Child Support Specialist 1-Human Services-BCSE-Bureau for Child Support Enforcement-Mercer Co.
State of West Virginia
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Child Support Specialist Trainee-Human Services-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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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 trainee position involves learning to handle financial tasks for child support cases, such as auditing payments, verifying data accuracy in files and databases, and ensuring compliance with laws and policies.
You'll review legal documents, calculate owed amounts, and explain financial details to staff, all while working in Mercer County, West Virginia.
It's a good fit for someone detail-oriented with basic clerical experience who wants to start a career in human services and 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
- Strong attention to detail for reviewing documents and performing calculations
- Clerical or customer service experience in corrections or related fields may substitute
Full Job Description
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In a Training capacity, will learn the ability to perform 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.
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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Alternate posting number: BCSE26007Click The APPLY Link To Apply Online
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
To allow clerical/customer service, and corrections/community corrections experience to substitute for required training or experience.
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