03 Aug
Judicial Assistant I/II
California, Santa barbara , 93101 Santa barbara USA

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Description

This is a Countywide Recruitment.

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The Court pays 100% of employee health premium and contributes a significant amount to dependent coverage.

Biweekly Court contribution of $13.02 towards cost of dental premium.

Biweekly Court contribution of approximately 29.3% of gross wages towards employee's mandatory retirement account.

Additionally, employees from current public employers (federal, state and/or local government) may qualify for:

- Retirement reciprocity.

- Time and service credit towards vacation accrual rate.

Under general supervision, performs a variety of courtroom, judicial and/or program support duties including, but not limited to legal processing, records, jury services, calendaring, pre-trial, probate, family law, juvenile, customer service, intake/screening and other court-wide clerical, administrative and technical support work; and performs related duties as required.

Required Testing: After the position closes, candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in an online testing session. More information will be sent out after the position has closed.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This is the entry and journey level of the Judicial Assistant series. This is a very broad court clerical, administrative and technical support series that includes a wide range of court support functions. Positions may be assigned to perform support duties in a singular area of emphasis or may be assigned a variety of courtroom support, judicial support and/or court program support and court program-related support services. Experienced and/or knowledgeable employees in the Judicial Assistant I/II classification may be assigned to provide peer training and/or act as a resource for less experienced and/or knowledgeable Judicial Assistants, but are distinguished from the Judicial Assistant III – Office Assignment classification in that the Judicial Assistant I/II is not assigned formal and/or primary responsibility for leading, training and assigning the work of subordinate Judicial Assistants within an office-based work unit, and/or formal responsibility for overseeing, leading, training, and/or assigning a unique or specialty workload. Experienced and/or knowledgeable employees in the Judicial Assistant I/II classification may occasionally be assigned to provide in-courtroom support, but is distinguished from the Judicial Assistant III – Courtroom assignment in that the Judicial Assistant I/II is not assigned formal and/or primary responsibility of in-courtroom judicial support work.

Examples of Duties

Judicial Assistant I:

Graduation from high school, AND two years of clerical experience; OR

Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to the above stated requirements, as determined by the Court, and would provide the required knowledge and abilities.

Judicial Assistant II:

Two years as a Judicial Assistant I (see "Flex Series Note" at end of Employment Standards); OR

Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to the above stated requirements, as determined by the Court, and would provide the required knowledge and abilities.

Knowledge of: Good customer service skills; office practices; basic mathematics; proper grammar and spelling; computer usage.

Ability to: Maintain confidentiality; utilize sound judgment in performing court-related duties; pay attention to detail; understand, explain, and comply with a variety of detailed procedures; organize work tasks; establish and maintain professional, courteous working relationships with staff, legal community, and the public; establish work priorities; communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; use a computer and associated equipment, and applications to complete the work of the Court.

Desirable Qualifications: Possession of education or experience in legal procedures, court activities, or legal office support. Ability to speak Spanish preferred for some positions.

Supplemental Information

FLEX SERIES NOTE: Judicial Assistant I/II is a flexibly-staffed series. As such, employees working in the classification of Judicial Assistant I/II shall move from Judicial Assistant I (entry level) to Judicial Assistant II (journey level) under the following conditions:

The employee meets all of the minimum qualifications for Judicial Assistant II and has at least two years of service as a Judicial Assistant I, with satisfactory performance.

"Satisfactory performance" in item 1 means that the individual has at least a satisfactory or "3" in each category of his or her most recent Employee Performance Review ("EPR"). Satisfactory performance is shown by the employee achieving at least a "3" in each of the following EPR categories: quality of work, productivity, professional conduct, interpersonal relations, performance with minimum supervision, oral communications, job knowledge/skills, and judgment; and a "satisfactory" or "S" in the following categories: attendance and punctuality.

For operational purposes or for outstanding performance, Court Administration may move an employee from Judicial Assistant I to Judicial Assistant II even though they do not meet the criteria outlined above.

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