Recorder 1 (PCN 10-0312)

State of Alaska

Fairbanks, AK

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$23.45–$24.15 Per Hour
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Annuities, Collective Bargaining, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Skills, Computer Software, Computer Workstations, Customer Support/Service, Data Entry, Detail Oriented, Disability Accommodations, Employee Benefits, Financial Statements, Government, Government Organizations, Health Insurance, Home Liens, Industrial Relations, Knowledge Transfer, Literacy, Marine Engineering, Natural Resources, Needs Assessment, Organizational Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Public Safety, Regulations, Restaurant, Seminars, State Government, Team Player, Time Management, Typing
LOCATION
Fairbanks, AK
POSTED
30+ days ago

Recorder 1 (PCN 10-0312)

Salary

$23.45 - $24.15 Hourly

Location

Anchorage or Fairbanks, AK

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

53856

Department

Natural Resources

Division

Support Services

Opening Date

05/07/2026

Closing Date

5/22/2026 5:00 PM Alaska

Position Open To

Alaska Residents Only

Bargaining Unit

General Government

Range

12

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Job Description

The Department of Natural Resources, Support Services Division, is recruiting for a Recorder 1 to be stationed in either Anchorage or Fairbanks.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

The Recorders Office provides recording and customer service for the State of Alaska. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to:

  • Provide excellent customer service and assistance to the general public, in person and by phone.
  • Examine and record documents electronically, by mail, and in person, by applying state statutes and regulations.
  • Reject and return documents that do not meet recording requirements.
  • Processing fees, cash handling, receipting payments, and balancing to ensure the deposit is correct.
  • Data entry by indexing and verifying information extracted from the recorded documents.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Recorder's Office is a positive, technology-driven environment that produces highly skilled, knowledgeable employees committed to recording and preserving Alaskas permanent public record. Our staff is innovative, creative, and driven to achieve the highest level of support for our customers. We continually seek new enhancements and solutions to expand access to the Alaska public record. As Recorders, we work daily with State and Federal entities, businesses large and small, and the general public to ensure that documents are recorded in a timely and accurate manner to support the Alaskan economy.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

  • Entry-level into the State of Alaska and the Department of Natural Resources employment.
  • Biweekly paycheck, 12 paid holidays, paid vacation days, consistent weekday schedule.
  • Health insurance and retirement benefits.
  • Training and exposure to other state entities for career advancement.
  • Friendly, encouraging, team-oriented atmosphere.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Fairbanks Recorder's Office

The Fairbanks Recorder's Office is located in the DNR building and is conveniently close to restaurants, shopping, and scenic trails. The office features modern, comfortable, and well-equipped workstations designed to support productivity and collaboration.

Anchorage Recorder's Office

The Anchorage Recorder's Office is located at the front entrance of the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage. It is within walking distance of restaurants and shopping and includes free covered parking. The office offers comfortable, spacious workstations to foster a productive, team-oriented environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency description is not intended to define every KSA, task, or behavior required to successfully meet the competency; it provides the manager/agency with a broad reference for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

  • Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
  • Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
  • Critical Thinking: Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside State government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
  • Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
  • Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

equivalent to those typically gained by:

Experience including the performance of administrative support assignments; specifically, typing or data entry, or working with documents concerning ownership and encumbrances on property, such as deeds, liens, mortgages, promissory notes, financing statements, plats, or surveys.

Special Notes:

"Training" and "education" are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

"Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information

Please read the information below carefully.

SPECIAL NOTICES

Position is front-facing and interacts with the public daily, Monday through Friday, with an in-person schedule.

Application Notice

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or by submitting a paper application. Instructions for applying are available on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage. Your application must be received by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant's competence in applying specific behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

Education

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill out the Education section of the application. If you have not yet obtained a degree, please indicate the units you have completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education

Education completed at foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If using this education to meet minimum qualification requirements, you must demonstrate that the credentials have been submitted to a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in standard U.S. education programs. Alternatively, an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution must report that the other institutions transcript is given full value or that full value is recognized in relevant subject areas aligned with the post-secondary institutions curricula. It is your responsibility to provide this evidence when applying.

Work Experience

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine whether the responses are supported and whether the minimum qualifications are met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.

Note: Attaching a resume does not substitute for completing the application in full. Noting, "see resume" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

Bargaining Unit

If you are a current state employee, please indicate the union to which you belong at the time of application. Do not complete this question if you are not a current state employee.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats should call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

Contact Information

If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the governmentjobs.com domain.

Workplace Alaska Application Questions & Assistance

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.

For assistance with your password, please visit the password reset page.

For specific information about this position, please get in touch with the hiring manager at the following:

Michelle Cook

Recorder Supervisor

Phone: 907-269-2032

Email: michelle.cook@alaska.gov

Careers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefits

The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work.

For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits. (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)

Insurance Benefits

  • Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
  • The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.
  • AVTEC
  • Confidential
  • Correctional Officers
  • Marine Engineers
  • Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
  • Supervisory
  • Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatmans Union
  • Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)

The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.

  • General Government
  • Labor, Trades and Crafts
  • Public Safety Employees Association
  • Masters, Mates & Pilots

Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

Optional Insurance Benefits

  • Group-based insurance premiums for
  • Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
  • Long-term and short-term disability
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
  • Supplemental Survivor Benefits

Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

Retirement Benefits

  • Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
  • Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
  • Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
  • Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
  • Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
  • Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options

See https://drb.alaska.gov/retiree/ for additional information

Paid Leave & Other Benefits

  • Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
  • Twelve (12) paid holidays a year

01

Please rate your level of proficiency in Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

  • Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
  • Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
  • Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
  • Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
  • None of the above.

02

Please rate your level of proficiency in Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

  • Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
  • Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
  • Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
  • Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
  • None of the above.

03

Please rate your level of proficiency in Critical Thinking: Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

  • Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
  • Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
  • Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
  • Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
  • None of the above.

04

Please rate your level of proficiency in Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

  • Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
  • Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
  • Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
  • Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
  • None of the above.

05

Please rate your level of proficiency in Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.

  • Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
  • Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
  • Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
  • Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
  • None of the above.

06

Please rate your level of proficiency in Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

  • Mastery: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
  • Fluency: Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
  • Literacy: Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
  • Discovery: Awareness of basic/fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
  • None of the above.

Required Question

Employer State of Alaska

Address PO Box 110201

Juneau, Alaska, 99811

Phone (800) 587-0430 (Statewide toll-free number)

(907) 465-4095 (Juneau and out-of-state callers)

Website http://workplace.alaska.gov/

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State of Alaska