Recorder 1

Job Title

The Department of Natural Resources, Support Services Division, is recruiting for a Recorder 1 in Anchorage.

Job Description

The Recorder's Office provides recording and customer service for the State of Alaska. Daily tasks include but are not limited to:

• Provide excellent customer service and assistance to the general public in person and over the phone.
• Examine and record documents electronically, by mail, and in person by applying state statutes and regulations.
• Reject and return documents that do not meet recording requirements.
• Process fees, handle cash, receipt payments, and balance to ensure the deposit is correct.
• Data entry by indexing and verifying information extracted from the recorded documents.

The Recorder's Office is a positive, technology-driven environment that produces highly skilled, knowledgeable employees committed to recording and preserving Alaska's permanent public record. Our staff is innovative, creative, and driven to achieve the highest level of support for our customers. We continually seek new enhancements and solutions to enable greater access to Alaska public records. As Recorders, we work daily with State and Federal entities, businesses large and small, and the general public to ensure that documents are recorded in a timely and accurate manner in support of the Alaskan economy.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

• Entry-level into State of Alaska and Department of Natural Resources employment.
• Biweekly paycheck, 12 paid holidays, paid vacation days, consistent weekday schedule.
• Health insurance and retirement benefits.
• Training and exposure to other state entities for career advancement.
• Friendly, encouraging, team-oriented atmosphere.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Located at the front entrance of the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage. Walking distance to restaurants, shopping, and free covered parking. The Recorder's Office is equipped with comfortable, spacious workstations.

Minimum Qualifications

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency's description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Critical Thinking: Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside State government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
• Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
• Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

Equivalent to those typically gained by: Experience including the performance of administrative support assignments; specifically, typing or data entry, or working with documents concerning ownership and encumbrances on property, such as deeds, liens, mortgages, promissory notes, financing statements, plats, or surveys.

Additional Required Information

Position is front-facing and interacts with the public daily, Monday through Friday, with an in-person schedule.

Application Notice: You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or by submitting a paper application. Instructions for applying are available on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage. Your application must be received by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant's competence in applying specific behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill out the Education section of the application. If you have not yet obtained a degree, please indicate the units you have completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and whether the minimum qualifications are met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Attaching a resume does not substitute for completing the application in full. Noting, "see resume" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

If you are a current state employee, please indicate the union to which you belong at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats should call View phone number on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or View phone number on click.appcast.io or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

Contact Information

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For specific information about this position, please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:

Trish Dohman, Recorder Supervisor, Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io, Email: View email address on click.appcast.io