Ulster County Personnel Department

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*Please note that there is an existing eligible list for this position. By law, the eligible list must be used when hiring an individual for this position. The Personnel Department will not accept applications for this position at this time. Please respond directly to the specific department for this posting.

 

JOB VACANCY:  Motor Vehicle Cashier  (Contingent Permanent, Full Time, Benefitted, Competitive)  

LOCATIONCounty Clerk's Office 

SALARY:  $16.15 Per Hour  /  Grade 8

FILL DATE:  02/13/2010

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS These duties involve responsibility for the receipt of approved application and registration documents and their processing by manual devices or through means of the operation of a teleprocessing device.  Data from an application or registration document that has been previously approved and edited by a Motor Vehicle Application Examiner is verified and typed into the teleprocessing device.  The Motor Vehicle Cashier must also be able to determine causes of malfunction or rejection responses from the computer and follow proper procedures for correction.  The duties also involve the collection of fees for registration or licensing and making change and may involve the computation of fees.  At times this involves a great amount of money and incumbents are held personally responsible for shortages.  The work is performed under general supervision with supervisory employees deciding questions of an unusual nature.

 

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Good knowledge of procedures relating to the issuance of driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations; good knowledge of the rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and pertinent sections of the Vehicle and Traffic Law; ability to deal effectively with the public; ability to make change accurately and rapidly; ability to type accurately at a rate of 25 words per minute; tact and courtesy; ability to make arithmetic computations rapidly and accurately; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:

 

A. Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and one year account clerical experience; OR

 

B. Three (3) years of account clerical experience; OR

 

C. An equivalent combination of training and experience as indicated in A and B above.

 

Special Requirement for appointment to Ulster County positions:  In accordance with Ulster County Legislative Local Law Number 14 of 2007 or by other State and Federal Statutes, candidates for employment to all Ulster County positions must obtain clearance for appointment from the Department of Criminal Justice System or other mandated Federal and State regulatory authority based upon fingerprinting and a criminal history background check.  This position will require a criminal background check and a candidate will be required to complete and sign a Criminal Background Investigation Release Form.  Upon a conditional employment offer, a candidate will be required to be fingerprinted accordingly.

 

CONTACT:  For further information on this position, please contact:

Nina Postupack, County Clerk, County Clerk's Office, 244 Fair St., 2nd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401

 

If college or university education is indicated; transcripts are required and should be attached to all applications received.  A candidate lacking the required transcripts will receive a conditional approval pending the receipt of transcripts. 

  

*Please note that all Civil Service Laws and Rules apply. 

 


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