Office Coordinator

Salary : $58,032.00 - $80,828.80 Annually
Location : St. Peter, MN
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 00379
Department: Sheriff
Division: Administrative
Opening Date: 06/08/2026
Closing Date: 6/22/2026 11:59 PM Central

Under general supervision of the Sheriff's Office leadership, this position supports the Nicollet County Sheriff's Office by providing quality services that promote and protect the safety, security, and well-being of all the people in the community. This position provides administrative support to the Sheriff's Office. This position accepts requests for service of process, receiving requests for collections and services, coordinates service of process and collections, monitors services, and maintains the Sheriff's Office accounts fee and trust.

This position also communicates appropriately and provides information to a community of consumers including internal and external partners and the public.

• Accepts civil process requests for service and collections. Ensures proper jurisdiction and accuracy of documents and information. Enters case information into the Civil Process program. Drafts documents for various areas of civil process
• Collects training information and certificates. Enters the trainings, locations, and expenses, and assigns them to the appropriate employee(s) and downloads their certificate(s) into the training database. Completes annual report for submission to POST Board for reimbursement
• Maintains confidential department and employee files. Takes Sheriff's Office photos for employee IDs
• Maintains office supply inventory, and researches and purchases other supplies as requested or needed. Processes, receives, sorts, and distributes a variety of correspondence, deliveries and mail
• Monitors collections and service attempts for timeliness and prepares appropriate Certificates of Service/Non-Service and e-files the returns with the court system. Creates invoices and receipts money received for civil process services, wage and bank levies to proper accounts
• Oversees and monitors budget revenues and expenses and special funds within the Sheriff's Office. Compiles and provides budgetary and financial information. Assists with tracking and preparing the Sheriff's Office budget. Prepares receipts for monies received from paper service billings, wage levy, bank levy and wage assignments to proper accounts
• Performs independent legal work, including reviewing legal documents received from attorneys, drafting legal documents, correspondence and statements
• Tracks all contracts for the Sheriff's Office and maintains the schedule for renewals

• Valid MN Driver's License, and
• Two (2) years of formal training in tech or associate's degree, and
• One (1) year of administrative support experience, OR
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job

Nicollet County offers a competitive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, vision
• Pension plan for retirement
• Employer-paid long-term disability and life insurance
• 11.5 paid holidays
• Generous leave plans
• Public Sector Loan Forgiveness
• Free employee assistance plan service

01

Do you wish to claim veterans preference if you achieve a passing score?

NOTE:

If you elect to use veterans preference, you must provide documentation (DD214 and/or VA documents) establishing your right to claim the preference.

• Veteran:
  Defined as a person separated under honorable conditions that has served on active duty for a least 181 consecutive days or has completed the full period for which federally called to active duty; OR honorably discharged by reason of disability incurred while on active duty. (not active duty for training)
• Disabled Veteran: A veteran having a compensable service connected disability rating. (not active duty for training)
• Spouse of a disabled veteran with a service connected disability rating of 10% or greater, who is unable to work in the specific position being applied for.
• Spouse of a deceased veteran who died on, or as a result of, an active duty injury. (Spouse cannot have remarried.)
• Spouse of a deceased veteran who was disabled at time of death and died on, or as a result of, an active duty injury. (Spouse cannot have remarried.)
• Not a veteran or do not wish to claim a veterans preference.

02

Do you have a valid Minnesota driver's license?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have at least two (2) years of formal training in tech or associate's degree?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have at least one (1) year of administrative support experience?

• Yes
• No

05

How much customer service work experience do you have?

• Less than 6 months
• 6 months - 1 year
• 1-2 years
• 2+ years

06

How much experience do you have working in a Law Enforcement environment?

• Less than 6 months
• 6 months - 1 year
• 1-2 years
• 2+ years

07

How much experience do you have performing administrative support work in an office setting that required accuracy and attention to detail?

• Less than 6 months
• 6 months - 1 year
• 1-2 years
• 2+ years

08

How much experience do you have entering, categorizing, and verifying documents or…