Administrative Support Technician III- State's Attorney's Office, District Court Division

Howard County:
Conveniently located in the heart of central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington Howard County offers the charm of a historic past mixed with the excitement of a cosmopolitan community.

Howard County Government:
Howard County Government is a leader in innovation sustainability and consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work in the 2025 Howard County Government received a record-breaking 83 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) the highest number of annual NACo awards achieved in the history of the State of Maryland and the highest number of awards out of any county in the State of Maryland which received a collective 136 awards. NACo is the leading organization representing county-level government operations. These awards recognize innovative and transformative programs that provide new services for county residents improve existing programs upgrade working conditions and enhance citizen participation and public policymaking.

What are we looking for
We are looking for outstanding individuals to join our team and contribute to excellence in Howard County operations.

What youll like most about working at Howard County Government:

• We are committed to workplace excellence in every area of County government.
• We have a highly talented diverse and inclusive workplace. Your input will not only be heard but it will be encouraged!
• We offer competitive compensation and great benefits including medical retirement and wellness programs.
• As a member of the Howard County Government team youll be helping drive our culture and directly impact what makes us an amazing place to work.

Include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Compose draft and types letters and a variety of material often technical in nature such as legal documents or complex reports and correspondence and files motions with courts.
• Enters stores and retrieves data using electronic data management system.
• Obtains MVA traffic records for traffic cases and back-up paralegals on running criminal records.
• Operates a variety of office equipment including personal computer calculator and photocopy machine. Applies various software to work including word processing spreadsheets and graphics.
• May compile assemble. and close out case files enter data into case management system and request necessary documents and reports.
• May assist in sending out supplemental discovery and with Victim/Witness Unit in District Court.
• May provide backup receptionist duties answer telephone and greeting visitors to the office.

High School diploma or GED and four (4) years of clerical experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

PREFERRED EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Thorough knowledge of legal nomenclature.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system laws regulations and procedures related to assignment.
• Skill in word processing including setting up and typing of a variety of materials to include letters and reports.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in deciding when to act independently and when to refer situations to a higher authority.
• Ability to perform case control monitoring and coordinating tasks.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work on a cooperative courteous and effective basis with associates officials and representatives of public and private agencies and the public.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• JIS access from the Maryland Judicial Information System Administrator.
• Howard County Police Department Records Management System access.
• MILES/NCIC Authorization.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

TO APPLY:You must complete an employment application online to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes cannot be substituted for completion of the job application work history. No paper applications will be accepted.

Selected candidates may be subject to drug screening background screening and reference checks.

At time of application please submit a copy of any college degree coursework licenses or certifications that you have referenced on your who have education obtained outside of the U.S. may need to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services () or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation ( County Government is not sponsoring employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Howard Countyis an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity equity and inclusion. The County prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color religion age sex ancestry creed national origin disability status genetics marital statusmilitary service sexual orientation gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources directly at .Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.