CHILD SUPPORT SPECIALIST II (Spanish Speaking) Job at State of Illinois
Agency : Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Job Posting ID: CS23369
BPIS: 11541
Group: A
Start Date: 2/15/2023
Closing Date: 03/01/2023
Salary: $4,738 - $6,964/mo (Anticipated starting salary for non-state $4,738/mo)
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Cook
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 Employees: State of Illinois employees 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 Illinois Federation of Public Employees (IFPE) - Employee Transfer Request Form.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number CS23369
Job Posting Details:
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Division of Child Support Services is seeking to hire a highly qualified and motivated Spanish speaking professional to join our Region 5/Team I in the role of Child Support Specailst II. This position will interview applicants and review Uniform Interstate Family Support Act petitions received for public assistance and non-assistance custodial parents to establish, modify, and enforce financial and medical support obligations. The ideal candidate will have excellent mathematics, communication, organizational, and analytical skills to be successful in performing the operations of the Sourth Region/Team I within the Bureau of Cook Case Management Operations.
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
- Interviews applicants and/or reviews Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) petitions received from other IV-D agencies/jurisdictions for public assistance and non-assistance custodial parents (CPs) to establish, modify, and enforce financial and medical support obligations of legal non-custodial parents (NCPs) and/or putative fathers
- Initiates legal pleadings for transmittal to the Office of the Attorney General and other legal representatives and/or initiates administrative orders for filing/establishing a support or paternity action
- Interviews absent parents, putative fathers, and spouses
- Serves as liason to and develops working relationships with the Attorney General, other legal representatives, other jurisdictions, employers, and the community
- Interprets family support policies, rules, and procedures for staff clients, absent parents, and legal representatives and monitors implementation to ensure federal regulations are met
- Translates information into and conducts interviews in Spanish for non-English speaking people
- Assists regional and central office support staff in making limited field investigations to locate employers, absent parents, or putative fathers when leads indicate they are working/residing in the area and in locating absent parents whose addresses are unknown
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires two years of Child Support Specialist I experience
- Requires extensive knowledge of court and administrative practices related to parentage and child support
- Requires extensive experience in applying analytical tools to assess a child support case
- Requires ability to speak, read and write Spanish at a colloquial skill level
Conditions of Employment
- This position requires the ability to pass a national background check prior to employment due to accessing confidential federal tax information
- Requires the ability to maintain state issued equipment such as: a laptop and/or cell phone
- Requires ability to travel
Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Work Location: 6221 S Emerald Dr Chicago, IL 60621-2059
Agency Contact: HFS.DCSSApps@illinois.gov
Job Family: Social Services
This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
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- systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
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