Court Clerk

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Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required
• One or more years of experience in clerical work, cash handling and customer service
• Must submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test
• Must meet any legal requirements to be a Notary Public for the State of Texas, become a Notary Public for the State of Texas within six months of employment if required by supervisor, and maintain status as a Notary Public for the State of Texas
• Must be able obtain Level 1 Court Clerk Certification within 12 months of the hire date; maintain certification requirements once achieved
• Bilingual in Spanish and English

Responsibilities

• Under the general supervision of the Court Administrator, the Court Clerk provides quality customer service while performing general duties to support the Municipal Court operations
• This role performs a wide variety of customer service activities at the court counter, by phone, regarding citations, complaints, and other Municipal Court proceedings
• Perform a wide variety of clerical and administrative duties in carrying out the daily functions of a Municipal Court
• Assist the public at the counter or by phone to provide information about the procedures and requirements of the disposition of cases filed in the municipal court; payment of fines, court settings, time payments, deferred disposition, and driving safety courses
• Balance cash drawer daily and process all required reports
• Perform data entry for court records; entry of citations, payments, dispositions to update status of cases, applying and forfeiting cash bonds, applying credit for time served
• Maintain confidentiality regarding all court files
• Performs court collections duties including but not limited to: processing extensions as prescribed by the Municipal Judge in accordance with OCA guidelines, provide past due notification to defendants by mail and phone, collect financial assessment form, and set defendants on court dockets as required
• Monitors and maintains control of court dockets to prevent overload, issues jury summons, monitors jurors, notifies defendants and attorneys of case statuses, and issues subpoenas and witness notifications
• Answer telephone and screen calls, relay messages and instructions, posts and maintain records, receive and deliver mail, read documents and computer screens, communicate effectively with the public via correspondence, telephone and in person, perform clerical duties, filing, typing, faxing, imaging, etc
• Researches special projects and implements into court’s daily routine for items such as City Ordinances that affect various department citations and resulting court processes
• Checks in and lifts warrants on bonds as monies are received, processes time served that has been granted by the Judge, and schedules docket as needed
• Keeps the Municipal Court Administrator informed of all problems and important issues
• Performs all other related duties as assigned by the Court Administrator

Job description

The City of Kennedale, Texas (pop. 9,800) is seeking a Court Clerk. Under the general supervision of the Court Administrator, the Court Clerk provides quality customer service while performing general duties to support the Municipal Court operations. This role performs a wide variety of customer service activities at the court counter, by phone, regarding citations, complaints, and other Municipal...