APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$45,142.56 to
$66,628.08
PAY GRADE: 32
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Family Services Specialists perform a variety of duties to assist families in achieving self-sufficiency. Incumbents determine eligibility for a variety of public assistance and health related programs to include, but not limited to: Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families within the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services and Title IVE, Title XIX, foster care, adoption payments and other State funded programs for children in custody or who have been adopted within the Division of Child and Family Services; provide coordinated employment and training services including assessment, vocational guidance, support services and education to clients; and/or provide child support enforcement services. Positions in this series may specialize in one service area or may work in multiple areas depending upon the needs of the agency.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform advanced-level work and may provide work
direction and training to others.
The Family Services Specialist 3 within the Child Support Enforcement Program is responsible for establishing and enforcing court orders pursuant to policy, state and federal laws and must have the ability to apply critical thinking skills when applying policies, procedures and state and federal laws. The incumbent will assist families in achieving financial and medical support for their children. Duties will include researching established policies while applying laws; interviewing clients to elicit necessary information; processing case referrals accurately and timely; maintaining a sizeable caseload; resolving routine problems; providing on-the-job training; preparing necessary legal documents and working with outside agencies (i.e., District Attorney's Offices, private attorneys, eligibility staff, other child support offices). The incumbent may be required to prepare and present information to judicial officials to assist in establishing a child support obligation. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of paraprofessional experience performing social services case processing duties which included application of rules and regulations, conducting personal interviews with applicants for the purpose of exchanging information; documenting facts pertinent to program requirements, researching financial circumstances and determining eligibility; OR one year of experience as a Family Service Specialist II in Nevada State service in eligibility or employment and training; OR one year of experience as a Family Services Specialist I in Nevada State service performing the full scope of child support enforcement duties. |
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In accordance with NRS 293.5045, a voter registration agency shall not knowingly employ a person whose duties will include the registration of voters if they have been convicted of a felony involving theft or fraud. Most positions in this series fall under this NRS. |
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Candidates must submit to background checks and fingerprinting upon appointment. |
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The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. |
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