Rural Court Administrator 3 41-3133 Third Judicial District

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The Third Judicial District of the Alaska Court System is accepting applications for a Rural Court Administrator 3 (salary range 18 located in Anchorage. Under general supervision of the Area Court Administrator (ACA) the incumbent will provide training on administrative technical and clerical functions to rural courts in such areas as accounting personnel management customer service case processing and court management.

NOTE: This position requires travel to remote courts to work as a clerk in times of need or to train new staff. Travel may be for several days with little notice. Travel may be by personal vehicle or in small aircraft. Travel is compensated per the ACS travel policy including per diem.

The Position

• Provide longdistance assistance to court staff;
• Review new or revised court procedures for applicability to rural court clerical administrative and accounting functions; disseminate new procedures to rural court staff; and prepare memos for proper implementation of policies;
• Provide input to the training judge on magistrate judges clerical performance for annual evaluations;
• Review statewide and Third Judicial District procedures to assess compliance with court rules policies and procedures;
• Work with training teams in developing and revising training materials;
• Draft recommended changes to procedures revisions to instructional materials and new materials for the ACA;
• Work with ACA on district projects;
• Participate in technology committees and assist with committee projects and assignments;
• Supervise all operations in the smaller rural courts;
• Attend and assist court administration and other RCAs in planning annual clerks conferences and magistrate judges statewide or regional conferences.

The ideal applicant will possess the following knowledge skills and abilities. Please address these in the required letter of interest.

1. Experience dealing with situations requiring tact flexibility and good judgment.
2. Ability and demonstrated experience in successfully training staff and/or processing multiple case types.
3. Demonstrated ability to organize prioritize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
4. Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate information courteously accurately and effectively.
5. Advanced competency in MS Office software and court management applications (including OnBase Judicial Tools CourtView JuryView CourtSmart TrakMan and BI LaunchPad).
6. Demonstrated knowledge of ACS policies procedures and rules ability to research and/or interpret complex rules and regulations and ability to identify problems or issues and find solutions.
7. Ability to travel frequently.
8. Experience working and/or living in rural Alaska.

This position is in the partially exempt service; the incumbent serves atwill to the hiring authority.

Work Hours

Fulltime court employees are currently scheduled to work 37.5 hours per week. The work hours for this position are Monday Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a onehour lunch break.

Benefits Available to FullTime Employees

• 12 paid holidays per year
• Medical and dental coverage for employee and eligible dependents
• Vision plan (optional)
• Employerpaid Basic Life Insurance with additional coverage available
• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan (SBS) in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Alaska Deferred Compensation Plan (optional)
• Personal leave accrual

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IMPORTANT: Please attach a letter expressing your interest in employment with the Alaska Court System. Failure to submit a letter may disqualify you from consideration for an interview.

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A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate AND four years of technical or professional legal work experience with the Alaska trial or appellate courts.

OR

A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate AND four years of technical or professional legal work experience with a law firm or justice agency.

OR

A bachelors degree from an accredited college AND three years of professional experience training or teaching adults.

OR

A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate AND five years of professional experience training or teaching adults.

OR

Graduation from an accredited law school AND one year of legal work experience with a law firm or justice agency.

NOTE:The required technical or professional legal work experience with the Alaska Court System is met by service such as a Court Case Manager 1 Court Case Manager 2 Courtroom Judicial Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk Clerk of Court or Rural Court Administrator 1 or 2.

This applies to your application submission.

Documents to beAttached to the Application(REQUIRED):

• A professional letter of interest completed per the instructions below.
• Postsecondary transcripts if using education to meet minimum qualifications.

Documents to be Submitted at theTime of Interview(REQUIRED):If you are selected to advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process you must provide the following at the time of interview (if not already attached to your application):

• Copies of your most recent 2 performance evaluations if available.
• A list of three 3 professional references who have had supervisory authority over you along with their daytime contact phone numbers and email addresses.

LETTER OF INTEREST

Please attach a professional letter of interest to your application before submitting it online or if unable to attach to your application email it to .

Your letter should:

1 Be professionally written and include proper format grammar spelling and punctuation.

2 Explain how you meet the minimum qualifications of the position.

3 Express your interest in employment with the Alaska Court System.

The letter of interest will be used to help determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process. If you do not attach a professional letter of interest you may not move on to the interview phase.

WORK HISTORY

If using work experience not already documented in your application provide the employers name your job title dates of employment and whether full or parttime. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and Minimum Qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant will not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

EDUCATION

If postsecondary education is required to meet the Minimum Qualifications you must fill in the Education and Training section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Degree Obtained field. Copies of academic transcripts will be required at time of interview.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Applicants will be required to meet the Minimum Qualifications as outlined above. Unfortunately we cannot always interview all applicants. If your application is considered not qualified you will be sent a notice within two weeks after the closing date for this recruitment. If you believe your application was improperly disqualified you may appeal this decision to the Human Resources Director at 820 West 4th Avenue Anchorage AKwithin five workdays from the date the notice is mailed to you. Qualified applications will be forwarded to the hiring supervisor.

NEPOTISM REVIEW

To avoid a conflict of interest and the appearance of impropriety applicants who have a spouse close relative and/or regular member of their household employed by the Alaska Court System may not be considered for employment without the approval of the Administrative Director.

BACKGROUND CHECK

A background check will be conducted prior to an employment offer being made. Applicants who have prior convictions that have been set aside under the terms of a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) may answer no to these questions. If you are not sure if your situation requires disclosure please contact the Human Resources Department at. The Court System reserves the right to confirm all background information.

Contact Title: Recruitment

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Mailing Address: 820 West 4th Avenue Anchorage AK 99501

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