Temporary Data Entry Clerk

The Position

Temporary positions are not benefits eligible. TYPING TEST REQUIRED: Your application will NOT be considered unless you take the typing test - CLICK HERE to take the typing test now. (NOTE): The first and last name you enter on the typing test and this application must be exactly the same. DO NOT PLACE A SPACE AFTER THE LAST LETTER IN YOUR FIRST OR LAST NAME. If the names are NOT an exact match (including upper and lowercase letters), your typing test score will not be uploaded into your application accurately, as it is completed through an automated process. TYPING TESTS ARE VALID FOR SIX MONTHS.

Essential Functions

Wide range of duties, including entering voter information, answering the telephones, and assisting customers. Other duties as assigned by department coordinator.

Education and Work Experience and Other Requirements

• Ability to type 40 net words per minute.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Must be a registered voter or eligible to register to vote if 18 years of age or older.
• Must have computer experience and possess strong attention to detail.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is performed indoors in an office setting and occasionally on site at company locations throughout the county. Noise level is usually moderate. Work is generally performed during standard day-shift hours, however hours will occasionally include varied days, hours and overtime as needed. Work may be stressful when dealing with multiple priorities and time constraints. Incumbents may encounter uncooperative or irate persons while performing duties.
• Work requires physical activity including extended periods of walking and standing with occasional climbing, reaching, carrying, balancing, kneeling, crouching and bending. An incumbent must have the ability to transport themselves to and from various locations throughout the County. An incumbent must have the ability to frequently lift and/or carry equipment, files, and other materials weighing up to 10 pounds and to occasionally up to 25 pounds.
• Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges, include close, distance and color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges. Incumbent must possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate computers and other equipment.

Douglas County is an EOE - Disability/Veterans