What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child Support Case Specialist position at Forest County Potawatomi Community?
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
- Initiates actions to establish paternity, child support orders, and income withholding orders under guidelines set by tribe.
- Initiates enforcement action on non-paying child support cases by making phone calls to non-paying parents, filing orders and issuing income withholding orders, filing liens of various types, and filing prosecuting attorney and interstate referrals
- Assists -Manager in court by providing the necessary information and documentation on cases referred; Present in court on assigned cases
- Monitors case management system for case functions, including informing clients of late or uncollected payments to assist in appropriate collections actions to keep clients current and calculates allocations for distributions
- Reviews of statistical and financial reports to determine correctness, completeness, and adherence to federal regulations
- Prepares and provides timely required paperwork and reports on assigned caseload to ensure proper notice and actions and the status of each case
- Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information and performs other duties as required
Here’s what you’ll need to be successful:
- Associate’s degree in Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice or related field
- Three years in the social service field, child support, legal, combination of above
- One to three years of legal writing experience
- Must have a valid, clean driver’s license and be insurable under the Tribe’s insurance
- Must successfully pass all applicable background checks and drug screens
Preferred Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice or related field
- Experience with MTS (Model Tribal System) computer systems
Benefits you’ll love:
- Approximately 5 weeks of paid time off annually
- 3 weeks of paid holidays
- Premium free health insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Short-term disability
- Life insurance
- 401k with match
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