City of Fife

5411 23rd St. East, Fife, WA 98424

http://www.cityoffife.org/

To be considered for this job opportunity you must complete an online application through NEOGOV on our website http://cityoffife.org/jobline.

Salary: $5,355.85 - $6,342.63 per month with full benefits.

Under the direction of the Court Administrator, perform routine clerical work in support of the municipal court function. This position requires public relations involvement, some independent judgment and organization skills.

The ideal candidate will have excellent oral and writing skills; ability to handle multiple priorities at once; be a problem-solver; have strong customer-service skills; provide assistance to the public regarding court dates, fines and court procedures; process cases before and after court hearings; process paperwork received by mail or in person; filing; ability to a handle large volume of paperwork; and be proficient with Microsoft Office products. This is a high stress position that requires the ability to be politically astute and sensitive to issues that involve a diverse audience. Duties include performing data entry and case processing tasks using the Judicial Information System. Hours of work are generally 8:30am - 5:00pm, but can vary.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Assist the public, defendants and attorneys on the phone and at the counter by answering questions related to court policies and procedures.
• Act as cashier, accept and receipt court payments at the counter, by mail, by credit card and other electronic means.
• Prepare fine payment agreements, monitor files for payment, and within established guidelines take appropriate action on past due accounts.
• Reconcile receipts daily
• Perform primary filing and scanning of documents
• Download and file citations and infractions
• Sort and route mail, respond to written correspondence
• Receive, review and process motions
• Issue FTA’s on infractions and citations.
• Schedule and mail all hearing type notices to parties.
• Respond to various requests for public information.
• Monitor case dispositions for compliance
• Within established guidelines, determine and take necessary action on non-compliant cases. May include printing ordered warrants and or working in cooperation with department of licensing to suspend a license.
• Maintain courtroom audio equipment, certification and transcripts of all proceedings for appeal to superior court.
• Clerk courtroom during session, record proceedings, maintain recording logs, mark exhibits.
• Maintain accurate data entry in all court software
• Prepare and process orders for commitment and release, warrants, subpoenas, summonses, and other legal documents as ordered by the court.
• Prepare criminal and infraction court calendars. Ensure appropriate documentation is scanned.
• Assist in jury trial preparation
• Report dispositions to the Department of Licensing timely and accurately.
• Report dispositions to Washington State Patrol timely and accurately.
• Process photo enforcement violations
• Must be observant and alert to the activity of any individual that might be dangerous or hazardous to those in or near the courtroom or front office.

Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school including or supplemented by courses in legal and two (2) years of increasingly responsible court-related clerical experience. Judicial Information System experience is desired.

TO APPLY:

To be considered for this job opportunity you must complete an online application on our website at http://cityoffife.org/jobline.

For more information and a full job description, please visit our website.

Equal Opportunity Employer. If you need an accommodation for either the application or interview process please let us know prior to submitting the application.

THE CITY HAS A TOBACCO AND DRUG-FREE WORK ENVIRONMENT