needed.
  
  Assists clients in locating employment through the Pennsylvania Employables Programs; develop job listing of prospective employers; and monitors clients in Community Work Experience Program; and imposes sanctions as necessary.
  
  Represents one or more clients in the process of obtaining SSI benefits.
  
  Attends staff meetings and participates in in-service training.
  
  Uses office machines such as video display terminals as appropriate.
  
  Performs related work as required.
  
  REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of individual and group behavior.
  
  Ability to learn the policies, rules and regulations pertaining to income maintenance programs.
  
  Ability to learn the operation of an income maintenance County Assistance Office.
  
  Ability to learn the principles and practices of conducting interviews to ascertain and verify information.
  
  Ability to learn the methods and procedures for identifying and assisting clients with their social and economic problems.
  
  Ability to learn community resources available to provide information or to refer clients or their families for needed services or to locate gainful employment.
  
  Ability to exercise sound judgment in differing circumstances and to act in a responsible and professional manner in stressful or unpleasant situations.
  
  Ability to determine eligibility for income maintenance programs.
  
  Ability to select, interpret and apply manual policy, procedures and regulations.
  
  Ability to perform arithmetic calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  
  Ability to operate office equipment, i.e,, video display terminal.
  
  Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships.
  
  Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
  
  Ability to interpret system data and follow through with appropriate action.
  

Education:

• Pennsylvania state university

  Bachelor's Degree – History/International relations

  Period: August 2018 - May 2020

• Bucks county community college

  Associate's Degree – General studies, History, Language

  Period: August 2015 - May 2018