Coordinator of Child Support Enforcement

The Putnam County Department of Social Services and Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Coordinator of Child Support Enforcement.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: This is a managerial level position involving responsibility for coordinating child support enforcement activities in a local social service department. Duties involve both coordinating and directly supervising such functions as investigations, financial record keeping, collections and court actions. General administrative direction is received from the Director of Children and Family Services with wide leeway allowed for independent judgment in carrying out specific details of the program. Performs related work as required.

SOME TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

• Assists the Director of Children and Family Services in matters related to budget, personnel and agency procedures;
• Assists in the establishment of necessary controls for determining unit staff performance and makes necessary performance evaluations;
• Assists in the development of policy and procedures for implementing State and Federal regulations regarding child support enforcement;
• Assists in the overseeing of the support investigations and parent location functions of the unit;
• Oversees the collection and accounting of child support moneys received in a social service district;
• Assists in the establishment and maintenance of a close working relationship with the family court, county attorney, district attorney and other law enforcement officials;
• Represents the local district in court proceedings involving support;
• Acts as a correspondent and liaison with the State Office of Child Support and Parent Locator Service;
• Performs a variety of related activities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either

• Graduation from a school of law with an LL.B. or J.D. degree and one (1) year of general business experience preferably including accounting or financial record keeping.
• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of progressively responsible general business experience preferably including accounting or financial record keeping, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of progressively responsible investigative experience related to either financial, criminal, insurance or private civil matters, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
• An equivalent combination of the training and experience as stated in a), b), or c) above.

PLEASE NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Access to transportation may be required to complete possible field work assignments in a timely and efficient manner.
• Employees in this class must obtain a Notary Public license.

SCHEDULE: Full-Time, Monday-Friday

BENEFITS:

• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal).
• NYS Retirement System Membership.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

APPLICATION:

Applications and resumes may be submitted to the Putnam County Personnel Department by mail or email:

Putnam County Personnel Department

110 Old Route 6, Bldg 3

Carmel NY, 10512

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It is the mission of the Putnam County Personnel Department to administer, in a fair and equitable manner, the provisions of New York State Civil Service Law and Putnam County Civil Service Rules with respect to the offices and employments in the classified service of Putnam County and the civil divisions therein.