Office Services Representative - Warrant Office

Description

Make a Difference in Your Community - St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office seeks an experienced Office Services Representative to provide office support functions for the Warrant Office in the Buzz Westfall Justice Center. The successful candidate will be responsible for significant typing, data entry, and routine contact with the general public in potentially adversarial situations. The schedule for this position is Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm CT.

Why Work with Us?

• Competitive Average Salary: Typical starting salary range is between $16.01 - $19.21 hourly, based on your experience and qualifications
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a robust benefits package and generous Paid Time Off (PTO). Learn more about St. Louis County benefits: Saint Louis County Employee Benefits
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness: We participate in this program to support your financial future. Learn more about the program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

Examples of Duties

• Essential Function Examples - Respond to inquiries and provides information and assistance to the general public in person, by telephone or by mail in matters as mandated by individual County Department concerns.
• Answer and direct calls by taking messages, schedule appointments and refer caller to appropriate personnel.
• Prepare and proof drafts and final documents including correspondence, summaries, evaluations and contracts.
• Maintain files and records.
• Prepare correspondence and maintenance documents for record retention.
• May provide assistance or backup to other staff as needed.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Equivalent to a high school diploma

Additional Information

• SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT: A selection committee will evaluate the qualifications of each applicant which will include recentness and appropriateness of the applicant's education and experience, answers to the supplemental questions, results of employment references investigated and any other appropriate information available.
• The selection committee will admit to the interview only those persons who possess the most job-related qualifications and may establish admittance criteria beyond the minimum qualifications stated above.
• The interview will comprise 100% of the applicant's earned grade. A candidate must earn a qualifying grade of 70 or more on the interview to be eligible for appointment.
• All applicants conditionally offered a merit position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Screening will be performed by a reputable clinical laboratory. The cost of screening will be covered by the County.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants interested in applying for this position should visit our website at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/stlouis. We only accept on-line applications.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

The policy of the Civil Service Commission of St. Louis County is to support fair and equitable employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veterans' status or political affiliation.

St. Louis County offers its employees many excellent benefits with paid medical insurance, 20 days of PTO (paid time off) the first year and increasing with seniority, and 11-12 paid holidays.

Other Benefits

• Paid life insurance
• A credit union
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Pre-tax premium pay plan
• Dependent care and medical expense reimbursement plans
• Short and long term disability insurance
• Up to 480 hours of paid parental leave for eligible employees welcoming new children, either by birth or adoption.
• Up to 80 hours of leave for prenatal care and up to 80 hours for care of the child within the first year.

Supplemental Questions

• Do you have a high school diploma or an equivalency (GED)?
• What interests you in working in this capacity for St. Louis County?
• Please discuss the specific skills and work experience you possess that you feel ideally suit you for this type of position.
• Please provide an overview of your computer experience. Additionally, please discuss your proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including functions within each application that you can utilize.
• Describe a difficult customer service experience you encountered and how you resolved it.
• Discuss a time when your organizational skills helped you complete a job more efficiently.
• Please provide any previous work experience you have had with St. Louis County Government including roles you held and the dates of employment. Further, please explain the reason(s) for your departure from the organization. If this does not apply to you, simply enter NA.
• These Supplemental Questions serve as the first-round screening interview. By selecting "Yes" to this question, you acknowledge that you have completed these Supplemental Questions to the fullest extent.