Child Support Specialist 1 - Bureau for Child Support Enforcement - Mercer Co.
State of West Virginia
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Child Support Specialist Trainee - Bureau for Child Support Enforcement - Mercer Co.
State of West Virginia
HUMAN SERVICES - BCSE - BUREAU FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Location
West Virginia, 25305
Salary
$31,533 - $53,916
per year
Type
Full-Time
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March 4, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This entry-level trainee position involves learning to handle financial tasks for child support cases, such as auditing payments, verifying data accuracy, and reviewing legal documents to ensure proper distribution of support funds.
It's based in Mercer County, West Virginia, and focuses on building skills in compliance with state and federal rules.
A good fit would be someone detail-oriented with basic clerical experience who is eager to work in public service helping families with child support enforcement.
Key Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Four years of clerical and/or paraprofessional experience, or equivalent college education (30 credit hours per year of experience)
- Ability to learn financial auditing and data verification for child support cases
- Knowledge of BCSE policies, federal and state laws, and regulations (to be learned on the job)
- Availability of a personal vehicle for work-related travel
- Successful completion of a 12-month probationary period
- Clerical, customer service, or corrections experience may substitute for required qualifications
Full Job Description
In a Training capacity, will learn the ability to perform Entry Level Financial duties necessary toconduct 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.
In a Child Support Trainee Capacity will learn to verify 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 workers located in Mercer County.
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Qualifications
Training: High school diploma or equivalent.AND
Experience: Four (4) years of clerical and/or paraprofessional experience.
OR
Substitution: Successful completion of study from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience at a rate of one (1) year of experience for thirty (30) credit hours of education.
Special Requirement: Availability of a vehicle for continuous use may be a requisite of employment.
Additional Information
Probationary period of twelve (12) months
Substitution: To allow clerical/customer service, and corrections/community corrections experience to substitute
for required training or experience.
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