Deputy Court Clerk

City Of Blue Springs • Blue Springs, MO

398d • $31,200 - $31,200

About The Position

The Deputy Court Clerk provides essential administrative and clerical support for the City of Blue Springs Municipal Court. This role involves handling inquiries, processing payments, managing court documents, and ensuring the smooth operation of court sessions. The Deputy Court Clerk plays a vital role in maintaining accurate records and assisting the Court Administrator and other clerks as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Six months to one year of general office experience and cash handling required.
• Six months to one year of experience in Municipal Court, legal or public safety field preferred.
• Telephone customer service skills, typing, filing, multi-tasking, team player, organized, detailed, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines as required.
• Ability to efficiently operate a computer, (experience with Word, Excel are required, and InCode court software experience is preferred) fax, copy machines, multi-line telephone, credit card machine, and 10-key adding machine.
• Ability to accurately maintain detailed clerical records and prepare reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively and interface on a one-to-one basis with the general public.
• Ability to maintain effective working relations with employees, other departments, officials, and the public.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks with minimum supervision.
• Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records, also having the ability to type and enter data accurately.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with InCode court software is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answers inquiries over the phone and in-person regarding court dates, continuances, fine amounts, bond and warrant information, dispositions, and other information required by defendants, attorneys, and the general public.
• Processes payments to the Violations Bureau, both in person and through the mail.
• Verifies ticket information and manually enters tickets when needed; prints labels, prepares and sends summons to the defendant as required; processes traffic and criminal tickets in preparation for court.
• Collection, deposit, and complete processing of all bonds for Blue Spring Municipal Court posted at the Blue Springs Police Department; depositing all cash bonds collected, computer entry/receipting of all bonds collected and applying and filing the bonds in the proper cases.
• Processes all failure to appear notifications to the defendant on minor moving and non-moving traffic violations. Responds to and processes attorney entry of appearance, motions, and requests received.
• Processes record checks for individuals as well as for law enforcement and other governmental agencies; being able to discern between closed and open cases.
• Shares responsibility for the preparation of court dockets prior to court sessions, processing of all prisoner forms and any other necessary paperwork for both before and after court, deposit of all monies collected during court, processing of all records of conviction immediately following court, processing of all fingerprint cards immediately following court, final computer entry for all disposed cases for the court session, and any other function needed to complete the processing of any and all cases for the court session.
• Works court sessions as assigned by Court Administrator, including evenings and one Saturday per month. Continues cases, responds to Judges' requests as well as those of witnesses, police officers, defendants, attorneys, and the city prosecutor. Maintains accurate, detailed documents and case files in order for reference by any of the above who request information.
• Shares responsibility for on-call duties after normal business hours (to include weekends); answering questions pertaining to warrants for prisoners currently in custody, processing of commitment forms for prisoners to be transported to the police department's holding facility and contacting one of the Blue Springs judges in regards to release or early commitment of a prisoner.
• Assists the Court Administrator and other clerks as assigned.

Benefits

• Full-time position with a competitive hourly wage of $15.
• Opportunity to work in a supportive and inclusive environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED