State of Maryland · 13 hours ago
OFFICE SERVICES CLERK
Maryland, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expThe State of Maryland is seeking an Office Services Clerk for the Department of Assessments and Taxation in Harford County. The role involves performing various clerical functions, including reviewing and verifying information related to property assessments and interacting with the public to address inquiries.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Performs a variety of clerical functions in an assessment office, including but not limited to reviewing, verifying, and interpreting information to determine and resolve problems related to property assessments
Interacts with the general public, both in person and by telephone, to respond to inquiries regarding the assessment process, property values, general office procedures, personal property, and the Homeowner’s Tax Credit
Inputs a variety of data into the mainframe system to update and maintain real property records
Reviews and verifies data for accuracy and compliance with established policies and procedures prior to entry
Creates new property accounts and determines the accuracy of legal descriptions
Adjusts parent accounts to reflect new legal descriptions resulting from split transfers, combinations of accounts, and plats, in accordance with established office procedures
Types and distributes a variety of forms, correspondence, and reports in accordance with established office procedures
Reviews, verifies, interprets, and processes deeds and other legal documents to reflect changes in ownership and property descriptions
Determines, based on deed information, whether the correct property is being transferred by matching the legal description on the mainframe system with the legal description contained in the deed
Determines whether the transfer represents a full transfer or a split account
Files and maintains assessment-related documents in an organized manner in accordance with established office procedures and records retention requirements
Performs other related duties as required
Qualification
Required
Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate
One year of experience performing clerical duties
Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours of education at an accredited college or university for one year of the required experience
Six months clerical training with three courses in subjects such as keyboarding, clerical math, word processing, spreadsheets, database, graphics presentation, proofreading, or office etiquette may be substituted for six months of the required experience
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Administrative classifications or in Administrative, Clerical, or Office Services specialty codes in the Clerical Support field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience
Preferred
Experience using Microsoft Office and entering data into a database system
Experience using a Multi-line phone system
Experience working with the public via telephone and in person
Experience performing mathematical computations including calculating percentages
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost
Personal Leave - new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)
Annual Leave - ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
Sick Leave - fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year
Parental Leave - up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
Holidays - State employees also celebrate at least twelve (12) holidays per year
Pension - State employees earn credit towards a retirement pension
Student Loan Forgiveness - Employees with the State of Maryland are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Free Mass Transit Benefit - Permanent State employees are entitled to use the Baltimore Light Rail, the Baltimore Metro Subway, the Baltimore Bus Service
Company
State of Maryland
Maryland is on the path to becoming the best state in the nation.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Michael Piercy
Senior Advisor for Program Innovation to the Chief Technology Officer State of Maryland, MDTHINK
Michele Thomas
Chief Technology Officer, State of Maryland
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