Child Support Specialist 1

State of West Virginia; Princeton (WV); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

State of West Virginia is seeking an entry-level Financial Worker to audit Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (BCSE) cases at field offices or the state office. You will analyze financial histories, verify data, and assist in enforcement actions under supervision.

You will review legal documents, apply policy and law, and support caretakers and obligors with accurate financial calculations and data entry. The role is Mercer County-based and on-site.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Perform entry-level financial duties to audit BCSE cases at field offices or state office.
• Assist BCSE Attorney and Officers of the Court in enforcement and establishment actions.
• Analyze caretaker and obligor cases to verify financial histories and correct balances via databases.
• Verify data in physical case files and automated systems for accuracy and compliance with BCSE policies and laws.
• Review legal documents and court orders; evaluate accuracy on the automated system and perform caretaker accounting.
• Identify and process overpayments to caretakers and refunds to obligors.
• Provide explanations of the case’s financial work upon staff request.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Paralegal or legal secretarial training (substitute for 2 years)

Full-time or equivalent part-time legal experience

Experience in debt collections, credit investigations, criminal investigations, law enforcement, accounting, or auditing

Experience as Economic Service Worker or Family Support Specialist

Combination substitutions: 1 year per 30 semester hours

Valid driver's license and vehicle availability (special requirement)

Job description

Nature of Work

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.

Minimum 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.

State employment offers a variety of benefits.

Affirmation

I certify under penalty of law and disqualification that all statements are true and complete. I authorize the State of West Virginia and any agent acting on its behalf to conduct an inquiry into any job-related information contained in this application. I release the State of West Virginia and any agent acting on its behalf from any and all liability by reason of the request for such information. I further authorize and request each former employer, educational institution, or organization (including law enforcement agencies) to provide all information that may be sought in connection with this application.