Secretary

State of Nebraska•Beatrice, NE

About The Position

The Judicial Branch is a state-funded Branch of Government that offers: medical/dental/vision $20,000 free basic life insurance state-matched 156% retirement plan 13 paid holidays earned paid vacation and sick leave and more This classification level is responsible for providing receptionist duties and clerical office support to district offices. Responsibilities include performing front desk duties to check-in probationers; answering phone calls and providing general office and program information; contacting probation officers and other staff for appointments/meetings, pre-sentence interviews; opening and closing case intake files; maintaining case documents such as violations; preparing standard and routine legal documents, letters and correspondence or from dictations e.g. jail waivers, travel permits; tracking, compiling and maintaining routine case information e.g. criminal history, driver's license etc.; processing daily incoming and outgoing mails; answering calls and providing general information; may provide guidance to entry secretarial staff. Minimum Starting Salary: $34,700.28 per year Location: Beatrice, Fairbury

Requirements

High school diploma or GED; OR 2 years of administrative support/clerical experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
All educational credits must be granted from an accredited institution approved by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Customer service principles.
Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment.
Basic filing and recordkeeping principles.
Cashing handling techniques.
Basic bookkeeping techniques.
Using computers and related software applications.
Providing customer service.
Filing.
Keyboarding.
Using modern office equipment.
Counting cash and balancing accounts.
Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Responsibilities

Serves as a receptionist and/or answers the telephone for assigned District office or offices; determines the nature of the visit or call; directs callers to the proper office or person or takes messages as required.
Serves as information source for callers/visitors; provides directions as required.
Maintains inventory of documents, brochures, applications, etc. Distributes to visitors as requested.
Performs a variety of basic office support duties such as collating materials, distributing incoming mail, preparing materials for mailing, completing forms, proofreading typed or printed materials, and/or typing routine correspondence reports and other materials.
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.