Child Support Specialist Trainee-Human Services-Bureau for Child Support Enforcement-Mercer Co.
State of West Virginia
Posted: January 23, 2026 (1 day ago)
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State of West Virginia
HUMAN SERVICES - BCSE - BUREAU FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Location
West Virginia, 25305
Salary
$34,247 - $58,936
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This entry-level job involves reviewing and auditing financial records for child support cases to ensure payments are accurate and follow the rules, working under supervision in a government office.
You'll learn to check case files, calculate owed amounts, and help with legal support actions for families.
It's a good fit for someone detail-oriented with a background in finance, legal work, or customer service who wants to start a career helping enforce child support.
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Under close supervision, performs entry-level Financial duties necessary to conduct audits of Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (BCSE) cases at either a BCSE Field Office or the BCSE State Office Financial Unit including analysis of transactions for both caretakers and obligors.
Through formal classroom training, and on the job training job assessments designed to develop an expansive understanding of not only mathematical models but various application in order to correctly assist the BCSE Attorney and Officers of the Court in Enforcement and Establishment of support actions.
Will analyze caretaker and obligor case to determine the accuracy of the financial histories of the cases.
If appropriate, performs audits to have balances corrected utilizing several different databases to complete all pertinent data needed to complete the audit.
Verifies the data in the physical case file and the automated database affecting the allocation and distribution of child and spousal support payments by reviewing the data for accuracy, completeness, and compliance to the requirements as set forth by BCSE Policies and Procedures, Federal and State Laws and Regulations.
Employee learns to review valid legal documents and court orders in the case and evaluates the accuracy as entered on the Child Support Enforcement's automated system, performs caretaker accounting to calculate amounts owed to the caretaker.
Overpayments to caretakers and refunds to obligors. Provides explanation of cases financial work upon request by staff. This Position is for Financial worker located in Mercer County.
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Alternate posting number: BCSE26006To allow clerical/customer service, and corrections/community corrections experience to substitute for required training or experience.
One (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience as a Child Support Specialist Trainee may substitute for the required training and experience.
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