SUMMER EMPLOYMENT

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Laborer $16/hour (Mowing, Building/Grounds Maintenance and/or Cleaning)

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  Office Assistant $15/hour- Departments with office assistant openings are listed below.
  • County Attorney, Emergency Management, Public Health, Sheriff's Office, Treasurer

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  Youth Recreation Aide $16/hour - Aide for children's summer camp (Position has mandatory training from May 26 - May 29) Camp will run Monday, June 1 - Friday, August 7. There are two shift times for this position - 7AM-4PM and 8:30AM-5:30PM. Staff will rotate shifts every other week. Candidates hired must be able to work both shifts.

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  Law Clerk $19/hour (Must be actively enrolled in law school and have 1 year completed)

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  Public Works Summer Intern $17/hour - Divisions available: Housing, Planning, Water Resources, Air Quality (Must be studying one of these fields to be eligible for consideration).

• Moves furniture and other materials and supplies within and between County facilities.
• Mows and rakes grass, trims shrubs, picks up debris and performs other related tasks to maintain County grounds, roads and parks.
• Sweeps, mops, scrubs, waxes ad polishes floors and vacuums carpeting.
• Assists semi-skilled and/or skilled laborers with tasks related to building maintenance and repair.
• Cleans and dusts furniture, windows, woodwork, walls and ceilings.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of the use of hand and power tools used in performing common laboring tasks.
• Knowledge of cleaning methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of the care and use of cleaning materials.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to perform heavy and varied manual tasks under any type of weather condition.
• Ability to lift material and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time.

• Inputs data on computer; maintains records of office activity.
• Schedules appointments; answers phone calls and takes messages; provides answers to routine questions from the public regarding office or department practices.
• Types surveys, reports, letters and memorandums from rough draft.
• Proofreads typed material, corrects grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors.
• Performs routine bookkeeping tasks such as collecting and accounting for cash.
• Performs routine clerical assignments such as filing, sorting and xeroxing.
• Performs related duties as may be required.

• Knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of word processing or similar keyboard controlled software.
• Ability to perform routine mathematical computations.
• Ability to operate a computer.
• Ability to keep accurate records and prepare reports.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.

• Three to six months of general office experience, or
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Provides general assistance to permanent staff in the daily care of children enrolled in the summer youth program.
• Assists with planning, implementing and monitoring daily program activities for children.
• Observes and supervises children and refers unusual or unacceptable behavior to staff members.
• Assists with general housekeeping and maintenance duties as required.
• Performs related duties as may be required.

• Researches legal issues and develops backgrounds for legal briefs, pleadings and trials.
• Conducts interviews with various parties related to a particular case including witnesses and/or victims; contacts related parties for investigations, depositions and trial preparation; organizes and tags evidence.
• Prepares trial notebook for prosecuting attorney including criminal histories, legal pleadings and correspondence, case files, informational sheets, trial information and other pertinent documents; assists attorneys as necessary during trial.
• Evaluates case reports and consults with trial attorney on recommendations.
• Performs support duties such as Xeroxing, filing, etc. as needed.
• Performs related duties as may be required.

• Knowledge of principles of criminal, civil and juvenile law.
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures of the County Attorney Office.
• Knowledge of methods, practices and references utilized in conducting legal research.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to obtain factual information through the interview process.
• Ability to work effectively under deadlines and stressful conditions.
• Ability to analyze detailed factual information and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with judiciary, law enforcement, County officials, representatives of other agencies, and the general public.

• Graduation from a four year college, and
• Completion of one year of law school, or
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience that will have provided the required knowledge, skills and abilities.