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Financial Resources Specialist, Title IV-E program

State of Maine

Biddeford, Maine

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$19.02–$26.48
SKILLS
Auditing, Child Protection/Welfare, Child and Youth Services, Customer Support/Service, Customer/Client Research, Desktop PC, E Programming Language, Federal Assistance, Federal Government, Financial Services, Healthcare Providers, Hospital, Information Technology & Information Systems, Legal, Maintain Compliance, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Quality Assurance, Regulations, Reimbursement, Research Skills, Time Management
LOCATION
Biddeford, Maine
POSTED
6 days ago
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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Financial Resources Specialist

Opening Date: May 6, 2026

Closing Date: May 19, 2026

Job Class Code: 0077

Grade: 18 (Professional & Technical Svcs)

Salary: $19.02 - $26.48 per hour

Position Number: 02000-2871

Location: Biddeford

Currently, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

Core Responsibilities:

As a Financial Resources Specialist, you will obtain and evaluate information from Caseworkers and client records in order to make timely determinations of eligibility for the Title IV-E program. In performing these duties, your goals will be to ensure compliance with the Federal Title IV-E program requirements and to maximize Maine's reimbursement for child welfare services. Your duties will include:

• Ensuring Title IV-E eligibility information is collected and entered into the Katahdin (Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System) in an accurate and timely manner.

• Communicating directly with Office of Child and Family Services Caseworkers, providers and other state and federal agencies in order to obtain information and ensure compliance with applicable rules, regulations and policies.

• Obtaining MaineCare and other state and federal benefits for children in the State's care based on eligibility.

• Performing quality assurance audits of eligibility records to ensure accuracy of Title IV-E reimbursement and assisting in various state and federal audits to ensure compliance of federal Title IV-E law.

• Preparing cases for and assisting in state and federal audits to ensure compliance with Title IV-E & IV-B laws.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify, your background must include a four (4) year combination of education, training, and/or progressively responsible experience performing administrative and/or complex clerical tasks including experience which demonstrates interviewing and data gathering skills as needed to form the basis for judgments in eligibility determinations.

The backgrounds of well-qualified candidates should demonstrate the following competencies:

1. The ability to research, gather and analyze client information and make reimbursement eligibility determinations in accordance with established standards.

2. The ability to work in a fast paced, customer service-oriented position.

3. The ability to gain a working knowledge of multiple federal and state policies and programs in a compressed timeframe.

4. Skilled in the use of standardized desktop technology and products.

In your cover letter, please rate your skills in each of the following as expert, skilled or novice:
  • Outlook or comparable e-mail application
  • Excel or comparable spreadsheet application
  • MS Word or comparable word processing application
  • Keyboarding (words per minute)
  • Katahdin (Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System)
  • ACES
  • CSEME
  • Other enterprise-level application systems*
(*Please list applications and skill level. Example: ACES - expert, CSEME - novice)

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Agency information:

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health, operates two state psychiatric hospitals, and provides oversight to health care providers.

The Financial Resource Unit is responsible for determining Title IV-E eligibility for children in the custody of the State of Maine and ensuring MaineCare services and benefits are obta

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