EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COLUMBUS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

September 16, 2024

POSITION: CHILD SUPPORT AGENT II (Will Accept Work-Against)

AVAILABLE:

Immediately

SALARY: $37,976 - $54,256 Annually (For fully-qualified CSA II)

HIRING RATE: $36,170

POSITION NUMBERS: 147-40-777

(Establishment)

CLOSE DATE: September 30, 2024

REQUIREMENTS:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES-Thorough knowledge of the Child Support Enforcement Program and applicable legal procedures; considerable ability to interview clients, absent parents and related sources, and to investigate cases; considerable ability to organize, analyze, and summarize case information; basic math skills; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients and absent parents, location resources, offices of the Clerk of Court, Magistrates, District Attorney, Sheriff, other court officials, and private attorneys.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - A four year degree and six months experience in eligibility, investigative, judiciary, or legal work that provides knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform the work; or an associate degree in business administration, human resources, law enforcement or closely related degree and two years of experience in eligibility, investigative, judiciary, or legal work that provides knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform the work; or graduation from high school and three years of experience in eligibility, investigative, judiciary, or legal work; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

We will accept a work-against, which means we will hire a Child Support Agent I and train for the Child Support Agent II position.

To qualify for Child Support Agent II, all the above requirements must be met.

Columbus County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

FINAL APPLICANTS SUBJECT TO PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREENING AND BACKGROUND CHECK.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

All applications must include a signed

Columbus County Employment Application

Applications may be submitted electronically, dropped off or emailed to, Administration Office,

127 W Webster Street, Whiteville, NC 28472 or Columbus County DSS, 40 Government Complex Rd, PO Box 397, Whiteville, NC 28472 (Attn: Nola Wiles); email applications to

nwiles@columbusco.org Any questions please contact Nola Wiles at 910-641-3233. **Incomplete applications or applications received after 5:00 p.m. on the closing date will not be accepted. Applicants will be given credit only for information provided in response to this announcement. No additional information will be solicited or considered by this office; therefore, persons who submit incomplete applications may not receive full credit for their education, training, and experience. Verification for education and work experience is taken solely from information listed on the Columbus county application. Applicants will not automatically be given credit based on their position title.