What are the responsibilities and job description for the Criminal Court Clerk position at St. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court, FL?
Description
The essential functions and responsibilities for this position include a broad range of courtroom and clerical duties. Must exhibit the ability to clerk trials and hearing, mark and record evidence, administer oaths, read verdicts, and conduct themselves according to courtroom decorum. Maintaining confidentiality, the ability to keep emotions under control, and the ability to work outside of normal business hours when necessary are essential to this position.
Examples of Duties
- Prepares cases and materials for trials, evidentiary hearings, and other court proceedings
- Attends court hearings and magistrate proceedings
- Administers oaths in the courtroom
- Performs administrative and clerical duties during proceedings
- Dockets paperwork received throughout the proceedings, including verdicts
- Completes all necessary paperwork resulting from court hearings.
- Records actions in court records.
- Accepts exhibits and prepares exhibit list
- Secures custody, prepares, transfers and delivers evidence to evidence department.
- Ability to work overtime with little or no notice based on Judicial needs.
- Create and process new cases in case maintenance system.
- Process documents and orders; copy, certify, and distribute to required parties.
- Check files, and paperwork to determine if all needed documents are ready for court.
- Maintain case files to ensure accuracy of information.
- Assist the public and other agencies with information concerning criminal cases provided/stored by the Clerk’s office via phone and email.
- Assist with all aspects within the Criminal Department such as: consolidations, transfers, processing, various types of warrants, generating and sending court notices, redactions of confidential information and filing.
- Assists other departments with overflow work and performs other duties as assigned.
Typical Qualifications
Required
- Graduation from high school or a General Educational Development (GED) required.
- Two years of professional experience in general office operations.
- Professional experience working within a local or state government agency.
Supplemental Information
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain cooperative, tactful, effective, and harmonious working relationships with co-workers, attorneys, external agencies, and the public.
- Skill in speaking clearly and distinctly, both in person and on the telephone, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to communicate routine and complex information in a manner that is understandable and respectful.
- Fluent written and oral English knowledge; bilingual (Spanish or Creole) is a plus
- Strong computer skills with proficiency in desktop office solutions, such as Microsoft Office Suite, database applications, email, .pdf file attachments, internet search tools, and various computer peripheral devices.
- Must be able to remain calm under pressure, and exercise good judgement and discretion.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- To be able to work independently with little supervision.
Preferred:
- Ability to learn and understand specialized information, including codes, rules, policies, procedures, forms and legal terms, and apply that knowledge in carrying out job assignments accurately and efficiently.
- Ability to work with confidential and/or sensitive data, interpret and comply with state and federal guidelines.
- Complies with legal advice restrictions for the Clerk & Comptroller’s Office.
- Knowledge of a wide range of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures, office equipment and terminology.
- Works in an environment that includes frequent interruptions and simultaneous detailed attention to multiple tasks.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the Deputy Clerk (DC) is regularly required to be sitting/standing at a desk and working on a computer stand for prolonged periods of time. The DC may be required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The DC will occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision and hearing abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and the ability to respond quickly to sounds/spoken words.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
The St. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller is committed to the principals of equal employment opportunity and will assure compliance with all Federal and State laws concerning discrimination in employment. No person will be discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable Federal or State law.
Salary : $33,800