Child Support Specialist Trainee

West Virginia; Bluefield (WV); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau for Child Support Enforcement in Mercer County offers a training capacity role to learn and perform entry-level financial duties. The position involves audits of BCSE cases at the Field Office or State Office Financial Unit, including analysis of transactions for caretakers and obligors.

Responsibilities include verifying data in case files and automated databases, reviewing legal documents, and calculating amounts owed. Availability of a vehicle may be required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Four years of clerical and/or paraprofessional experience.
• Substitution: one year of education for every 30 credit hours of college.
• Availability of a vehicle for continuous use may be required.

Responsibilities

• Audit BCSE cases and analyze transactions.
• Verify data in case files and automated systems.
• Review legal documents and court orders for accuracy.
• Calculate caretaker amounts and address overpayments/refunds.
• Explain financial work to staff on request.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data entry accuracy

Analytical thinking

Education

High school diploma or GED

College coursework substitution

Job description

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.

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.