Judicial Clerk
Shalimar, FL Shalimar, FL Full-time Full-time $34,715 a year $34,715 a year 18 hours ago 18 hours ago 18 hours ago Description The primary responsibility of the clerk is to perform clerical work related to the judicial process involving routine classifying, indexing, filing, storing and retrieving various types of official or legal records.
On a daily basis, this position receives and answers requests for information from OCSO employees and the public, in person, and over the phone, often requiring extended research.
Duties Serve members of the public in person and by telephone.
This includes answering calls that come in and helping people that walk into the Sheriff's Office.
This may mean helping them with their request or directing them to the person or agency that can help them.
Review documents received for service to determine if they contain the elements necessary to meet state requirements for service.
Assist Deputies and OCSO employees with questions about traffic tickets, arrest reports, warrants, civil documents, writs and subpoenas in preparation for documents submitted to the Clerk of Courts Office.
Maintain/update files/reports/documentation.
Maintain operational records and make reports.
Participate in training to gain knowledge, skills, and technical expertise to perform tasks with minimal supervision.
Requires regular and predictable attendance.
Performs related duties as necessary.
Qualifications High school diploma or GED.
Ability to pass a thorough criminal background screening.
Must obtain NCIC/FCIC certification within six (6) months of hire.
Work in a safety-conscious environment and to follow and promote good safety practice while maintaining and controlling complex filing systems.
Follow and perform duties based on Florida constitutions, Federal, State and County civil laws and ordinances, related to court decisions, department policies, General Orders and Operations Orders.
Use of standard office equipment and perform in modern office setting.
Ability to continuously view law enforcement encounters with varying degrees of depravity.
Function independently, exercise good judgment, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, in person and by telephone.
Properly interpret, understand and make decisions in accordance with laws, regulations and policies.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with victims, witnesses, law enforcement officers, judges, attorneys, representatives of outside agencies, co-workers, other county employees and officials, and the general public.
Skill in preparing forms and reports using prescribed formats and adhering to all rules of grammar, spelling, diction and punctuation.
Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in written, mathematical or diagrammatic form:
to make independent judgments:
to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation.
Maintain confidentiality of information encountered in work activities at all times.
Standards to Perform Essential Job Functions Data Utilization:
Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data.
Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analysis to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.
Human Interaction:
Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.
Requires the ability to deal with people beyond receiving instructions.
Must be adaptable to performing under moderate levels of stress when presented with tight deadline.
Avoids violent behavior and any other type of behavior that could threaten the safety of other employees or the public.
Equipment:
Requires the ability to use personal computer, keyboard, telephone, and external devices used in coordination with federal databases.
Requires the ability to use a variety of other office equipment such as fax, copier, scanner, and external computer drives.
Language Ability:
Must be able to read, write, and comprehend basic English, rendered in formats such as instructions, technical manuals, equipment operation directions, and other materials related to the job.
Must be able to communicate effectively in Standard English and to convey information to others.
Verbal:
Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
Must be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and the public.
Math:
Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios.
Functional Reasoning:
Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
Situational Reasoning:
Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
Physical Abilities:
These physical abilities are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described duties of the job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, grasp or feel; reach with hands and arms; push and pull, and talk, hear and smell.
The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crawl or crouch, as well as bend at waist.
Employee in this position may encounter prolonged sitting and/or standing.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
This position may require working with a diverse group of individuals.
Employee in this position may encounter stressful situations and frequent interruptions.
The work environment is that of an office setting and may also require travel to off-site locations.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
On a daily basis, this position receives and answers requests for information from OCSO employees and the public, in person, and over the phone, often requiring extended research.
Duties Serve members of the public in person and by telephone.
This includes answering calls that come in and helping people that walk into the Sheriff's Office.
This may mean helping them with their request or directing them to the person or agency that can help them.
Review documents received for service to determine if they contain the elements necessary to meet state requirements for service.
Assist Deputies and OCSO employees with questions about traffic tickets, arrest reports, warrants, civil documents, writs and subpoenas in preparation for documents submitted to the Clerk of Courts Office.
Maintain/update files/reports/documentation.
Maintain operational records and make reports.
Participate in training to gain knowledge, skills, and technical expertise to perform tasks with minimal supervision.
Requires regular and predictable attendance.
Performs related duties as necessary.
Qualifications High school diploma or GED.
Ability to pass a thorough criminal background screening.
Must obtain NCIC/FCIC certification within six (6) months of hire.
Work in a safety-conscious environment and to follow and promote good safety practice while maintaining and controlling complex filing systems.
Follow and perform duties based on Florida constitutions, Federal, State and County civil laws and ordinances, related to court decisions, department policies, General Orders and Operations Orders.
Use of standard office equipment and perform in modern office setting.
Ability to continuously view law enforcement encounters with varying degrees of depravity.
Function independently, exercise good judgment, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, in person and by telephone.
Properly interpret, understand and make decisions in accordance with laws, regulations and policies.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with victims, witnesses, law enforcement officers, judges, attorneys, representatives of outside agencies, co-workers, other county employees and officials, and the general public.
Skill in preparing forms and reports using prescribed formats and adhering to all rules of grammar, spelling, diction and punctuation.
Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in written, mathematical or diagrammatic form:
to make independent judgments:
to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation.
Maintain confidentiality of information encountered in work activities at all times.
Standards to Perform Essential Job Functions Data Utilization:
Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data.
Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analysis to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.
Human Interaction:
Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.
Requires the ability to deal with people beyond receiving instructions.
Must be adaptable to performing under moderate levels of stress when presented with tight deadline.
Avoids violent behavior and any other type of behavior that could threaten the safety of other employees or the public.
Equipment:
Requires the ability to use personal computer, keyboard, telephone, and external devices used in coordination with federal databases.
Requires the ability to use a variety of other office equipment such as fax, copier, scanner, and external computer drives.
Language Ability:
Must be able to read, write, and comprehend basic English, rendered in formats such as instructions, technical manuals, equipment operation directions, and other materials related to the job.
Must be able to communicate effectively in Standard English and to convey information to others.
Verbal:
Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
Must be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and the public.
Math:
Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios.
Functional Reasoning:
Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
Situational Reasoning:
Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
Physical Abilities:
These physical abilities are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described duties of the job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, grasp or feel; reach with hands and arms; push and pull, and talk, hear and smell.
The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crawl or crouch, as well as bend at waist.
Employee in this position may encounter prolonged sitting and/or standing.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
This position may require working with a diverse group of individuals.
Employee in this position may encounter stressful situations and frequent interruptions.
The work environment is that of an office setting and may also require travel to off-site locations.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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