Motor Vehicle Clerk

Motor Vehicle Clerk

The Lyon County Treasurer is seeking a full-time Motor Vehicle Clerk. The employee serving in this position performs a variety of accounting, clerical, and title functions. This employee assures the accurate processing of motor vehicle titles and registrations with the appropriate documentation and recording of the same. This job typically involves Kansas Laws and regulations governing the registration of motor vehicles complying with all laws and regulations set forth by the State.

This is a FLSA non-exempt position. Starting pay for this position is $19 per hour.

Essential functions include receiving and accounting for payments of vehicle registrations received in the office, preparing original title applications, making refund applications to customers selling or disposing of vehicle in advance of vehicle tag expiration date, balancing individual cash drawer daily, checking to make sure there are no unpaid personal property taxes due before processing any motor vehicle work, performing other accounting and clerical duties as assigned by supervisor or department head, maintaining a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that employee gets along with customers, citizens, coworkers, and management, being pleasant, respectful, and civil with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude, maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations, being reliable, responsible, dependable, and fulfilling duties.

Marginal functions may include performing duties in Treasurer's Office or other departments in times of peak workloads or staffing shortages, performing duties as needed upon request of department head, attending educational or training courses or seminars, and backing up cash, reports, and mail jobs as needed.

Qualifications include two years of general office/clerical experience required, high school diploma, G.E.D. or equivalent required, knowledge of statutory requirements pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Division of the Treasurer's office and a working knowledge of accounting principles and practices, ability to operate typewriter, calculator, computer, fax machine, copy machine and other office machines, ability to solve practical problems involving a mix of variables, ability to follow prescribed policies and procedures set forth by the State of Kansas, Motor Vehicle supervisor, and Treasurer, and frequent contact with the public, other County departments and employees requiring tactful and effective communication skills.

Physical requirements include lifting/carrying 50 pounds occasionally, lifting/carrying 25 pounds frequently, lifting/carrying 10 pounds constantly, pushing a maximum force of 5 pounds, pulling a maximum force of 5 pounds, floor to knuckle 45 lbs., 12 to knuckle 45lbs., knuckle to shoulder 22.5 lbs., shoulder to overhead 22.5 lbs., carry 45 lbs., stand 10 lbs. or less constantly, walk 11-20 lbs. frequently, sit 21-50 lbs.

frequently, handling N 51-100, reach outward O, reach above shoulder O, climb O 2 lbs. or less constantly, crawl O 13-25 lbs. frequently, squat or kneel O, bend O, push/pull climb O 2 lbs. or less constantly, crawl O 13-25 lbs. frequently, squat or kneel O, bend O.