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Child Support Specialist 1-Human Services-BCSE-Bureau for Child Support Enforcement-Mercer Co.

State of West Virginia

HUMAN SERVICES - BCSE - BUREAU FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

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Location

West Virginia, 25305

Salary

$34,247 - $58,936

per year

Closes

February 8, 2026More State jobs →

SES Pay Grade

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).

Job Description

Summary

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.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent substitutions like paralegal training or relevant experience
  • Experience in legal settings, debt collections, accounting, auditing, or related fields (1 year per 30 semester hours of training)
  • Ability to perform financial audits and analyze transactions for child support cases
  • Knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, and BCSE policies for compliance
  • Proficiency in using databases and automated systems to verify and correct case data
  • Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle may be required
  • Willingness to undergo formal classroom and on-the-job training

Full Job Description

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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: BCSE26006

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Qualifications

Training: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
OR
Substitution: Successful completion of a paralegal or legal secretarial training program may substitute for two (2) years of the required training
OR
Full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience:
in a legal setting which required performing legal research, reading and interpreting laws, preparing legal documents and assisting in the preparation and assessment of case files under the supervision of an attorney
OR
in debt collections, credit investigations, criminal investigations, law enforcement, accounting, or auditing
OR
as an Economic Service Worker or Family Support Specialist
OR
any combination thereof may substitute for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of training.
AND
Special Requirement: May be required to have a valid driver’s license and availability of a vehicle for continuous use.


Additional Information

To 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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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/24/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-wv-5047220