VERMONT JUDICIAL BRANCH

PURPOSE:

This position involves advanced clerical and technical work with supervisory and administrative responsibilities of a complex, difficult nature.

• Scheduling and processing court cases.
  
• Supervision over other clerical staff may be required.
  
• Prepares and processes paperwork for various court dockets, schedules hearings, prepares orders, findings, and disposition orders.
  
• Sets misdemeanor bail.
  
• Receives fines, fees and bail and posts appropriate accounts.
  
• Performs tasks as required to insure good service to the public and efficient operation of the court.
  
• Provides technical assistance and procedural information to the public, as required.
  
• Issues oaths, signs court documents, supervises special projects and acts as general administrative aide to the Manager and/or Judge as necessary.
  
• Manages district court in the absence of the District/Family Manager.
  
• Recommends changes to improve clerical procedures used in the District Court System.
  
• Electronically records hearings in the courtroom.
  
• Assists litigants, attorneys and other court users.
  

• Performs related duties as required.

The above statements provide the general nature and level of work performed by employees of this classification. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties and skills required of this classification. Actual assigned duties may differ due to the varying needs of the Judiciary.

(Required to perform the essential functions of the job.)

Education: High School graduate or equivalent.

Experience: Five years of clerical or secretarial work.

College training may be substituted for the work experience on a year-for-year basis.

A Bachelor's Degree with a major in a related field may be substituted for the total experience requirement.

• Ability to type at a corrected rate of thirty-five words per minute is required.
  
• Knowledge of office practices, procedures and equipment.
  
• Ability to work under pressure in a hectic environment.
  
• Ability to type accurately and at a rate of 45 WPM
  
• Ability to exercise good judgment, tact and courtesy in dealing with the public, officials, and attorneys.
  
• Skill in communicating orally and in writing.
  
• Considerable knowledge of court and office priorities as required for efficient case scheduling and utilization of bench time.
  
• Considerable knowledge of the type of cases within the Court's jurisdiction.
  
• Ability to independently supervise and coordinate the activities of the office staff.
  
• Ability to recognize and solve problems not requiring the District Court Clerk's attention.
  
• Ability to solve problems related to court and office procedure.
  
• Ability to act for the Court Manager in the manager's absence.