Court Assistant, Senior - Clerk's Office

  • Clark County
  • Vancouver, WA
  • Jun 14, 2022
Full time Government

Job Description

Job Summary

Performs advanced and specialized administrative work for the assigned department.  Acts in capacity of lead worker for a group of four to ten Court Assistants.  Responsibilities include participating in the hiring process, training staff, making work assignments, approving time-off and payroll actions, providing technical guidance and assistance, and counseling on day-to-day performance matters.

 

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Two to four years of college or business school training is highly desirable.  Two years of specialized expertise in the area of assignment is highly desirable and may be required to be considered for particular openings.

Three to five years of responsible and advanced administrative support experience including the full range of Court and office support functions; telephone and reception, word processing, spreadsheet and other personal computer applications, filing systems, mail, supplies, budgeting, financial accounting and others.

Knowledge of:  Principles of effective leadership; department goals and procedures; general office procedures and practices; technical and/or specialized functions, policies and procedures of the work unit; applicable computer applications; and effective business correspondence including spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Ability to:  Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with management and staff, as well as the general public served by the department; effectively assign and schedule workloads within the group; maintain departmental objectives and positive employee interaction; make recommendations for improved department service delivery through enhancement of procedures, systems, organizational approaches and record keeping; develop and demonstrate effective customer service techniques; communicate effectively in written form.

Demonstrated ability to make non-routine decisions without immediate supervisory assistance when situations arise that demand action outside the scope of established procedures or policies.

 

For complete job announcement, application requirements, and to apply on-line, please visit our website at:

https://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/explore-careers-clark-county

                                                                                             

Salary Grade: Local 11.507 ($22.37 - $28.61) per hour

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Local 11.507 ($22.37 - $28.61) per hour