Posting number: 00650
Department: SOCIAL SERVICES
Job classification: Income Maintenance Investigator II
Posting type: Open
Categories: Social Services, Human Services, Community and Social Services
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE APPLICATION IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBMIT THE APPLICATION BEFORE IT CAN BE SAVED IN THE SYSTEM.
YOU MUST ANSWER ALL REQUIRED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED SECTIONS OF THIS APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH IREDELL COUNTY
Thorough knowledge of manuals, rules, and procedures used in determining eligibility. Thorough knowledge of investigative procedures and techniques. Thorough knowledge of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the judicial system. Good mathematical reasoning and computational skills. Considerable knowledge of agency's organizational rules, policies, and procedures. Ability to recognize, collect, and evaluate evidence to support actions. Ability to
communicate effectively with applicants, community agencies, law enforcement agencies, and judiciary personnel to obtain or present pertinent data, and to negotiate agreement and/or cooperation. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees, the general public, and the judicial system. Ability to present information orally or in written form.
The primary purpose if the Income Maintenance Investigator II is to investigate fraud or potential fraud for assistance programs such as Medicaid, Food and Nutrition Services, Energy, Work First Family Assistance and the Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program. The fraud program is directed toward the investigation of cases in which there is a suspected case of unreported employment, unreported income, unreported household members, absent household members, excess property, excess bank accounts, excess cars, receiving assistance in more than one county, duplicate participation of services in the same household, forged checks, etc. The process consists of a referral, investigation of the referral. Substantiating referral through the gathering of information from employers, agencies, other collaterals, interviews with clients, discussions with attorneys, and handwriting samples are used by the investigator to determine if court action will be initiated or an Administrative Disqualification Hearing is held. Making decisions, supported by evidence is used by the investigator to prepare case summaries and present information at hearings, initiating summons, warrants, testifying in court, setting up repayment agreements, and providing collection enforcement.
An Associate Degree in Human Services Technology, Social Services Associate, Paralegal Technology, Criminal Justice, Business Administration, Secretarial Science or closely related curriculum and two years of experience as an Income Maintenance Caseworker or Investigator; or, graduation from high school and three years of
experience as an Income Maintenance Caseworker or Income Maintenance Investigator; or graduation from high school and two years of investigative experience in credit, legal, or law enforcement work plus, eighteen months of experience as an Income Maintenance Caseworker or Income Maintenance Investigator; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
APPLICATION PROCESS:Please go to www.co.iredell.nc.us to submit an electronic application. Applications are NOT accepted past the deadline date.
This position is subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping condition in employment or the provision of services.
When uploading attachments to submit with your application, please DO NOT upload any documents that could allow for discrimination defined in the above paragraph. This may include Driver’s License/Photo ID/Passport, Birth Certificate, High School Diploma/GED, Marriage License, U.S. Citizenship, Medical Records, and/or Social Security Card
Iredell County strives to provide exceptional public services in an efficient and cost-effective manner to position the County as a premiere community in which to live, work and raise a family.
Located in the piedmont of North Carolina, Iredell County is intersected by Interstates 40 and 77, spans 598 square miles and includes five municipalities: the city of Statesville and the towns of Mooresville, Troutman, Harmony and Love Valley. The County houses some of the most productive farms and dairies in the state, is home to “Race City USA” (Mooresville), includes 500 miles of shoreline of the state’s largest man-made lake, Lake Norman, and is the host of the National Balloon Rally (Statesville).
