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About the Role
As a Land Registration Officer, you are accountable for ensuring that all documents submitted to the Land Registration Office are in proper legal form and meet all requirements of the Land Registration Act and the Registry Act and other statutes.
Responsibilities
- Receiving payments for document submissions, products, services, and deed transfer tax and property accounts for monies received
- Ensuring that applications and documents are accurately prepared, approved, registered and indexed for future access in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Approving or rejecting draft applications for registration of parcels into the land registration system and for maintaining ownership and other interests in land parcel registers
- Ensuring that documents are scanned and filed in an organized and timely manner
- Providing the public with information related to land and personal property registration
Requirements
- One-year post-secondary certificate/diploma + 3 years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
- Minimum of four years of experience in a customer service environment (as an example of equivalency)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
- Superior word processing skills
- Keen attention to detail
- Flexible, well-organized team player with excellent problem-solving skills
- Experience handling financial transactions, accounting for payments and balancing day end transactions (asset)
- Related experience preparing and viewing documents using applications such as Word, Adobe Acrobat, Outlook, Microsoft Explorer (asset)
- Completion of a paralegal course, with experience in a legal environment (asset)
- Working knowledge of departmental programs (such as Property Online and LIN-NS) and related legislation (asset)
- Bilingualism in French and English (asset)
- Knowledge of programs, policies, procedures and legislative requirements of the Land Registration Office, with emphasis on the land registration system and LR Act (asset)
- Applications must be complete and contain all necessary information for consideration
- Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills (verbal and written)
- Word processing skills
- Attention to detail
- Flexibility
- Organization skills
- Problem-solving skills
Location
- SYDNEY
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3 years related experience
- 4 years customer service experience (as an example of equivalency)
Education Level
- One-year post-secondary certificate/diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $2,013.12 - $2,244.03 Bi-Weekly
Benefits
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- General illness coverage
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Vacation
- Employee and Family Assistance Programs
About the Company
- At Service Nova Scotia, we impact every citizen, business and municipality in Nova Scotia.
- Our mandate is to design and deliver programs and services to meet the needs of our clients and the public good through a culture of excellence.
- Service Nova Scotia's vision is to be a recognized leader in service and public protection that delivers trusted, accessible, modern programs, and contributes to Nova Scotia as a safe and desirable place to live, work and do business.
Equal Opportunity
- Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve.
- The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians, Persons of African Descent, Racialized Persons, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ Persons and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented.
- If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.
- We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
- Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act.
- If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at competitions@novascotia.ca.