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County of Northumberland Case Officer in Sunbury, Pennsylvania

Amenities:

The County of Northumberland offers a full benefits package including health insurance, prescription, vision, dental, vacation, holiday, sick, personal time, and retirement.

Position Summary:

This is professional work, which involves complex case management. This employee will also operate the Pennsylvania Automated Child Support System. Typical tasks are of a constantly recurring nature but require the incumbent to be familiar with several possible work methods and to choose processes applicable in a variety of situations. Responsibility, Initiative, and Independence is exercised greatly in this area of work.

A mandatory Training via the PACSETI website will be taken. This is a 65-hour course, self-paced.

What You'll Do:

  • Perform all statewide computer requirements and training on PACSES system.
  • Communicate in a professional manner with clients, attorneys, and other agencies.
  • Attending workshops relating to the field of case management.
  • Attends all court related matters when necessary.
  • Work closely with staff of Domestic Relations and Court Personnel.
  • Reviews pertinent documentation and take appropriate action presented to the Domestic Relations office for the purpose of case management.
  • Apply all aspects of the Privacy Act and Federal, State and Local regulations.
  • Performs all related work as required and takes appropriate actions for the purpose of case management.
  •  Responds to client correspondence and maintains all phone calls from clients, attorneys, and other agencies.
  • Performs operational case duties on statewide computer system and maintain daily logs of all casework transactions.
  • Applies all enforcement remedies when case meets criteria.
  • Make critical decisions on case management and enforcement issues.
  • Operates the PACSES Imaging system.
  • Performs all other related work.

Job Requirements/Skills & Abilities:

  • Knowledge of the techniques of conflict resolution.
  • Knowledge of federal, state, and local rules, regulations, policies, and objectives pertaining to child support cases.
  • Ability to resolve difficult case situations.
  • Ability to express oneself clearly and effectively, orally and in writing.
  • Ability to apply mathematical skills in all units of measure, compute rate and percentages and interpret graphs.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract concrete variables, arriving at logical solutions.
  • How to interact with emotional or hostile individuals.
  • Ability to use time management skills properly.
  • Knowledge of the techniques of conflict resolution
  • Knowledge of federal, state, and local rules, regulations, policies, and objectives pertaining to child support cases.
  • Ability to resolve difficult case situations.
  • Ability to express oneself clearly and effectively, orally and in writing.
  • Ability to apply mathematical skills in all units of measure, compute rate and percentages and interpret graphs.
  • Ability to define problems-collects data, establishes facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract concrete variables, arriving at logical solutions.
  • How to interact with emotional or hostile individuals.

Minimum Training & Experience:

  • A bachelor's degree
  • A valid PA Driver's license
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