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CSS Regional Team Leader / 61014919

State of South Carolina

Department of Social Services

Fresh

Location

South Carolina, 29210

Salary

$45,300 - $61,100

per year

Type

Closes

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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 role involves leading a team in handling child support cases, preparing legal documents for court, and providing enforcement services to help families and vulnerable adults in South Carolina.

It requires supervising staff, managing caseloads, and coordinating with courts and other agencies to ensure fair support obligations.

A good fit would be someone with experience in social services or administration who is organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about community support.

Key Requirements

  • High School Diploma plus four years of experience in clerical, administrative, social work, correctional, business administration, or general business, including two years in Child Support Services
  • Or Associate Degree plus two years of experience in Child Support Services
  • Or Bachelor's Degree plus related experience
  • Proficiency in DSS Palmetto Automated Child Support System (PACSS), Microsoft Word, Outlook, and TEAMS
  • Ability to prepare and manage court cases, including verifying pleadings, scheduling hearings, and filing documents
  • Experience handling correspondence, telephone inquiries, and intergovernmental child support cases
  • Strong communication skills for liaising with court personnel, attorneys, and clients

Full Job Description

Do you have a passion to provide meaningful work in the community?

Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults?

Then the South Carolina Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you.


Job Duties:

  • The CSS Regional Team Leader is responsible for supervising and preparation of child support cases for Family Court; performance of activities in Court; the follow-up on these cases, including parent locate and processing of interstate cases; and is responsible for providing general child support enforcement services to clients as required or needed.

Prepares cases for court; verifies and notarizes pleadings, schedules hearings, files papers with the Clerk of Court, and utilizes DSS Palmetto Automated Child Support System (PACSS), Word, Outlook, and TEAMS.

Liaison with Court personnel and with Sheriff's personnel responsible for service of process of legal documents.


Maintains control of assigned caseload; handles correspondence and telephone inquiries relating to child support services. Processes and monitors intergovernmental cases.

Keep other states advised of all activities; responsible for identifying and making recommendations on problems with the child support system and participating in the solutions.

Examples of possible areas would be service of process and scheduling of cases.

Maintains case records, case narrative establish and maintain documents on laptop computer electronically (into agency designated system) for documentation and auditing purposes as required by agency policy in a timely manner.


  • Ensures personal identifying information (PII) is properly used, accessed, gathered, shared and disposed; protects the agency networks and applications by safeguarding systems, equipment and data.

Communication with other units within the Child Support Services Division and other components within the Department of Social Services: access case data in PACSS and OnBase, as well as financial information to ensure distribution of collections.

Interprets child support services programs to clients, general public and to the community as needed.


  • Provides services in accordance to agency policy and procedure. Assists attorneys in court; negotiate support amounts, complete form orders - support orders, genetic test agreements, continuances, contempts, and special orders.

  • Coordinates intergovernmental genetic tests, including scheduling and follow-up. Conducts interviews with custodial parents for paternity cases, intergovernmental support cases, and other cases as necessary.

  • Coordinates with the Clerks of Court the enforcement of support obligations. Performs locate activities as required.

  • Performs Red Cross Shelter Duty or other emergency shelter duty/services as requested. Performs related duties as required.

  • Assists Regional Director and Case Worker III in administering the operations of the respective office. This involves help with policy and procedure implementation.

  • Acts as resource for entry-level Human Services Specialists.

Requirements

A High School Diploma and four (4) years of experience in clerical, administrative, social work, correctional, business administration, or general business, to include two (2) years of experience with Child Support Services.

An Associate Degree and two (2) years of experience with Child Support Services.

A Bachelor's Degree and related experience.

Additional Information

This application for employment with the SC Department of Social Services must be completed in its entirety.

A resume may be included; but shall not be substituted in lieu of the completion of this application in part or in whole.

"See Resume" is not acceptable information for the completion of any part of the requirements of this application.

If such is submitted, this employment application will be considered incomplete and may not be forwarded as eligible for consideration to hiring managers.


Must possess a valid driver's license and have access to and be able to operate a motor vehicle. Individuals must comply with necessary field work assignments.


If you certify, by completion and submission of this application, that you possess educational credentials that qualify you for the available DSS positions, you will be required to provide a certified official transcript, if you are selected for job offer.


The South Carolina Department of Social Services offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:

  • Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
  • 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
  • 15 days sick leave per year
  • 13 paid holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

DIVISION: Child Support Enforcement / Richland County

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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/14/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/15/2026

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