Deputy Clerk - Municipal Traffic and Criminal

Miami County; Troy (OH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Health Savings Account County Contrib

Dental

Vision

Life & AD&D Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts for Health

OPERS Retirement with Employer Contrib

Deferred Compensation Programs

Paid Vacation & Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Discounts

Fitness Center Discounts

Job summary

Miami County in Ohio is seeking a detail-oriented clerk to perform data processing and basic administrative tasks. You will enter and maintain case information, assist the public by counter and phone, and apply prescribed procedures to routine matters.

The role emphasizes accurate typing, strong communication, and reliable judgment in handling court-related documents and notices, with standard full-time hours Monday through Friday.

Qualifications

• Citizen of the United States and bondable.
• Experience dealing with the public plus data processing and clerical skills.
• Good typing skills and accurate keyboarding; Windows experience preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent; business school or equivalent training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Process civil documents timely, accurately and neatly.
• Prepare appearances and final dockets; enter case information into the system.
• Process motions and orders; set hearings and send notices.
• Serve as liaison between the clerk's office and courtroom; handle mail and inquiries.
• Answer phones, greet the public, filing, receipts, and cash handling.

Skills

Data processing

Clerical skills

Typing

Windows

Written and oral communication

Education

High school diploma

Business school

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Performs a variety of data processing, telephone duties and basic clerical activities. This position includes entering, maintaining and updating all pertinent case information on case files into the computer system. It requires good written and oral communication skills, assisting the public by counter and by telephone and the exercise of good judgment and in the application of prescribed procedures and methods to routine matters.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Individual must be a citizen of the United States and must be bondable. The candidate should have experience dealing with the public along with data processing and clerical skills; good typing skills including accurate keyboarding, experience with Windows environment preferred, good oral and written communication skills, completion of a standard high school course (high school diploma or equivalent), preferably supplemented by business school or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

DUTIES:

• Process civil documents in a timely, accurate and neat manner
• prepares appearance and final dockets in a timely, accurate and neat manner
• e nters case information into system
• processes motions
• processes orders
• sets hearings and sends notices in a timely accurate and neat manner
• acts as liaison between clerk's office and court room
• a ssists in processing and distributing incoming/outgoing mail
• s erves as contact person for attorneys, prosecutors and general public by receiving civil pleadings, mail and other correspondence
• answers telephone, give general information in response to public inquires, handles requests for information
• g reets and assists the public at the counter, answer questions, accepts filing, receipts and processes money and tallies daily cashbox
• r etreives information from files manually and electronically
• s erves as receptionist and assists public at the main office counter
• a ssists in the training new employee's as required
• a ssists in maintaining the file rooms by filing cases, and processes transfer and appeal cases.

These duties are illustrative only and you may perform some or all of these duties or other job-related duties as assigned.

HOURS

Monday – Friday

COMPENSATION

$20.50per hour

FLSA

Non-Exempt from Overtime

BENEFITS

• Medical
• Health Savings Account County Contribution
• Dental
• Vision
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health & Dependent Care
• OPERS Retirement with Employer Contribution of 14% (Higher for Law Enforcement)
• Deferred Compensation Programs
• Paid Vacation & Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Discounts
• Fitness Center Discounts

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: The Miami County Board of Commissioners, including those agencies under other elected officials, is an equal opportunity employer and does not make employment decisions in a discriminatory manner based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disabilities that can be reasonably accommodated, or veteran status. The County complies with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.

This policy prohibits both discrimination based on any of the above-listed protected characteristics, retaliation against a person who opposes or complains about prohibited conduct, or participates in any way in the complaint, investigation, or reasonable accommodation processes.