City of Seattle Hiring for Court Clerk – Job 2023-00246 at Seattle, WA Full Time

Seattle Municipal Court’s mission is to provide a forum for individuals to resolve alleged violations of the law in a respectful, independent, and impartial manner. The Court is dedicated to advancing social justice issues by supporting personal, structural, and systemic change in our community, and building a diverse workforce. Candidates with the ability to effectively work with multi-cultural communities are encouraged to apply.

The Clerk’s Office is recruiting to fill several Court Clerk positions. The Clerk’s Office is part of the Court’s Operations Division, supporting the courtrooms, records management, and jury services. Court Clerks primarily work in the courtrooms and prepare the official record of all courtroom sessions through SMC’s case management system, electronic case filing system, and audio recording software. They work closely as a team with our judges, magistrates, bailiffs, defense attorneys, prosecuting attorneys, interpreters, and other criminal justice partners.

Selected candidates must be able to work any shift Monday through Saturday and holidays, and maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.

The Court may consider applicants from this recruitment process for future part-time, temporary, Out-of-Class, and full-time regular Court Clerk vacancies that may be available within 90 days of this advertisement closing.

You will be successful in this role if you have a commitment for:

Public service and playing a part in the justice system

Working in a fast-paced collaborative work environment

Providing excellent service to internal and external customers

Learning new systems

Your effectiveness in this role will depend on your ability to:

Be an active listener and utilize good communication skills.

Learn and adapt to frequent changes in law, policy, work assignments, technology, processes, and procedures.

Exercise discretion, maintain confidentiality, and interact tactfully with customers of the court.

Multi-task accurately and independently while paying careful attention to the details.

Maintain flexibility and professionalism while working in all aspects of the job.

Navigate frequent change with a positive attitude.

Remain calm, positive, and have a sense of humor while working in a tense environment.

You will feel prepared if you have experience:
Working inside or in support of a courtroom.

Using Outlook, Word, Excel, and database computer programs with intermediate proficiency.

Job Responsibilities

Record details of court proceedings and a variety of case related information into a court database Electronic Case File, Municipal Court Information System, and For the Record

Monitor court proceedings to schedule court dates, answer questions, and ensure policies/processes are followed.

Communicate and liaison between with judges, attorneys, defendants, court personnel, outside agencies, and the public.

Maintain confidentiality with highly sensitive information.

Remain calm and professional throughout stressful court proceedings.

Engage in training with co-workers. Share knowledge and courtroom processes/procedures with team members.

Keep current on constantly changing court technology, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Equivalent of one year of experience in a court clerk or other similarly related experience, or a combination of education, training, and/or experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the work of the position.

Examples of related experience include accurately record and maintain database entries, manage large and complex calendars, transcription (transcribing meeting minutes, faculty lectures or medical information), handle sensitive/confidential information, work with executives and the public providing guidance around rules, policies, procedures and/or laws.

Additional Information

Why work at the City?

The City of Seattle recognizes every City employee must play a role in ending institutional and structural racism. Our culture is the result of our behavior, our personal commitments, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. To cultivate an antiracist culture, we seek employees who will engage in the Race and Social Justice Initiative by working to dismantle racist policies and procedures, unlearn the way things have always been done, and provide equitable processes and services.

Work Environment:
Court Clerks are required to work onsite everyday downtown Seattle at the Municipal Court, 600 5th Ave. Telework, and hybrid schedules are not possible for this role.

Benefits:
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents.

More information about employee benefits is available on the City’s website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members/most-employees-plans

Hiring Process

Qualified candidates must submit the following to be considered:

Completed NEOGOV online application and supplemental questions.

Application Tips:
Update your application to make sure the employment dates on your application match the employment dates on your resume.

Give us the details of the responsibilities and tasks you performed in your current and previous positions. the more detail you provide, the better we can understand how your qualifications align with the needs of our opening.

PDF of your cover letter describing WHY WANT THIS JOB AND WHY YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT.

PDF of your resume.

NOTE:
Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

A job offer is contingent upon successfully passing the court’s background check. The background check includes a criminal history background review, fingerprinting and reference checks.

This position is represented by an agreement between the Teamsters Local 763 union and the Seattle Municipal Court.

The candidate hired, must complete a one-year probationary period.

The Court may consider applicants from this recruitment process for future part-time, temporary, Out-of-Class, and full-time Court Clerk vacancies that may be available within 90 days of this advertisement closing.

The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents.