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Leavenworth County Records Account Specialist I 24-10-1 in Leavenworth, Kansas
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LEAVENWORTH COUNTY JOB OPENING
VACANCY #25-1-2
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Posted 1-9-2025
POSITION: Records Account Specialist I Leavenworth, KS
SALARY: \$23.09 DOE/hour (Full Time, benefits eligible)
County Employees: May submit their application to the Human Resources Department, 1st Floor
Room 104, in the County Courthouse, via email to hr@leavenworthcounty.gov, or via fax to (913) 684-
1028.
General Public: : May apply at the Leavenworth Workforce Center, 515 Limit Street, Leavenworth,
Kansas or EMAIL applications to hr@leavenworthcounty.gov or fax the application to (913) 684-1028.
Application may be found on the Leavenworth County website at www.leavenworthcounty.gov under
Departments / Human Resources / Apply Here
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LEAVENWORTH COUNTY JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Records Account Specialist I
DEPARTMENT: Registered of Deeds
PAY LEVEL: Level 11
EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT: N
SUPERVISOR: Records Account Specialist III
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Responsible for recording legal documents into the computer system pertaining to real estate transactions, such
as Warranty Deeds or any type of liens on property, easements, right-of-way or Plats and Surveys, Deeds of
Trust, Certificates, and UCCs. Aids the general public, attorneys and title companies for document recordings.
Communicates with supervisor or Register of Deeds as needed to resolve recording issues. Fulfills research
requests. Back indexes scanned documents. Corrects recording errors when discovered. Other duties as
assigned by Register of Deeds. This position is supervised by the Records Account Specialist III and Register of
Deeds.
PERCENTAGE OF TIME and ACCOUNTABILITIES
90% Recording/Indexing. Records documents. Responsible for maintaining accurate and complete records
by back indexing scanned images and correcting discovered errors. Maintains record count on indexing
activities. Assists in keeping data and statistics in accordance with grant and governmental regulations. As
needed, aides the Register of Deeds on other administrative tasks.
5% Customer Service. Provides pleasant customer service by phone or walk in requests. Interviews
visitors in order to assist with their requests and asks about Property Fraud Alert. Researches difficult questions
and problems and provides answers to supervisors or the public. Notifies Register of Deeds when receiving
complaints and questions from the public.
5% Other Clerical Duties. Performs a variety of clerical duties including copying reports/other documents
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and filing information, data entry, and miscellaneous paper work. Operates and performs simple maintenance
on a variety of standard and unique office machinery. Prepares mailings as needed and assures the documents
are mailed to the original/requested source. Types correspondence for the Register of Deeds.
EQUIPMENT USED
Personal Computer Photocopier Fax Machine Recording Equipment
Printer Telephone Office Furniture Calculator
Scanning Equipment Microfilm Equipment (all facets) Plotter/printer
KNOWLEDGE OF:
Department policies and procedures. Never gives legal advice to customers.
Sequential, alphabetical and numerical filing methods.
Legal mapping terminology to identify real estate descriptions to properly record.
Elements of official documents and records to verif y that it is a recordable document.
The various types of information to be processed into computer system.
Computer print-out content and uses to analyze material to search and release documents.
The geographic boundaries of Leavenworth County for recording documents.
Sections, townships, and ranges.
Original plats and surveys for recording.
Research state statutes concerning recording of real estate transactions to record/reject.
Functions of other county offices, title companies and city and state offices pertaining to real estate.
Research methods in locating requested documents
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