Agency : Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Job Posting ID: CS27861
BPIS: 08139
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Group: CL (B-H)
Original Posting Dates: 6/6/2023 - 6/19/2023
Posting Extension: 07/14/2023
Salary: $3,856 - $5,404 Monthly (Anticipated starting salary for non-state $3,856)
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
Current State of Illinois emloyees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal. If you are seeking a Transfer, please remember to upload a State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - Transfer Request Form.
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Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number CS27861
Job Posting Details:
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Division of Child Support Services is seeking to hire a highly qualified and motivated professional to join our CARU Lawsuit Liens team in the role of Child Support Trainee. The candidate will participate in an agency sponsored training program for twelve months receiving training designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the Child Support Services program and its policies and processes. Additionally, the candidate will receive training learning the process to interpret and review child support orders. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills to be successful in performing the operations of the CARU Lawsuit Liens team.
HFS values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.
Employees receive a robust benefit package including:
- Monday-Friday work schedule
- Flexible work schedules are available in many program areas. (Remote work may be an option for certain positions.)
- Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Pension Plan
- (10) Weeks paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare)
- Employees earn (12) paid Sick Days annually.
- New Employees earn (10) paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to (25) paid Vacation Days annually.
- Employees earn (3) paid Personal Days annually.
- (13-14) paid holidays annually (based on start date)
If you are seeking a new opportunity, and this position appeals to you, please apply today!
At the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), we value staff as our greatest asset. We work in a spirit of teamwork to help millions of Illinoisans access high quality healthcare and fulfill child support obligations to advance their physical, mental, and financial well-being. We provide healthcare coverage for children and adults through Medicaid and other medical programs, and we help ensure that children receive financial resources from both their parents through Child Support Services. The HFS Office of the Inspector General investigates, audits and reviews program activity to ensure the integrity of our programs is maintained.
HFS is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. HFS is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Responsibilities
- Participates in an agency-sponsored child support services training program
- Manages the establishment, modification, and enforcement of court orders
- Interprets and reviews support orders, both judicial and administrative, for case review and entry into the system
- Resolves customer service issues in a Call Center environment through direct customer contact or with other state agencies, legal partners, etc., by phone, written correspondence, and e-mail
- Gathers data via face-to-face interviews and other sources and/or reviews and prepares petitions, including those from other IV-D agencies/jurisdictions for Custodial Parents (CPs)
- Calculates financial obligations and support balances related to child support accounts
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires education and experience equivalent to four years of college with coursework in psychology, sociology, social welfare, business administration, or finance or equivalent educational attainment in a related field; or, education and experience equivalent to two years of college with a minimum of eight semester hours in finance and four years of experience in the Child Support Enforcement program area; or, eight years of experience performing paraprofessional functions in the Child support enforcement program area.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to pass a national background check prior to employment due to accessing confidential tax information.
- Requires the ability to utilize and maintain state issued equipment such as a laptop.
Work Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Work Location: 509 S 6th St Springfield, IL 62701-1809
Agency Contact: HFS.DCSSApps@illinois.gov
Job Family: Social Services
This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
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