Child Support Services & TANF Specialist - Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

Department: Social Services

Supervisor: Child Support Services Manager

Location: 11400 158th Road, Mayetta, KS

Pay Range: $18.13 - $29.63

Offering rate will vary within the listed range above. *Supported by the Department budget & related experience/education*

• Preference in employment actions exercised in accordance with applicable law. Applicants must provide proof of eligibility for preference.
• Benefits for Full-Time: Weekly pay periods, Holiday pay, paid Birthday leave, Weekly accruals for Vacation & Sick leave, Administrative, Bereavement, and Educational Leave available, Low-Cost & Low-Deductible Benefits Plans & Generous 401(k) matching program.

Questions before applying? 785-966-3060

Role:

This role involves substantial accounting, computer, and analytical skills as well as attention to detail. The primary responsibility of this position is to build, update, and verify child support obligations on the financial accounting database for the child support services department cases. It can also involve management of assigned child support cases within the Tribal Child Support program, with responsibility for activities associated with the establishment, enforcement, and/or modification of child support orders and obligations. This position provides eligible Native Americans with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) services, which assists in plan development, determines eligibility of TANF customers, and networks with professional colleagues staying current on community resources available to TANF customers.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all minimum requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

MINIMUM: One to two years of experience in a finance or accounting position.

PREFERRED: Three to five years of experience

Education:

MINIMUM: Associates degree in the field of Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting.

PREFERRED: Bachelor's degree in the field of Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting

Interpersonal Skills: The ability to motivate or influence others is a material part of the job, requiring a significant level of diplomacy and trust. Obtaining cooperation (internally and/or externally) is an important part of the job and a high level of interpersonal skills is critical to the success of this position. Work frequently involves contacts requiring considerable discussion of problems, material presentations, and resolving issues impacting departments or divisions.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Skills:

• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Abilities:

• Ability to develop positive working relationships with others, including members of the public
• Ability to maintain high level of privacy and confidentiality of individuals and families
• Ability to operate general office equipment, including but not limited to 10-key calculator, telephone, computer and operating systems, computer software programs (Microsoft Office programs), fax/copier machine
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Ability to work efficiently in a highly team-team oriented environment
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Ability to communicate professionally; both orally and in writing a service-orientated approach, sometimes in stressful circumstances.

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