Senior Administrator

The Superior Court of Los Angeles County is the largest unified trial court in the United States. The Courts 582 judicial officers and its dedicated workforce of over 4600 full-time employees serving across 36 facilities work purposefully and seamlessly to achieve the mission to provide equal access to justice to all of Los Angeles County. With an annual budget exceeding $1 billion the Los Angeles Superior Court operation scales one of the nations largest counties covering over 4084 square miles and serving over 10 million residents.

The Courts justice-oriented mission dynamic workforce and the ever-evolving needs of the community at large offer bold and rewarding opportunities for talented public-sector professionals and leaders who seek to foster and realize positive impact. Find out more about your future with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County connect with us today.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Senior Court Administrator positions directly serve the Court by planning organizing and overseeing operational functions of a district or central court operation and work with supervising and site judges to develop and implement district case management plans manage budgets and provide strategic direction. Senior Administrators provide expert professional assistance and guidance to court management in the areas of their responsibility and represent the Court in meetings with various external agencies and stakeholders. Senior Administrators are instrumental in developing and implementing the Courts strategic plan mission vision and values.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans organizes controls integrates and evaluates the administrative and operational functions of a district or central court operations.
• Provides leadership and works with administrators and managers to develop and retain highly competent service-oriented staff.
• Plans organizes directs and evaluates the performance of administrators managers and staff.
• Oversees and manages all district or division functions including those related to facilities personnel budget case flow management.
• Works with judicial officers to develop and implement district strategic and case management plans.
• Plans organizes and directs the functions and activities of a court district or major litigation.
• Analyzes and evaluates short and long-term operational issues.

The responsibilities above illustrate the general scope of work for this classification. Individual positions may not perform all listed duties and the responsibilities described are not intended to be exhaustive. For a detailed job description please click note the requirements in the job description may vary from the requirements in the bulletin. Applicants must meet requirements stated in this bulletin.

This is an at-will managerial position. The Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (SB 2140) authorizes the Court to exclude managerial employees from the employment protection provisions of the Act subject to meet and confer.

TELEWORK OPPORTUNITIES

This position is eligible for some telework following an initial training period and contingent upon the needs of the Court.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

To qualify you must meet one of the following options at the time of application:

OPTION I:Six (6) years of experience as an Administrator II or higher for the Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles.

OPTION II:Bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university* -AND-two (2) years of experience as an Administrator II or higher for the Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles.

OPTION III:Six (6) years of experience in a management capacity overseeing multiple distinct but related administrative or operational units in a Court or public entity at the level of Administrator II or higher.

OPTION IV:Bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university* -AND- four (4) years of experience in a management capacity** overseeing multiple distinct but related administrative or operational units in a Court or public entity the level of Administrator II or higher.

*To qualify for Options that require educational credentials you must attach the required documentation to your application. For more information please visit the Applicant Support page.

**Management capacity is defined as having the responsibility for planning organizing implementing and administering the work of a functional program or section through subordinate supervisory staff.

Note: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio i.e. working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with and applying laws rules and regulations such as California Rules of Court Civil Code Government Code Local Court Rules etc.
• Experience working with and applying contract guidelines and participating in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process.

APPLICANT SUPPORT & INFORMATION

Applications must be submitted online. Before submitting your application carefully review ALL the information detailed on our APPLICANT SUPPORT page linked HERE.

Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment process may submit a request for accommodation to the email provided below. For additional employment information please click HERE.

WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER APPLYING

This recruitment process will take up to 4-6 weeks to complete. We willnotify youof the outcome after each step of the recruitment process detailed below:

EVALUATION:Qualifying evaluation of education training and experience based onsubmittedapplication and supplemental questionnaire.

ASSESSMENT:Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written performance or oral appraisal to evaluate further job-related experience knowledge skills and abilities.

ELIGIBILITY:Applicants who successfully pass each (and all) recruitment steps will be placed on an eligible list which will remain active for at least six (6) months and may be invited to participate in a selection interview. Other vacancies may be filled using this list.

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