Courtroom Docket Clerk (4883-40)
Cincinnati, OH - USA
Job Summary
- High school diploma or GED and 1 year of work related experience.
- Associates degree and 1 to 3 years of work related experience including 2 years of Juvenile Court work experience.
- Employees work indoors and are protected from weather conditions or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.
- Assists assigned Magistrate in the courtroom by performing specified tasks to enhance the efficient operation of the courtroom and orderly case flow.
- Coordinates docketing issues past due reports and messages between the Magistrates clients and professional staff.
- Assists with departmental operations on as needed basis including but not limited to answering reception desk telephone assisting walk-ins scheduling hearings etc.
- Compiles and obtains docket dates and notifies parties of continued hearings.
- Responsible for sending all completed paperwork to appropriate parties and departments at the conclusion of hearings.
- Assists attorneys and the public regarding policy and procedure.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
- Must possess clerical/administrative skills/abilities which include: Ability to type accurately and efficiently in a variety of systems write legibly and demonstrate excellent clerical skills.
- Must possess computer/technical skills/abilities which include: Must be able to use computer software including but not limited to: GroupWise Microsoft Office and the Courts JCMS case management system.
- Must possess project/process management skills/abilities which include: Excellent organizational skills and time management skills with a high degree of precision; Must possess good judgment and problem solving skills.
- Must possess written and oral communication skills/abilities which include: Ability to communicate professionally courteously and effectively in person in writing and over the phone; Ability to maintain positive professional working relationships with associates supervisors officials and the general public. Must be able to work independently and be a self-starter.
- Must possess job knowledge of departmental policies and procedures resources available to the public and knowledge of Dependency Court jurisdiction including interfacing agencies.
Required Experience:
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About Company
Welcome to Hamilton County, Ohio – the home county of the Greater Cincinnati region. Like our namesake, Alexander Hamilton, we have a feisty spirit that has helped leave our indelible mark on America. You’ll see our strong Midwestern values- tough, hardworking, and polite- in the pe ... View more