Background Specialist
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Job Location:
Nashville, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Quality Staffing Inc. also doing business as Goddard Mason Executive Search a leading full-service employment agency matching qualified talent with some of the areas top companies is looking for experienced Background Specialiststo work through our agency as a contract employee with theTennessee Department of Human Services (TN DHS) located inNashville TN. This is ahybrid position working from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday for a total of 37.5 hours per week. The pay rate for this positionis $16.00 per hour.
Background Specialist Job Overview:
The Tennessee Department of Human Services is seeking Background Specialists to perform professional background investigation work of average difficulty. The role will be responsible for examining documentation identifying discrepancies preparing reports reconciling invoices and clearing applicants for work in adult and childcare facilities. This position will be on-site during the training period and then go to a hybrid schedule which is expected to be one day per week in office.
Background Specialist Job Responsibilities will include:
- Notifying applicants providers of rejection of returned fingerprints and provide instructions to applicants on being reprinted; will reconcile files and manually process reprints if needed to ensure investigation is initiated.
- Monitoring and responding to inquiries regarding applicants background checks from providers applicants and program staff; reviewing data in the partner applicant processing system and communicating status of investigation.
- Reviewing cases for which applicants have an excusable offense including criminal offenses which have been dismissed expunged retired or otherwise invalidated and performing manual case closures as needed.
- Reconciling invoices to ensure accuracy and resolving discrepancies and submitting for processing and payment to vendor.
- Processing drivers checks applicant transfer requests authorization forms for transmittal of information and Federal Tax Information (FTI) name check requests; assisting with any user acceptance testing for upgrades or changes to the applicant tracking system.
- Building and maintaining strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders and fostering collaboration between agencies.
- Analyzing interpreting and applying existing policies and procedures; identifying suggesting and implementing recommendations to adapt to challenges and improving areas of opportunity.
- Performing required registry checks monitoring for receipt of results and ensuring results are in the applicant tracking system; creating and issuing letters to providers for cleared applicants and referring applicants with findings to the appropriate division.
Education and Experience Requirements for Background Specialist position:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree in any field.
- Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time increasingly responsible sub-professional experience in background investigations any legal field law enforcement or related work may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Necessary Special Qualifications Applicants Must Have for Background Specialist position:
- Have a good moral character as determined by a background check.
- Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority.
- Agree to release all records involving criminal history to the appointing authority.
- Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by our background check provider for a fingerprint-based criminal history records check.
Competencies Knowledge Skills and Abilities Needed for Background Specialist position:
- Decision quality
- Resourcefulness
- Collaboration
- Communicate effectively
- Situational adaptability
- Customer and personal service
- Law and government knowledge
- Active learning and listening skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Complex problem-solving skills
- Judgement and decision-making skills
- Reading comprehension skills
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Problem sensitivity
- Written comprehension
Benefits Include:
- Weekly Pay/Comparable Wages
- Major Medical Insurance
- Indemnity Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
- Term Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
Interested Here is how to apply:
- Click on Apply Now and complete the process.
- Thisjob closes on 2/27/26(or when the positions are filled) and will no longer accept resumes after this date.
Quality Staffing Inc. and our subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or disability status.
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