Oregon Department of Transportation Hiring for Vehicle Transaction Specialist at Salem, Oregon Full Time

Initial Posting Date:

05/27/2022Application Deadline:

06/13/2022Agency:

Department of TransportationSalary Range:

2,723.00 – 3,951.00Position Type:

EmployeePosition Title:

Vehicle Transaction SpecialistJob Description:

Office Specialist 2 – Vehicle Transaction Specialist
Oregon Department of Transportation
Driver & Motor Vehicle Services – Customer Service Group
Vehicle Services Section/Registration Inventory Unit
Salem

The role:

We’re hiring for multiple vehicle transaction specialist positions! In this role, you will help with title, registration and renewal transactions by reviewing applications, updating customer and vehicle records, issuing plates and stickers and answering DMV inquiries. If you have excellent attention to detail and would like to help the travelling public, then apply today!

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions and hope you will join us on our path to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are an agency that embraces social equity through our values, strategic planning, and actions. Leaning into our equity priorities means we continually examine what we do, the impact we have, and our progress toward weaving social equity into who we are. To learn more about our social equity commitments, visit our Social Equity website.

If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through youremployee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

Process and review applications and documentation.

Approve or deny applications and correspond with the applicant verbally or in writing to obtain missing information.

Process application payments.

Issue inventory, plates and stickers.

Provide customer service to internal and external customers, answer the unit’s phone line and reply to email inquiries.

Process clean renewal reminders.

Print registration cards and put them into envelopes.

Explain and apply laws, regulations, policies and procedures regarding titling and registering all types of vehicles.

Work is performed in a typical office environment and requires frequent uninterrupted sitting, highly repetitive work and lifting up to 30 pounds.

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What’s in it for you:

Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, competitive benefits packages and so much more. Click here to learn about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation.

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What we need:

Two years of general clerical experience, one year of which included typing, word processing, or other experience generating documents;

OR

An associate’s degree;

OR

Graduation from a private school of business with a certificate AND one year of general clerical experience.

What we’d like to see:

If you have these qualities, let us know! It’s how we will choose whom to move forward!

Note: You do not need to have all of these qualities to be eligible for this position.

Exceptional attention to detail.

Strong time management and organizational skills.

Effective verbal and written communication skills.

General computer skills and the ability to learn software programs and program processes.

Customer service oriented while consistently treating customers, stakeholders, partners and coworkers with dignity and respect.

Ability to recognize the value of individual differences, respect diversity and promote inclusiveness.

How to apply:

Before applying,click hereto visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process.

Complete the following required steps:

Attach a resume. Your resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to attach a document.

Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.

Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.

Please address your cover letter to Benita Wills, Registration Inventory Unit Manager.

Generic cover letters and/or cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.

If you are an external applicant, you must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/CV’ section of the application.

Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.

After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are an employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. Click here for more information about veterans’ preference. The task to claim preference will come after the public records request and gender identity questionnaire tasks. Click here for a guide on how to upload your documents. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your DD214/DD215/civil service preference letter to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

Need help?

For questions, call or email .

The fine print:

We may also use other factors to help us decide who will move forward, such as transferable skills, experience, education, and alignment with ODOT values.

We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US.

Don’t attach extra documents. We will only look at documents that we ask for.

We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.

We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.

You will be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Human Resources/Recruitment, MS12

355 Capitol St NE

Salem OR 97

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