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This position is scheduled to work 30 hours per week. Regular job duties will include the following:

• Greet and assist customers at the front counter and on the telephone.
• Answer general questions, perform copy requests, and process marriage license applications.
• Accept filings, perform notary public duties, and perform record searches.
• Accept and receipt filing fees, fine payments, bail, restitution, and other fees.
• Receive and assign case numbers for civil and small claims cases.
• Set up criminal, minor offense, civil and small claims cases.
• Issue summons for civil and small claims cases and process all documents filed.
• Prepare weekly bank deposits and reconciliation reports.
• Serve as an in-court clerk as necessary.
• Maintain court supplies and forms; place orders as needed and stock all items; update manuals as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

An ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities. Please detail these in the required cover letter.

• Excellent attendance and punctuality.
• Experience dealing with high-priority, confidential, or sensitive information.
• Experience working with people of diverse backgrounds or culture.
• Experience providing excellent customer service, in person and over the phone.
• Ability to organize high-priority tasks.
• Experience performing data entry while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

Work Hours
This position is currently scheduled to work 30 hours per week, 6 hours a day. The work schedule will be coordinated in consultation between the hiring supervisor and the selected applicant.

Benefits Available to Full-Time Employees

• 12 paid holidays per year
• Medical and dental coverage for employee and eligible dependents
• Vision plan (optional)
• Employer-paid Basic Life Insurance with additional coverage available
• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan (SBS) in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Alaska Deferred Compensation Plan (optional)
• Personal leave accrual

See http://doa.alaska.gov/drb/index.html for additional information.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or completion of a General Education Development (GED) certificate AND one year of general clerical, office or retail work experience AND the ability to keyboard at least 40 words per minute (net).

OR

Graduation from high school or completion of a General Education Development (GED) certificate AND completion of 36 semester credit hours or 48 quarter credit hours of coursework from an accredited college AND the ability to keyboard at least 40 words per minute (net).

Additional Required Information

This applies to your application submission.

Documents to be Attached to the Application (REQUIRED):

• A letter of interest, completed per the instructions below.
• Post-secondary transcripts, if using education to meet minimum qualifications.
• Keyboarding certification dated within one year showing a keyboarding speed of at least 40 words per minute (net).

Documents to be Submitted at the Time of Interview (REQUIRED):
If you are selected to advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process, you must provide the following at the time of the interview (if not already attached to your application):

• Copies of your most recent (2) performance evaluations, if available.
• A list of three (3) professional references who have had supervisory authority over you along with their daytime contact phone numbers and email addresses.

LETTER OF INTEREST
Please attach a professional letter of interest to your application before submitting it online or, if unable to attach to your application email it to recruitment@akcourts.gov.

Your letter should:
1) Be professionally written and include proper format, grammar, spelling, and punctuation..
2) Explain how your knowledge, skills, and abilities meet the job requirements of the position.
3) Express your interest in employment with the Alaska Court System.

Your letter will be used to help determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process. If you do not attach a separate, professional letter, you may not move on to the interview phase.

KEYBOARDING CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Attach a recent keyboarding certification (dated within one year) to your application that verifies your keyboarding speed of 40 wpm or higher (net). Online keyboarding tests (often at no cost) are accepted with a valid website address noted on the document. Acceptable websites include: www.ratatype.com and www.typingtest.com.

In addition, keyboarding tests are given at any Alaska Job Center location. A list of locations is available at: http://www.jobs.state.ak.us/offices.

WORK HISTORY
If using work experience not already documented in your application, provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and Minimum Qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant will not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the Minimum Qualifications, you must fill in the Education and Training section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Degree Obtained field. Copies of academic transcripts will be required at time of interview.

SELECTION PROCEDURE
Applicants will be required to meet the Minimum Qualifications as outlined above. Unfortunately, we cannot always interview all applicants. If your application is considered "not qualified," you will be sent a notice within two weeks after the closing date for this recruitment. If you believe your application was improperly disqualified, you may appeal this decision to the Human Resources Director at 820 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501-2005 within five workdays from the date the notice is mailed to you. Qualified applications will be forwarded to the hiring supervisor.

NEPOTISM REVIEW
To avoid a conflict of interest and the appearance of impropriety, applicants who have a spouse, close relative, and/or regular member of their household employed by the Alaska Court System may not be considered for employment without the approval of the Administrative Director.

BACKGROUND CHECK
A background check will be conducted prior to an employment offer being made. Applicants who have prior convictions that have been set aside under the terms of a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) may answer "no" to these questions. If you are not sure if your situation requires disclosure, please contact the Human Resources Department at (907) 264-8242. The Court System reserves the right to confirm all background information.

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