Deputy Recorder

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

COUNTY OF CLARK, INDIANA

Position: Deputy Recorder

Department: Clark County Recorder's Office

Work Schedule: 8:30am -4:30pm M-F (1 Hour for lunch)

Work Location: In-Person Position

Status: Full-time

Location: Clark County Government Center; 300 Corporate Drive, Jeffersonville, IN 47130

Duties include:

Answers telephone and greet office visitors with professional and curious manner at all times, providing information and assistance, answering questions, taking messages, and/or directing to appropriate department or individual.

Assist public at the counter and collect fees for services provided.

Collect Cash, Checks and or Credit Card payments.

Process legal documents such as property Deeds, Mortgages and other real estate related documents.

Performs a variety of clerical tanks as part of the overall operations of the Recorder's Office.

Ensures office opens and closes in accordance with County policy.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

High School diploma or General Education Diploma.

Working knowledge of standard computer software programs and applications and keyboarding skills.

Ability to operate standard office equipment such as copier, computer, printer, scanners and other necessary equipment.

Knowledge of basic filing systems and ability to create and maintain accurate and complete

department files.

Telephone and people skills to work with public.

Occasionally lifting large books.

Ability to effectively perform all essential duties of this job.

Ability to provide public access to, or maintain confidentiality of, department information and

records according to state requirements.

Ability to work alone with minimum supervision and with others in a team environment

RESPONSIBILITY:

Recording Clerk performs a variety of relatively regular and standard duties with work priorities

determined by a formal schedule, service needs of the public, and supervisor. Assignments are

guided by definite objectives using a variety of methods or procedures. Periodically, decisions

are made in the absence of specific policies and/or guidance from supervisor. Errors are primarily detected through standard bookkeeping checks, supervisory review, and/or procedural safeguards. Work errors could result in loss of time to correct error and/or loss of money to department.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Recording Clerk performs duties in a standard office environment, involving sitting/walking at will, sitting for long periods, lifting/carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds, pushing/pulling

objects, handling/grasping objects, fingering/pinching objects, reaching, crouching/kneeling,

bending, close/far vision, color/depth perception, keyboarding, hearing sounds/communication,

and speaking clearly.

Clark County Government is an "Equal Opportunity Employer"