CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST

SS414 $43,784 - $78,790
Creation Date: 06/21/2013
Change Date: 04/22/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide professional support services for programs designed to provide child support enforcement services.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Advanced

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from a Child Support Enforcement Supervisor or other higher level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Social Services Analyst 3 by the presence of more complex duties and greater independence.

Differs from Child Support Enforcement Supervisor by the absence direct line supervisory responsibility.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Reviews case records and/or procedures in the local offices to assure that program benefits are accurately determined.

Prepares exit conferences, written reports and confirmations.

Sets standards of operation, checks progress and assures that policies are properly carried out.

Conducts ongoing administrative programmatic reviews of field offices to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.

Recommends and directs plans to ensure efficiencies regarding the use of personnel and overall program effectiveness.

Conducts regional corrective action measures designed to minimize errors and avoid federal sanctions (i.e. loss of state funds, loss of agency credibility, liability of law suits, etc.).

Coordinates services and negotiates agreements with administrators of government and private agencies, and doctors, lawyers, and executives in private industry.

Researches and responds to parish office requests to clarify and interpret policy.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Five years of experience in child support enforcement; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of experience in child support enforcement; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience in child support enforcement; OR

A master’s degree plus one year of experience in child support enforcement.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.