Office Specialist 2
Office Specialist 2 - Sheriff's Office Concealed Handgun License Unit
Job ID: 107535
Location: Oregon City, Oregon
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary:Regular
CLACKAMAS COUNTY CORE VALUES
Clackamas County employees work to serve the public and enrich our community. In that spirit, we pledge to hold ourselves to these standards at all times in our interactions with customers and one another:
• Service
• Professionalism
• Integrity
• Respect
• Individual accountability
• Trust
By incorporating these values into our daily routines, we can better serve our customers, ourselves and our projects. We're always looking to improve. That's the Clackamas County SPIRIT.
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Clackamas County is committed to building a community where people thrive, have a sense of safety, connection, and belonging, so that everyone is honored and celebrated for the richness in diversity they bring.
We encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds and lived experience to apply.
CLOSE DATE
This Job Posting closes at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on August 28, 2024.
PAY AND BENEFITS
Annual Pay Range: $51,088.68 - $64,731.25
Hourly Pay Range: $24.561863 - $31.120793
Salary offers will be made within the posted pay range and will be based on a candidate's experience (paid or unpaid) that is directly relevant to the position.
Clackamas County proudly offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, including competitive wages, cost-of-living adjustments, merit increases (for eligible employees), and a robust sick and vacation plan for regular status employees.
We encourage and support employee health and wellness by offering, health and wellness classes and events, and alternative care benefits, so you can customize your wellness needs to fit your lifestyle.
Employee benefits become effective the first of the month following an employee's date of hire.
Attractive benefits package and incentives for employees in regular status positions are detailed below.
Generous paid time off package, including:
• 11.7 hours of vacation accrual per month
• Eligible newly hired employees will have the one-time option to frontload their first year of vacation accruals in compliance with https://dochub.clackamas.us/documents/drupal/a51ff5d3-d243-49ba-aa11-15324f4c0bf8! This means you have access to vacation time at time of hire.
• 8 hours of sick accrual per month
• 10 paid holidays and 2 personal days per year
Other Benefits:
• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP):
• Employer-paid 6% PERS retirement contribution (The county currently pays the employee's share of the retirement contribution.)
• OPSRP members get vested after five years of contributions or when they reach age 65
• Employer paid 4% Deferred Compensation
• Employer Paid 3.5% to Medical Trust
• A Choice of Medical Plans that include chiropractic coverage, alternative care, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• A Choice of Dental Plans
• Robust EAP and wellness programs, including gym discounts and wellness education classes
• Longevity pay
• Other retirement Savings Options that allow for additional retirement funds savings, including an option to contribute a portion of employee earnings on a pre or post-tax basis to a 457b Deferred Compensation Plan
• A variety of additional optional benefits (see links below for additional information)
This is a full time County position represented by the Peace Officers Association.
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JOB DETAILS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, Civil Division is looking to fill an Office Specialist 2 position.
The Concealed Handgun License Unit provides service to Clackamas County citizens wishing to participate in the Concealed Handgun License program. The Office Specialist 2 position works to both (1) manage and process applicant appointments and documents and (2) complete in-person appointments with citizens. The most competitive candidate will have excellent communication skills, a highly organized work product, be technically capable with computer programs and hardware, and have experience working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment with a small team.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All Sheriff's Office positions require a complete Statement of Personal History (SPH).
Only those applicants selected will need to submit the SPH. The SPH is due 10 calendar days AFTER you have been notified. Applicants will receive instructions from the Department of Human Resources or the Sheriff's Office on how to log in to the electronic SPH.
Required Minimum Qualifications/ Transferrable Skills:*
• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience providing customer service and clerical support, including data entry and retrieval.
• Demonstrated ability to patiently and professionally communicate, in person, in writing, and by phone with a variety of individuals from various social and economic backgrounds.
• Experience working in a fast paced, sometimes hectic, work atmosphere with ever changing priorities.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Experience in a position that requires strong analytical, problem-solving and critical reasoning skills.
• Experience managing deadlines and accurately processing data under time limited restraints.
• Must be detail oriented and have the ability to multi-task.
• Experience handling confidential, time sensitive information.
• Experience establishing priorities and managing workload with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test
• Must pass an extensive background investigation, including national fingerprint records check
Preferred Special Qualifications/ Transferrable Skills:*
• Experience working in (or with) the criminal justice system is highly preferred.
• Intermediate level proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel or similar programs.
Other Qualifications:
• Possession of a Law Enforcement Data System (LEDS) Certification is required within 6 months of employment.
*For Veterans qualified for Veteran's Preference: If you believe you have skills that would transfer well to this position and/or special qualifications that relate to this position, please list those skills and/or qualifications in the open-ended question at the end of the application and explain how those skills and/or qualifications relate to this position.
TYPICAL TASKS
Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
1. Independently consults with program and office staff to establish and revise clerical systems, files and recordkeeping procedures to meet specific program needs; presents and/or interprets information to supervisor or staff if necessary.
2. Receives, transfers or refers calls to appropriate sources; provides complex or technical information which requires the interpretation of office or program policies and procedures in order to facilitate office operations or assist the general public; schedules appointments for clients with appropriate staff member(s); meets and greets the general public and/or clients and directs individuals to appropriate staff; checks in and processes clients in preparation for appointments; makes outgoing calls related to services or appointments; processes transactions, computes or verifies data, fees, or payments; determines when to refer members of public or clients with varying temperaments to appropriate staff member(s) for assistance.
3. Processes, enters, and examines complex or technical materials such as legal forms, formal documents and records where specific procedural requirements are complex, and where accuracy and effectiveness are critical; interprets data for proper input to program formats; determines necessary changes to data gathered or entered; may perform duties or functions of a sensitive or confidential nature.
4. Composes routine correspondence and proofreads/edits document for grammar, clarity, punctuation and spelling without altering author's intent; updates and maintains spreadsheets, databases, and reports; tracks and logs data for the department, division, and or employees; returns documents to originating person for editing or approval.
5. Maintains filing and record systems with a variety of subject matter to provide easy access to records and information; provides retention of records as needed and/or requested; assists with record requests as needed; consults with supervisor as to nature of data requested.
6. Monitors and documents information and data in accordance with program requirements; posts records and makes adjustments or corrections to records as needed; maintains data and fiscal information for budgeting and billing purposes; examines and edits data for completeness and accuracy; corrects error in math, names, addresses, and other input data; interprets data for proper input to program formats; proofreads reports to verify accuracy of input.
7. Provides assistance scheduling and setting up conference rooms for meetings and events.
8. In consultation with supervisor, monitors and prioritizes projects and assignments; makes work assignments, trains employees, checks completed work and provides backup support to staff when needed; reports operating problems to supervisor.
9. May interpret program procedures and guidelines, facilitate operations, and/or assist in the training of staff when working with public, clients, and other departmental personnel or staff of other businesses.
10. Effectively operates complex equipment and office machinery in the office; serves as departmental liaison with service and vendor personnel when problems occur; reconciles routine problems by consulting technical manuals.
11. Trains staff related to duties in assigned areas; performs special projects as assigned.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Considerable knowledge of: Accepted office practices, procedures and techniques; Basic English composition, spelling, grammar and punctuation; arithmetic, clerical/accounting principles and processes.
Some knowledge of: Techniques of supervision and training; concepts and techniques of prioritizing, organizing work; applicable program policies and procedures and/or rules, regulations and statutes depending upon assignment of duties and responsibilities. Working knowledge of: Office equipment, including computers and software programs and their functions/capabilities.
Skill to: Independently, accurately and effectively perform assigned tasks and duties following established procedures and program policies; establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, staff, clients, and other personnel of other businesses in a courteous, professional manner; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; effectively accomplish a variety of duties with competing priorities; apply related principles, policies and procedures to specific work assignments; skillfully operate office equipment and computer software; type at a speed necessary for successful job performance; teach other staff particular work assignments and the operation of office equipment.
WORK SCHEDULE
This position works 40 hours during a standard workweek of Monday through Friday. Specific hours of work will be discussed with the candidate selected for this position at the time an offer of employment is extended.
This position is designated as on-site/in-person. It is expected that the selected candidate will perform duties at the specified on-site work location.
EXPLORE CLACKAMAS COUNTY
Clackamas County is in a prime location in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area and is recognized nationally as one of the most livable areas in the United States. Located on the southern edge of the City of Portland and extending to the top of Mt. Hood, Clackamas County is part of a thriving region in the Northwest. It has a population of about 420,000 residents.
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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
“A Tradition of Service Since 1845.” The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) mission is to provide public safety services to the people in Clackamas County so they can experience a safe and secure community. We will fulfill the mission through teamwork and partnerships, as reflected in our core values.
Values
Courage
Dedication
Integrity
Professionalism
Respect
The CCSO serves over 400,000 residents of the County with over 400 employees. As the County's largest law enforcement agency the Sheriff's Office patrols the unincorporated areas of the county as well as several cities that have contracted with CCSO to provide law enforcement for them. The CCSO has many specialized units such as canine, motorcycle patrol, the dive team, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), search and rescue, narcotics investigation (SIU), detectives and Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT). The Sheriff's Office is also required by law to provide correctional facilities for the county and to offer support services to other agencies in the County, such as: the jail, parole and probation, transitional services, special units and occasionally personnel resources.
The CCSO is committed to enhancing a diverse workforce through principles of active recruitment in the community, equal employment opportunity and positive human resource management. The Administration and staff of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office adopts a philosophy and practice that we recognize the full potential of all employees, treating all persons with respect, fairness and impartiality.
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APPLICATION PROCESS
Clackamas County only accepts online applications.
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If you have any questions or issues you may contact the Department of Human Resources at 503-655-8459 or mailto:jobs@co.clackamas.or.us?subject=Application%20Materials%20Question. Our office hours are Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (closed on Fridays).
HOW TO CLAIM VETERAN'S PREFERENCE
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VISA SPONSORSHIP
Clackamas County does not offer visa sponsorships. Once a job applicant has accepted a position, they will be required to complete an I-9 and confirm authorization to work in the United States prior to their first day.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Clackamas County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential elements that create and foster a welcoming workplace. All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, disability or any other factor unrelated to the essential functions of the job.
If you wish to identify yourself as a qualified person with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and would like to request an accommodation, please address the request to the Department of Human Resources prior to the recruitment close date. You may request an accommodation during the online application process.
RECRUITING QUESTIONS?
Lindsay White, Recruiter
mailto:lindsaywhi@clackamas.us
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/5559478
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