Administrative Hearings Clerk (Department Of Administrative Hearings) - Afscme 3696

Position: ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS CLERK (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS) - AFSCME 3696
Cook county offices

Under the president

Administrative hearings

Auditor

Bureau of administration

Bureau of economic development

Bureau of finance

Bureau of human resources

Bureau of technology

Facilities

Office of the president

Job summary:

Under general supervision, performs a variety of specialized tasks to provide clerical support to an independent central panel of administrative law judges authorized to conduct administrative proceedings for county departments, agencies, boards, and commissions. Assists administrative law judges with the adjudication process of violations for the departments of revenue, building and zoning, environmental control, animal control, public health, cook county sheriff, and forest preserve district.

Assists with maintaining administrative hearing records and files of revenue, taxes, licenses and permit fees collected under each revenue, tax, license or permit measures. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications:

* high school diploma or g.e.d. Certificate is required.

* two (2) of full-time clerical / administrative work experience is required.

Candidates who are contacted will be required to produce original required documents (e.g., current driver's license, diploma, school transcript, certifications, etc.) listed on the notice of job opportunity within five (5) days of being extended an offer, in writing, by the bureau chief of bhr (or designee). Candidates will be notified of how to submit required documents.

* degrees awarded outside of the united states with the exception of those awarded in one of the united states territories and canada, must be credentialed by the world education services (wes), educational credential evaluators (ece) or a national association of credential evaluation (naces) member organization.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

* general knowledge of legal terminology and other court related documents.

* knowledge of correct language usage, punctuation and grammar, and their proper application to business forms, letters, and technical records. Knowledge of technical and legal terms and their proper spelling, where applicable.

* skill in the use of microsoft office suite.

* skill and accuracy in the control, organization, and maintenance of files and records.

* good communication skills; ability to gather information from others and make inquiries; ability to convey information and explain or describe basic office policy and procedure to others in person or by telephone.

* skill in exercising sound judgment relative to problem solving and referring problems in the appropriate manner.

* skill in the operation of standard office equipment.

* good attention to multifarious detail, ability to proof, verify, and edit complex data, transcribe and cross reference data from crt screen and documents. Ability to follow-up in a thorough and timely manner relative to unresolved business.

* ability to understand and carry out instructions, written and verbal, and accurately relate such instructions in full or part to others.

* ability to coordinate several tasks and perform well under pressure, plan, and conduct multiple assignments within specified time frame / deadlines; ability to fill in for and perform the duties of lower level clerical staff as needed; ability to relieve higher level clerical or secretarial staff.

The duties listed are not set forth for purposes of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally to be performed under a job title or those to be performed temporarily outside an employee's normal line of work.

Veteran's preference

When applying for employment with cook county government, preference is given in the application process to honorably discharged veterans who have served in the armed forces of the united states for more than 180 consecutive days, or during war time. To take advantage of this preference a veteran must:

* meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

* identify themselves as a veteran on their employment application by answering yes to the question "are you a military veteran?"

* attach a copy of their dd 214, dd 215 or ngb 22 (notice of separation) at time of application filing. If you have multiple dd 214s, 215s, or ngb 22s, please submit the one with the latest date. Coast guard must submit a certified copy of the military separation from either the department of transportation (before 911) or the department of homeland security (after 911).

The cook county department of veterans affairs can assist you with obtaining a certified dd214 and having it recorded for you at no charge. Please contact veterans.affairs

Veteran must provide original applicable discharge papers at time of interview.

Group and voluntary benefits offered:

* medical, dental, and vision coverage

* basic term life insurance

* pension plan and deferred compensation program

* employee assistance program

* paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

* you may qualify for the public service loan forgiveness program…