Deputy Clerk II - G115 Real Estate

Job Title

Clerk of Superior Court

Job Description

Reviews and evaluates all real estate deeds, security deeds, liens, judgments, powers of attorney, personal property financing statements, for legal sufficiency for filing and recording into the official real estate records of Muscogee County. Accepts or declines real estate documents based upon review and judgment that all requirements have been met. Interprets state real estate information into and from a complex, comprehensive real estate indexing and imaging computer system. Accepts, reviews, and evaluates for acceptance all plats (surveys) filed for Muscogee County for recording into the official record of Muscogee County. Enters all required real estate information into a computer system based upon evaluation of document information. Assists attorneys, paralegals, the general public, and others with retrieval of information from the tax commissioner's computer retrieval system, the court case tracking system, the authority real estate computer system, the hardbound real estate deed books and indices, the internet site for the purpose of conducting a title search of real property. Processes mailed and in-office real estate documents for filing, recording, imaging, and indexing within a three-day turnaround time. Maintains and evaluates for repair of all real estate deed and lien books in accordance with state law. Answers telephonic and on-line requests for assistance and title information for the general public, attorneys, real estate professionals, and others. Prepares, examines, scans, and verifies for accuracy all real estate documents filed in Muscogee county. Assesses and collects real estate filing and copy fees; accounts for and balances all daily real estate filing fees received for submission to accounting division of office. Prepares daily reports of activities; verifies totals and document count audit. Operates complex computer systems, printers, scanners, copiers, and facsimile machines. Checks inventory for computer, printer, fax, copier, and other needs. Performs other duties as assigned by management and clerk of court.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of Georgia real property law, all real estate provisions of manual of Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia; State Tax Commissioner transfer tax requirements; ability to perform duties in conformity with requirements of state real estate indexing standards for filing, evaluating, processing, recording and indexing of real estate documents. Knowledge of federal tax lien requirements. Knowledge and ability to utilize, retrieve and interpret information for self and others from tax commissioner's computer system, courts automated tracking system, Oracle-based real estate indexing and imaging systems, Internet site. Knowledge of standard basic arithmetic. Basic understanding of legal archiving requirements for real estate records preservation. Skill in problem-solving, decision making, and mediating difficult, demanding situations with the general public, paralegals, and others. Skill in oral and written communication. Skill in operating standard office equipment, sophisticated computer systems, image servers, scanners.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic typically associated with a high school education. Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work of subordinate positions and to be able to answer questions and resolve problems, usually associated with one to three years' experience or service.

Physical Requirements

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, bending, crouching, or walking. The employee occasionally lifts light objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: Climbing ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility. Crouching bending body forward by bending leg, spine. Feeling perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips. Grasping applying pressure to object with fingers, palm. Handling picking, holding, or working with whole hand. Hearing 1 perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information. Kneeling bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees. Lifting raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back. Manual Dexterity picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand. Mental Acuity ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning. Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug. Pushing use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward. Reaching extending hands or arms in any direction. Repetitive Motion substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers. Speaking expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely. Standing for sustained periods of time. Stooping bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back. Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word? Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading. Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site. The work is typically performed in an office.

Benefits

The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following: Low-cost Medical Insurance, Prescription Drug Plan, Dental Plan, Vision Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Credit Union, Direct Deposit, 12 Paid Holidays, Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, PERK Time Off, Retirement Plan, Supplemental Retirement Plan, Free and Discounted Services, Employee Assistance Program. Take advantage of these free and discounted City Services offered to all City Employees. Discounted Movie Tickets, Free Notary Services, Ride a Metra Bus for Free, Free Mulch, Free Fire/Safety Home Inspection, Driver's Training for Employee Dependents, Oxbow/Bull Creek Golf Course discounts, River Center Discounts, Cell Phone Carrier Discounts. Retirement Plan The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary. Supplemental Retirement Plan The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well.