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TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES Real Estate Deputy Clerk - County Clerk in Abilene, Texas

[Taylor County is seeking applications for the position of Real Estate Deputy Clerk/Records Management Officer located in the County Clerks office. [Summary:[ Under minimum supervision, coordinates the filing, imaging and indexing of legal documents filed in the real estate section of the County Clerks Office. Analyzes documents and verifies accuracy before documents are imaged. Responsible for receiving and responding to mail, telephone, and in-person service requests in an office with very heavy traffic. Other duties include the filing, recording and indexing of plat records (maps), financing statements, Foreign Birth Records, Foreign Marriage Records and other miscellaneous records. Supervises Optical Records Technician and other employees who are performing job duties in this section of the Clerks office. *[Essential Job Functions:]{lato",sans-serif"=""}]{lato",sans-serif"=""}]{lato",sans-serif"=""}*]{lato",sans-serif"=""}

  1. Provides specialized support, expertise and information to the general public on matters relating to the transactions of Real Estate documents filed in the County Clerks Office. Must interpret legal documents filed, including Grantor/Grantee, type of document and calculate the various state mandated fees to be collected. Analyzes, corrects errors, and solves problems associated with incomplete funds.
  2. Fills orders for the public requesting copies of material and may certify recorded or imaged documents. High public visibility with frequent contact with attorneys, abstractors, and surveyors.
  3. Prepares documents for imaging, operates electronic scanning equipment, and converts scanned material to digital form. May perform quality tests of all documents that are imaged and indexed. Insures safety and security of digitized records. Maintains integrity of permanent records.
  4. Performs data entry, precision recording and interpreting of a wide variety of complex legal documents in the County Clerks Office.
  5. Provides general information to the public about the County Clerks Office and directs customers to appropriate areas of the County Clerks Office and the county complex.
  6. Informs general public of procedures, directs them to the location of material and provides customers with instructions on how to use computers.

[Non-Essential Job Functions:]{lato",sans-serif"=""}

  1. Assist in the training of new employees and cooperates in formulating decisions relating to the department.
  2. Performs preventative and operational maintenance of computers and other equipment.

[Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:]{lato",sans-serif"=""}

Knowledge of legal instruments

Skill in operating computers

Ability to perform accurate detailed work with permanent records,maintaining neat, well-organized records while dealing with numerous interruptions

Ability to work quickly and accurately

[Must be famili ]{lato",sans-serif"=""}

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