Court Clerk I – Hillsborough County (Tampa)

by | Aug 12, 2018 | Job Opportunities

Hillsborough County, FL

Court Clerk I

Recruitment #1808-CTCLK1CLKG-017

INTRODUCTION

The Clerk of the Circuit Court is looking for new members to join our team as part of one of the finest organizations in Hillsborough County. Employees of the Clerk of the Circuit Court provide quality service to our public.

As a member of our working team, you will occupy a position offering a unique challenge. You are, in effect, working both for your neighbors and yourself while constantly improving your community. You are a public employee performing essential services for the people of Hillsborough County. Our county’s citizens are affected by your on-the-job performance and their opinions of our organization are directly influenced by your conduct. Wherever you work in the Clerk’s organization, please keep in mind the trust that the people of Hillsborough County have placed in your hands. By meeting all of your responsibilities in the most efficient and courteous manner possible, you will find your efforts rewarding.
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Job opportunities are offered first to current Clerk of the Circuit Court Employees. If a Clerk employee is not selected, consideration will be then given to applicants outside of the office.

This office reserves the right to consider how your application is prepared. It will be considered only if it is written with clarity and contains the required transcripts, certificates and licenses or other specified documents.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

The Ideal Candidate will have the ability to work diligently both independently and in a team setting in a professional and efficient manner. The candidate will have prior experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Candidates with vast experience working in a customer service setting (either on a face to face basis or telephonically) are highly preferable. Candidate should be accustomed to producing high quality work on a regular basis while maintaining the ability to remain versatile as work levels vary from day to day. Paying close attention to details and following strict rules concerning work and confidentiality are essential. Candidate must be devoted to providing prompt, courteous and accurate responses for a variety of customer service inquiries from both external and internal customers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from high school or possession of a GED Certificate; and
Two years of clerical experience one of which included the processing, examining, preparing or reviewing of any type of legal document.

TESTING REQUIREMENTS

A passing score on a general clerical exam.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

  • Some knowledge of general office policies, procedures and practices.
  • Some knowledge of legal terminology and procedures.
  • Some knowledge of English grammar and spelling, and arithmetic.
  • Ability to perform accurate computations and verifications of data.
  • Ability to operate word processing and other office equipment.
  • Ability to work effectively with others.
  • Ability to use a computer terminal to quickly and accurately enter data.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

  • Prepares, processes and maintains legal records, court files, minutes, calendars, and dockets.
  • Maintains docket records and diary of transactions.
  • Receives, verifies, and examines legal forms and court exhibits to ensure adherence to court procedures.
  • Accepts or rejects bonds based on specified criteria.
  • Issues receipts for materials and payments.
  • Processes and indexes a variety of reports and other materials according to established procedures.
  • Provides information concerning general court procedures to the general public and other departments and agencies.
  • Attends court proceedings and records minutes.
  • Records case dispositions, court orders and arrangements for payment of court fees.
  • Types letters, memoranda, and reports as necessary.
  • Performs other related duties as required.

This classification description is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as an all inclusive list of the duties associated with a particular position. Management may require incumbents to perform job duties other than those contained in this document at any time.

CONCLUSION

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: Preference will ONLY be entitled upon initial appointment for eligible veterans and eligible spouses of veterans. Documentation to support entitlement to preference MUST be provided at the time of application.

RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES: Employees may be required to participate in response/recovery activities in response to a major emergency or natural disasters affecting County operations. In such situations, every effort will be made to maintain operations, but employees may be assigned to carry out response activities suited to their skills and capabilities.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Clerk of the Circuit Court provides equal employment opportunity to all persons, regardless of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliations, marital status, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, age, sexual orientation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal favoritism or other non-merit factors.

Clerk of the Circuit Court welcomes and encourages applications from minorities, veterans, and persons with physical and mental disabilities, and will reasonably accommodate the needs of those persons in the application and testing process. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation requests will be on a case-by-case basis.