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ORS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - Benefit Payment Control

State of Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA | Full Time

$55k-69k (estimate)

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ORS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - Benefit Payment Control

State of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA

$55k-69k (estimate)

Full Time | Public Administration 1 Month Ago

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State of Louisiana is Hiring an ORS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - Benefit Payment Control Near Baton Rouge, LA

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ORS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST
Office of Unemployment Insurance -Benefit Payment Control (BPC)
Location: Baton Rouge
Position #: 50651191
Announcement #: LWC162132 8/26/22AM

This position is a highly technical and specialized position involving programmatic
responsibilities such as handling all potential ID theft cases; identifying, reporting, and initiating corrective measures for system errors affecting BPC; and consulting with
others in the development of new operating systems and/or system enhancements. The tasks associated with this position help the BPC unit achieve such core performance measures as prevention of improper payments, detection of overpayments and fraud, verification of amounts overpaid and/or intention to commit fraud, collection of overpayments by legal collection methods and reporting collection activities by means of practical accounting procedures. The incumbent must have a working knowledge of Ul Laws, regulations, policies, and procedures, and possess specific program knowledge, along with the ability to use critical thinking skills.

This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty or Classified Temporary Appointment. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening and background check.
If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you need a special accommodation for a disability.
Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
The Louisiana Workforce Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154
LWC does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Charlotte Gautreau
LWC, HR Analyst
CGautreau@lwc.la.gov

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus three years of professional level experience in unemployment insurance; job placement; employer relations; human resources; labor market analysis; federal job training programs; labor relations or negotiations; management analysis; accounting; financial auditing; program auditing; workers' compensation; administrative services; social services; public benefits claims examining; eligibility determinations for federal needs based programs; or in program compliance.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

A master's degree in any field or juris doctorate will substitute for one year of the required experience.

A Ph.D. in any field will substitute for two years of the required experience.

Graduate degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Commission of Higher Education; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:
To plan, direct and interpret program laws, develop program objectives and evaluate operation performance procedures for Office of Regulatory Services programs.
Level of Work:
Manager.
Supervision Received:
Broad from higher level ORS job.
Supervision Exercised:
Programmatic.
Location of Work:
Louisiana Department of Labor, Office of Regulatory Services
Job Distinctions:
Differs from ORS Specialist by lack of total program responsibility and experience level required.
Differs from ORS Supervisor jobs by lack of direct line responsibility.

Examples of Work

Serves as technical advisor for the Office of Regulatory Services programs outlining training needs, developing program objectives and evaluating operational performance.
Interprets state and federal laws and regulations as it relates to the unemployment insurance programs.
Conducts studies for BPC Best Practices, TPS, QC and other special projects.
Develops new procedures and enhancements to existing practices/procedures (such as state law comparison, effective collection techniques, communicating effectively with claimants by correspondence or phone inquiries, etc.)
Performs various OP collection activities such as verification of indebtedness on Victim Loss Records to courts, submission of Proofs of Claim to US Bankruptcy Courts and review of court action relating to UI overpayments.
Develops and implements corrective action plans to remedy deficiencies within the agency necessitated by Legislative audits.
Exercises functional and programmatic supervision over ORS staff implementing program functions.