Expungement Clerk

Berkeley County (SC) Government; Moncks Corner (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Retirement Plan

Employee Wellness Program

Job summary

Berkeley County Government is seeking an administrative professional to perform basic duties, interact with the public, and support sheriff's office operations. The role includes processing expungement orders, researching records, and maintaining filing and indexing systems.

Candidates must have a high school diploma, two years of related experience, and NCIC certification. Data entry skills and the ability to handle confidential information are essential.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Two years of related administrative experience.
• NCIC certification must be achieved and maintained.
• Data Entry/Basic Skills score of 71 is required.
• A criminal background check will be completed on selected applicant.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of administrative duties to ensure operational consistency.
• Process expungement orders from magistrate offices and courts.
• Research court records and databases; manage redaction and indexing of reports.
• Forward expungements to Forensics and Division Admin staff.
• Handle data entry, word processing, and spreadsheets; draft correspondence.
• Create court files and disseminate documents to records and Solicitor's Office.
• Draft and maintain schedules; answer phones and greet citizens.
• Maintain confidentiality and multi-task in a customer-facing environment.

Skills

Data entry

Word processing

Excel

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Multitasking

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

AS400 knowledge

Job description

Job Summary And Essential Functions

This position typically performs basic administrative tasks; and deals courteously and effectively with fellow employees and citizens.

Job Summary And Essential Functions

This position typically performs basic administrative tasks; and deals courteously and effectively with fellow employees and citizens.

Essential Job Functions

• Under the supervision of Sheriff's Office Command, perform a variety of administrative duties to ensure administrative consistency in daily operations of the Sheriff's Office.
• Receive and process all expungement orders issued by all magistrate offices within Berkeley County as well as General Sessions Court.
• Processing includes, researching court records, researching the AS400 database and deleting arrest information for charges that are expunged in the booking, warrants and ticket indexes, researching and deleting arrest data from the PD Manager RMS system, digitally transferring unredacted copies of case files from Application Extender into a SEALED file for a retention period of three years as required by State Law, pulling the original documents and redacting all arrest data for expunged charges and rescanning and re-indexing said reports into the Application Extender to the targeted folders, and re-filing the redacted reports.
• Responsible for forwarding expungements to Forensics, and Division Administrative Assistants for appropriate action from those areas.
• Data entry (incident report assignments, supplements, metal permits data, etc.) and intermediate to advanced use of word processing and spreadsheets.
• Draft, edit and distribute correspondence for Command and others as needed.
• Creating court files and disseminating case documents to the records office and Solicitor's Office.
• Draft and maintain schedules as directed.
• Answer telephone(s), take messages, sort/deliver mail and greeting citizens.
• Deal courteously and effectively with the general public and fellow employees.
• Must have the ability to manage difficult or emotional citizens who make demands.
• Must deal with citizens who have legitimate problems and determine what office within the Sheriff's Office would be best handle their situation.
• Must be able to multi-task work responsibilities.
• Must complete administrative duties as requested by Command. Communicate all necessary information to the appropriate contacts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements To Perform Work

• High School diploma or equivalent;
• Two (2) year of related administrative experience;

Special Requirements

• Must achieve and maintain NCIC certification;
• Data Entry/Basic Skills score of 71 is 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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 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.
• Ability to accept payments.
• Ability to manage inventory and property.

Physical Demands

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.

Work Conditions

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.

Benefits

Berkeley County offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package to its employees, including:

• Health, Life, and Dental Insurance
• Optional Life and Disability Insurance
• Optional Medical and Dependent Care Spending Accounts
• Personal Leave
• Twelve (12) Paid Holidays
• South Carolina Retirement System (SCRS) State Retirement Plan
• Police Officers Retirement System (PORS - as applicable)
• Optional Deferred Compensation Program (i.e. 401K, 457)Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Wellness Program

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Are you a current employee at Berkeley County Government?

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If so, please enter your employee ID number.

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Do you have a valid High School diploma or equivalent?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have at least two (2) years of related experience?

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• Required Question