Office Assistant III

Job TitleGeneral Responsibilities SummaryA skills test and/or quiz to demonstrate or verify the required level of knowledge, skills and abilities will be administered on Tuesday, September 1st at 9:00 A.M., in the Fire Training Room at the City Services Building at 700 W. 29th St, NLR, AR. An ID and two sharpened #2 pencils are required for testing. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early, and allow approximately two (2) hours for the test. This is the only notice to test that you will receive. Provides fine and fee payment collection support to the Police Department Support Services Division and provides information and assistance to the municipal courts and general public by performing the following duties.Essential FunctionsThe list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Other duties may be assigned. Regular and predictable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this position. Criminal Records: Researches case dispositions from court docket; records on case disposition forms; keys data into computer records system; checks coding for accuracy and returns for correction if necessary; files numerically. Assists public and law enforcement officers with criminal record information: checks records and retrieves from computer or files. Fulfills AFOIA requests. Traffic: Keys traffic accident and citation data into computer system; files. Takes all monies to Office Manager for verification. Responds to requests for accident report information by mail, email and telephone; makes copies if requested; keys data into computer records. Processes traffic citations: keys data into computer system; confirms proper charge and that the amount paid is recorded. Assists public at Traffic Window by collecting monies for fees, fines and bonds, and providing information. Balances cash drawer daily; turns all funds into supervisor before end of the day.Minimum QualificationsTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. High School Diploma or equivalent AND two years directly related experience.Application RequirementsThe complexity, guidelines, supervisory controls, and supervision responsibilities described below are representative of this position. SUPERVISORY CONTROLS: The supervisor provides continuing or individual assignments by indicating generally what is to be done, limitations, quality and quantity expected, deadlines, and priority of assignments. The supervisor provides additional, specific instructions for new, difficult, or unusual assignments including suggested work methods or advice on source material available. The employee uses initiative in carrying out recurring assignments independently without specific instruction, but refers deviations, problems, and unfamiliar situations not covered by instructions to the supervisor for decision or help. The supervisor reviews some of the work, with more review of difficult or unfamiliar assignments. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None. COMPLEXITY: The work consists of duties that involve related steps, processes, or methods; the decision regarding what needs to be done involves various choices requiring the employee to recognize the existence of and differences among a few easily recognizable situations; actions to be taken or responses to be made differ in such things as the source of information, the kind of transactions or entries, or other differences of a factual nature. GUIDELINES: A number of specific guidelines are available; judgment is used in locating and selecting the most appropriate guidelines; minor deviations can be made in specific cases; significant deviations are referred to the supervisor.