Support Staff IV - Register of Wills
- Chester County, PA
- West Chester, United States
- $36,108
Posting number: 04789
Department: Register of Wills/Orphans Court
Division: Register of Wills/Orphans' Crt
Job classification: SSS IV - Register of Wills
Posting type: Open
Categories: Court Administration
Summary
The SSS IV provides intermediate administrative support and clerical duties within their respective department. This person must have strong organization, computer and typing skills. Bilingual language skills a plus.
Examples of duties
- Track files received and disbursed.
- Microfilm all files and documents submitted to the office.
- Prepare and submit monthly tracking report.
- Handle search requests and inquiries from the public.
- Maintain and retrieve files and records.
- Process marriage license applications.
- Prepare and mail Announcement of Status letters and copies of Preliminary Decrees to attorneys.
- Verify math calculations on all audits of estates and trusts.
- Type and organize investigation reports on each adoption.
- Maintain a tracking list on the progress of each adoption.
- Prepare and mail notices to guardianship volunteers for meetings and events.
- Maintain records that pertain to the guardianship volunteer program.
- Prepare orders for hospitals, schools, agencies and all Warrants of Authority.
- Prepare and send mailings to adoptive parents, attorneys, birth parents and agencies.
- Maintain office personnel schedules in the OutLook Calendar.
- Prepare conference and seminar applications.
- Perform other duties, tasks and office functions, as required
Qualifications
Qualifications / Requirements:
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
- Minimum of one year of general office experience.
- Intermediate skills in using a personal computer and various software packages
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong typing skills (minimum of 50 wpm).
- Ability to use office machines (fax, copier, calculator, etc.).
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong grammar and spelling skills.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Flexibility.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of county management.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
- Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with courses in Office Administration, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Excellent ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision.
- Customer service experience.
- Ability to establish priorities and carry tasks to completion.
- Strong ability to handle and resolve recurring problems.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Accurate and detail oriented.
- Ability to follow office protocol.
- Strong knowledge of county policies and procedures.
- Ability to use common sense understanding to carry out written or verbal instructions.
Supplemental information
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have:
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Intermediate Word skills
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Intermediate Access skills
- Intermediate PowerPoint skills
- Intermediate Outlook skills (Email and Calendar)
- Intermediate Internet skills (for research purposes)
- PeopleSoft Financial and/or HR skills or the ability to learn PeopleSoft
Skills
- Clerical Support
- Records Management
- Typing
- Microsoft Outlook
- Data Entry
- Customer Service
- File Management








