Child Support Case Coord
Dept of Community Resources
Please apply by: 7/9/24
Salary Range: $20.00 - $26.13 / hour
This is a non-exempt (hourly) position
Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.
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Position Summary
Responsible for providing professional-level case management or case coordination services for child support services purposes. This is an entry level position and will manage child support cases in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and procedures.
Essential Functions
- Initiate, prepare, organize, and enforce child support orders in accordance with program requirements
- Monitor court-ordered payments to determine what action to take when the absent parent is in out of compliance with court order
- Mediate out of court, schedules for court and monitors cases for compliance
- Establish voluntary and judicial paternity and support
- Establish, modify and enforce child support orders, prepare cases for legal action and support orders by analyzing, monitoring, and reconciling accounts
- Prepare cases for legal action, including providing direct support to agency attorney in court; testifies in court and documents court disposition into the automated system
- Provide financial management of support orders by analyzing, monitoring and reconciling accounts
- May be required to staff shelters in the event of a disaster
Minimum Qualifications
Experience:
- Minimum two years of experience in case management, eligibility, investigative, financial services, judiciary, or legal work that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the work.
Education:
Associate’s degree in Business Administration, Human Services, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice or another relevant field.
Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted?: Yes
Licenses and Certifications
- May require a valid North Carolina or South Caroline Driver's License
- May need to obtain and maintain a valid Mecklenburg County Vehicle Operator’s Permit
Preferred Qualifications
- Child Support Services experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Services, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice or another relevant field is preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of
- The Child Support Services Program and applicable legal procedures
- Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations
- Legal documents; civil/family court legal procedures
- Case management principles
- Multiple social service programs (consolidated human services environment)
- Mediation techniques
- Interviewing techniques
- Customer service principles
- Mathematical principles
Skills
- Providing competent and professional customer service
- Using a computer and related software applications
- Performing mathematical calculations
- Reading and interpreting legal documents
- Applying applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations
- Preparing reports
- Managing complex caseloads in multiple programs concurrently
- Conducting interviews and research
- Relating and comparing data from different sources; organizing, analyzing, and summarizing information relevant to assigned cases
Abilities
- Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization
- Care Management: Having the knowledge and skills to link, coordinate, and monitor supports and services
- Collaboration: Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
- Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided
- Engagement Readiness: Demonstrating a willingness to commit to one's work and to invest one's time, talent, and best efforts in accomplishing organizational goals
- Managing Work: Effectively managing one's time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently
- Planning and Organizing: Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently
- Safety Intervention: Possess knowledge of conditions that affect patient, self, and/or employee safety under normal conditions and conditions that occur in crisis situations; skilled in identifying conditions that might cause health or safety hazards and takes action to remove such hazards; understands all aspects of providing a safe environment for patient, self, and/or others in crisis
Computer Skills
Proficient in various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite
Work Environment
Works in an office setting with moderate noise
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer Statement
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.