Intermittent Public Service Clerk
Illinois Secretary of State
- Rockford, IL
- $16.76 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Serves as information clerk directing applicants and public to proper areas of the facility to receive service.
- Reviews and completes driver’s license applications or motor vehicle registration or title applications for processing while gathering all pertinent information to serve the applicant.
- Administers vision tests to driver’s license applicants, codes applications according to results.
- Administers and grades written driver examinations; explains incorrect test responses; codes applications according to results.
- Enters applications or other drivers license or related forms on computer terminal, reviews entry for completeness and accuracy.
- Operates photographic equipment; prepares photo ID/drivers licenses for receipt of applicant.
- Balances cash or checks with validation tape totals to assure that all fees are accurately accounted for; prepares deposit records or other routine financial documents necessary to process collected fees; may prepare reports on applications processed.
- Performs cashiering functions for driver’s license fees.
- In a limited-service facility, reviews, fee checks and checks for necessary attachments, processes most types of motor vehicle registration or title forms; accepts cash or checks for fees and prepares for final processing; issues temporary registration permits.
- In a full-service motor vehicle facility, reviews, fee checks and checks for necessary attachments, and processes various types of motor vehicle registration or title forms including leased vehicles and dealer and remitter work.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
- Requires working knowledge of business English, spelling and commercial arithmetic.
- Requires working knowledge of office methods, practices and procedures.
- Requires elementary knowledge of basic bookkeeping procedures and techniques.
- Requires elementary knowledge of the Illinois Vehicle Code as it applies to office tasks pertaining to obtaining or retaining a valid Illinois driver’s license and the processing of various motor vehicle forms.
- Requires ability to maintain records of some complexity.
- Requires ability to deal tactfully with the public and to maintain satisfactory working relationships with other employees.
- Requires ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
- Requires ability to operate in an independent manner within defined procedures.
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- Questions regarding this posting or Illinois Secretary of State employment practices may be directed to Job Counselors at our Personnel offices in Chicago (312-793-5515) or Springfield (217-782-4783).