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BAYFIELD COUNTY Recording Clerk in WASHBURN, Wisconsin
JOB REQUIREMENTS: This position is a critical team member working closely with office staff to ensure access to public records. This position will perform the duties necessary for recording, indexing and accessing of legal instruments affecting interest in real estate, providing copies and images of recorded documents to the public as well as title companies and attorneys, and provide clerical support for the Register of Deeds office. Examples of Duties: A. Responsible for scanning documents using an imaging system and reviewing images for quality, defects and accuracy. Provide the public with copies of real estate documents B. Respond to telephone and counter calls for assistance and provide information and copies of records when requested. C. Filing, searching, verifying and issuing certified copies of Divorce, Birth, Marriage, Death and Veteran\'s records. D. Entering document information into imaging system and manual tract indexing when necessary. E. Basic accounting, invoicing, payment entry and balancing. F. Ability to utilize multiple data bases from other county departments and the State of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Department of Revenue and State Vital Records, NOVUS tax database). G. Validate information entered into the database. H. Other duties as assigned ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: A. Minimum two year graduate of technical college with emphasis in business, computers and/or office related matters. B. Advanced working knowledge of computer systems. C. One year of work experience working with legal descriptions. D. Must possess good written/oral communication skills. Physical Requirements: A. Will require sitting and/or standing in one location for extended periods of time. B. Will require extended periods of viewing computer monitor. C. Ability to exert moderate physical effort involving some combination of stooping, crouching, bending, carrying and lifting up to 40lbs. D. Duties are sometimes repetitive and tedious. E. Ability to talk and hear sufficiently to communicate in person and using electronic devices such as a telephone and computer. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/Jobs Other: Complete job description and benefit package available at www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/Jobs or by contacting 715-373-6181, humanresources@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov. 117 E 5th Street, Washburn, WI 54891. EEO