Admin Support Assistant - Sex Offender Registry at BERKELEY COUNTY GOVERNMENT, SC

About the Department

This position typically performs basic administrative tasks under guided supervision; and deals courteously and effectively with fellow employees and citizens. 
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Required to register all sex offenders in the county and to make any/all offender information changes to the sex offender registry to meet SLED guidelines.   
• Responsible for the accurate entering of sex offender records in NCIC as well as the registry SORT database.
• Tracks and schedules Sex Offenders required registration dates in accordance with the various sex offender tier level.
• Document and report offender violations to the law enforcement officers assigned to the Sex Offender Registration Office for appropriate legal action.
• Collects and submits offender registration fees to agency finance personnel.
• Conduct face to face interviews with offenders that have been convicted of various tier level offenses.
• Required to search records for wanted or sex offenders who fail to register for law enforcement referral.
• Works under stressful, high-risk situations.
• Attends required periodic training sessions and seminars
• Order, issue and maintain office supplies.
• Posts, sorts and delivers mail.
• Disposes of files as needed.
• Performs record retrieval and delivery.
• May attend and record minutes for various meetings.
• Works independently of other personnel assigned to the registry office.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Duties

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Four (4) years of related administrative experience.

• Must be 21 years of age or older;
• Must achieve and maintain NCIC certification;
• Data Entry/Basic Skills score of 77 is required for this position;
• Word score of 55 and Excel score of 50 required for this position;
• Departmental testing may be administered during interview;  
• A criminal background check will be completed on selected applicant if a current one (less than 3 years old) is not on file.

• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and multi-tasking ability is essential along with good interpersonal skills, decision making, and personal and work ethics. 
• Ability to work well with people, excellent communicative skills, and must be flexible in all areas of work when dealing with co-workers as well as the public. 
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Knowledge of personal computers, including Word and Excel. 
• Skill in clerical tasks including filing, customer service, math, data entry and correct grammar usage.
• Skill in the use of general office equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

This position requires the employee to sit and use hands to handle, feel, finger, grasp or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; use mental acuity and repetitive motion; and walk, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Other Qualifications

The work is regularly performed in a relatively safe, secure and stable work environment. Thirty-seven and one half (37.5) hours per week. Normal operating hours are Monday through Friday 9:00am until 5:00pm with the ability to work flexible hours when necessary. Scheduled hours/days, job location, duties and any other information contained herein is subject to change. May be required to work extra hours and to perform extra or different duties during emergency situations.