Real Specialist

Full job description Initial Posting Date:
04/17/2024 Application Deadline:
05/01/2024 Agency:
Department of Transportation Salary Range:
$3,619 - $4,998 Position Type:
Employee Position Title:
Real ID Specialist (Limited Duration) Job Description:
Transportation Services Representative 1 – Real ID Specialist (Limited Duration)
Oregon Department of Transportation
Driver and Motor Vehicles Division (DMV)
Field Services Group / South Region

Coos Bay
The role:
The DMV is hiring multiple positions to help issue Real ID
license, permit and identification cards in advance of the May 2025 launch of the Real ID Act. What is the Real ID Act? The Real ID Act establishes minimum security standards for state issued driver licenses and ID cards. For anyone traveling by airplane or visiting certain federal facilities, you must have a Real ID compliant document effective May 7, 2025.
These full-time positions will be in various DMV offices across the state and will focus on helping the public obtain their Real ID cards, answer questions related to Real ID and provide customer support for Oregonian's looking to switch to Real ID compliant documents. We provide the training necessary to make you successful in this role.
This is an exciting opportunity for those who enjoy helping others and have great communication skills. Apply today!

This is a limited duration appointment that is expected to end on or before June 30, 2025. Limited duration appointments are benefits eligible and have a designated maximum length of service. This position has the potential to become permanent.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you'll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions
. Before applying, visit our applicant information website
to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:
Help the public with obtaining Real ID license, instruction permit or identification cards.
Serve as a primary representative in the office for Real ID transactions.
Accurately produce photo licenses, instruction permits and identification cards.
Administer, correct and explain driver license knowledge test. Conduct vision tests.
Explain state and federal requirements for different driver and identification transactions.
Provide exceptional customer service while following privacy laws.
Communicate clearly with customers from diverse backgrounds to accurately answer complex questions.
Collaborate with office leaders and managers to ensure efficient operations related to issuing Real ID.
Examine documents for eligibility prior to issuing credentials.
Prepare daily reports and balance transactions at the end of each day.
Travel to other offices in the region to perform relief work.
Work is performed in a DMV office setting with extensive face to face interaction with the public.
To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email
.
What's in it for you:
Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, paid leave and so much more. Learn more
about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits
we offer. Competitive benefits packages which can be estimated using our compensation calculator
. Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. The salary range listed is the non- PERS
participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%. Please review the Classification and Compensation
page for more details. Public Service Loan Forgiveness
opportunity!
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to receive weekly email notifications! Minimum qualifications:
Two years of public contact/customer service experience which involved dealing with the public in person or by phone providing information about services/programs or explaining and/or applying rules, regulations and procedures;

AND


Experience or training using computers to retrieve and input data;


AND


Three months experience collecting money and making change.
Completion of an associate's degree will substitute for one year of the public contact experience.

What we'd like to see:
If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values
to help us decide who will move forward. Experience working in a fast-paced environment and dealing with stressful situations.
Experience providing excellent customer service.
Experience handling multiple assignments with frequent interruptions.
Experience effectively interpreting complex rules and policies.
Experience explaining complex rules and policies in a simplified manner to a diverse audience.

How to apply:
Complete the following required steps:
Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the 'Need help?' section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.
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 a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
If you are a veteran, you may receive preference
. The task to upload your documents
will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments. Need help?
For questions, call or email
.
Additional information:
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. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.
We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
We will conduct name-based and fingerprint-based criminal background checks on final candidates under consideration for this position. 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).
ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact ******** (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at . Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.
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