Part Time Office Clerk

Anderson County is a great place to live, work, and explore. From the historic community of Clinton to the innovation legacy of Oak Ridge-famously known as "The Secret City" from its Manhattan Project roots-our county blends small-town warmth with big scientific impact. We're home to scenic treasures like Norris Lake, the Clinch River, Melton Hill Lake, and miles of rolling hills and wooded trails perfect for hiking, biking, paddling, and fishing.

Nearby Norris Dam State Park and the off-road adventure terrain at Windrock Park add even more ways to get outside. You'll also find a growing mix of local eats, family-friendly spots, festivals, and craft brews across our communities, making Anderson County a welcoming place to put down roots and enjoy East Tennessee life.

Anderson County Government is committed to being a top employer in the region and a great place to build a career. We're proud to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes generous paid sick and vacation leave, 14 paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, employer-paid basic life insurance, supplemental insurance options, and a variety of wellness programs and resources to support our employees' overall well-being.

The purpose of this classification is to perform clerical work functions associated with registering/titling motor vehicles, boats, and trailers, collecting fees, and providing general support to the County Clerk's Office. Duties and responsibilities include performing customer service functions; processing

documentation pertaining to motor vehicle title applications; issuing license plates and renewal decals; collecting taxes and fees; receiving and processing payments; preparing routine correspondence, and forms; providing information and assistance; answering telephone and relaying messages; filing documents and maintaining records; and performing other duties as assigned.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required or assigned.

• Performs customer service functions in person or via telephone; provides information and assistance to the general public, dealers, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, loan institutions, or other individuals; answers questions regarding motor vehicle/registration, lienholder information, license plates, tag renewals, emissions, and other issues.
• Reviews titles, bill of sales forms, rebuilder forms, and related documentation for completeness; issues license plates, renewal decals, and wheel tax stickers; issues boat registrations; processes title documents for forwarding to state as appropriate; collect fees.
• Calculate sales taxes, tag costs, or other fees.
• Operates a computer to review/modify database information; performs data entry functions by keying data into the computer system; uses knowledge of software programs to operate a computer effectively and efficiently.
• Receives money in payment of taxes, licenses, fees, etc.; records transactions; issues receipts; balances payments and receipts.
• Responsible for balancing drawer on a daily basis.
• Issues handicap placards and plates.
• Performs research functions as needed.
• Sorts/prepares paperwork to be transported to the State of Tennessee Dept. of Safety.
• Responsible for their own inventory assigned to his/her station. Must keep accurate account of inventory, including a daily log listing the beginning and ending of license plates, decals, wheel tax stickers, and any additional inventory they sold that day.
• Responsible for keeping a beginning daily balance for which they open their register. Also responsible for keeping and making correct changes.
• Receives various documentation; reviews, processes, responds, maintains, and/or takes other action as appropriate.
• Communicate with supervisors, officials, state agencies, or others as appropriate concerning problems, rejections, legal clarification, or other issues.
• Answers the telephone; provides information; takes and relays messages and/or directs calls to appropriate personnel; returns calls as necessary.
• Responds to routine requests for information from officials, employees, and members of staff, the public or other individuals.
• Provides assistance and/or backup coverage to other positions as needed.
• Maintains a comprehensive, current…