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Town of Sabattus - Office Clerk

Start Date: June 05, 2025 | End Date: July 31, 2025
County: Androscoggin County
Job Type: Clerk

TOWN of SABATTUS
190 Middle Road • Sabattus, Maine 04280 • Phone: (207) 375-4331 • Fax: (207) 375-4104

Job Description
Position Title:   Office Clerk
Reports to:        Office Manager
Department:     Administration

Nature of work:
Work involves clerical and office work requiring knowledge of office practices, procedures, and equipment.

The employee is responsible in assisting the operations/transactions of the town office, including but not limited to: waiting on customers, answering phones, giving out information requested on property, excise taxes, motor vehicle registrations and licenses/permits. Office Clerk I is an appointed position.  Work is performed with some guidance by the Motor Vehicle Agent.  Work is performed under supervision of Town Manager/Office Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Greets visitors, answering questions and giving information; at customer window and/or by telephone;
  • Serves as municipal registration agent for the State of Maine, and handles new registrations; and re-registrations; facilitates transfers of plates or issues new plates and stickers.
  • Participates in the issuance of various licenses/permits and certificates, including; fishing/hunting, dog, atv’s, boats and snowmobiles;
  • Processes payments for property taxes, water and sewer;
  • Maintains a daily cash drawer and balances money collected on a daily basis;
  • Sorts and files material alphabetically, numerically or by other predetermined means;
  • Operates standard office machines and appliances necessary to complete assignments and makes routine calculations by hand and machine in performing general figures of clerical work;
  • Performs related work as may be required by the Town Manager/Office Manager.

Requirements of Work:

  • Considerable knowledge of office procedures and practices.
  • Ability to make minor decisions in accordance with laws, ordinances and regulations.
  • Ability to make relatively complex mathematical computations rapidly and accurately.
  • Ability to multi-task, deal with the public tactfully and courteously and to work harmoniously with other employees.

Training and Experience Required:
Clerical experience; high school/GED diploma, including or any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Necessary Special Requirements:
Must be bondable

Send Resumes to [email protected]

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

* External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.

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