This position is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Job-related Travel: Occasional - Must possess a valid driver's license and maintain required car insurance.

Child Support Specialist I/II

Annual Salary

• Level I H30A - $35,059.00 + Full State Employee Benefits
• Level II H30B - $37,687.39 + Full State Employee Benefits

DHS offers free child care for all employees. This benefit will be in effect until September 30, 2023. For more information contact daycare@okdhs.org or visit the program website at https://www.kith.care/.

We are looking for someone to help us in initiating and processing child support enforcement cases! This is a full-time position eligible for full state benefits.

Education and Experience

Child Support Specialist I:

requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of professional child support enforcement, accounting, legal, or social work for each year of the required education;

OR completion of an associate’s degree in Legal Assistance or a closely related program of paralegal education;

OR an associate’s degree in Public Service – Legal Case Management;

OR completion of an American Bar Association-approved paralegal education program.

Child Support Specialist II:

requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of professional child support enforcement, accounting, legal, or social work for each year of the required education; plus one (1) additional year of professional experience in child support enforcement; accounting, legal or social work

OR a master’s degree; or a Juris Doctorate degree;

OR an associate’s degree in Legal Assistance or a closely related program of paralegal education and two (2) years of qualifying experience; or an associate’s degree in Public Service – Legal Case Management and two (2) years of qualifying experience; or completion of an American Bar Association-approved paralegal education program and two (2) years of qualifying experience;

OR an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of the required bachelor’s degree.

Job Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and evaluate child support cases for the appropriate establishment and/or enforcement actions,
• Prepare records of payment, legal pleadings, and correspondence;
• Update computer records, perform locate activities, document case activity;
• Negotiate settlements and agreed orders;
• Mediate between parties and resolve issues relating to child support payments;
• Monitor and manage case logs,
• And other duties as assigned.
• Ability to work on a diverse team and directly with people from diverse backgrounds specifically racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and disabilities.

If you have questions, please contact DHS.Careers@okdhs.org

OKDHS is a Fair Chance Employer.

This is a position in the Oklahoma Civil Service.

Announcement Number - 23-BB001

*83008640/JR9191, 83008461/jr9455, *83012447/JR3301, *83008421/JR13294, 83004956/JR13403

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