Part-Time Court Clerk

City of Florence Employment Opportunity

Part-Time Court Clerk

$16.51 - $22.82/hr. DOQ.

The City of Florence is recruiting for a part-time (24 hrs/week, three 8 hour days) Court Clerk to join our Municipal Court team. 

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS

If you have filed a previous application with us, please read this section.

The City has a new application and veteran's preference form. In order to be considered for this position, you must complete the new application and veteran's preference form. In addition, if you are completing the veteran's preference form, you must resubmit your DD-214/5 and it must be Copy-4.

Failing to submit the new application, veteran's preference form, and applicable DD-214/5 Copy-4 will result in your application or veteran's preference points not being considered. Human Resources will not contact you to correct mistakes on or with your application.

Also, if you have applied for a position with us and were asked to complete the background/medical testing and you did not successfully pass either the background or the psych exam, you are not eligible to reapply until 12 months have passed.

Contact Human Resources if you have questions.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The Court Clerk will assist citizens through the Florence Municipal Court process, collect fines, maintain defendant files including all correspondence between the defendant, attorneys, and the Court, and maintain computer based data for each citation adjudicated through Municipal Court.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Below are several classifications of essential functions that this position is responsible for performing. Please see the attached job description for illustrative examples of the types of duties performed under the classification. This is not intended to represent a complete list of all assigned duties.

CUSTOMER SERVICE – This position requires almost constant interaction with a wide variety of City employees, other public agencies, and private individuals. Court Clerks must maintain confidentiality. Court Clerks must meet multiple daily deadlines, and deal effectively with defendants in potentially confrontational situations and when the defendant is verbally hostile, both in person and over the phone.

COURT ROOM & JUDICIAL SYSTEM SUPPORT – This position requires knowledge of well-defined Court systems and processes, as well as other standardized procedures and policies in order to provide judicial support in the courtroom and office. Court Clerks must apply procedures and policies to the situation at hand with minimal supervision.

MUNICIPAL COURT CLERICAL – The Court Clerk performs a variety of skilled clerical duties in support of various Municipal Court operations and procedures. This requires the ability to work quickly, accurately and thoroughly with close attention to detail in an atmosphere of frequent interruptions and changing priorities.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

MANDATORY MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent; and
• One year of employment experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the position; or
• Demonstrate sufficient experience showing ability to perform the essential functions of the position.

Special Qualifications:

• Obtain Law Enforcement Data System Certification (LEDS) within 90 days of start date.
• Obtain CJIS clearance prior to start date.

DESIRABLE ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of judicial/legal system.
• Knowledge of motor vehicle laws and other City/State laws related to infractions and misdemeanors within the purview of the Municipal Court. 
• Knowledge of Law Enforcement Data System. 
• Previous Municipal Court experiences to provide knowledge of procedures and functions. 
• Possession of any Oregon Association for Court Administration certificates.

TO APPLY

Please see the detailed job description and City employment application below. Applications can be mailed or hand delivered to Human Resources, City of Florence, 2675 Kingwood St, Florence, OR 97439; or emailed to recruitment@ci.florence.or.us.

Position is open until August 14th at 4:00 pm. Completed Applications must be received by that date and time. Application must be signed either physically or electronically to be considered. Human Resources will not contact you about unsigned or incomplete applications.

If you previously applied in the last 12 months and you went through a background process with us, but were not selected, please know that you are not eligible to reapply for the next 12 months. 

ABOUT THE CITY

Our City staff and our community have embraced the City in Motion mantra. Check out our City of Florence: A City in Motion video on our website at www.ci.florence.or.us/citymanager/city-motion-video. The City Council and Management Team have outlined what it means to be a City in Motion and the exciting projects we have in store for our community. We are looking for someone who can join our City in Motion, embrace our mission and goals, and contribute to our vision of becoming Oregon’s Premier Coastal Community!

The City of Florence is an Equal Opportunity Employer.