Justice Court Clerk - $39,266 - $49,082

Discover Gila County, Inc.; Payson (AZ); On-site; USD 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Discover Gila County, Inc. is hiring a Justice Court Clerk for Payson Justice Court in Payson, AZ. This full-time role processes civil, traffic and small-claims filings, assists customers in person or by phone, and maintains court records.

The clerk also backs up the criminal clerk and handles payments and case processing tasks as needed. Minimum qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED and at least one year of court clerk experience with knowledge of case processing systems; a valid

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED and one year court clerk experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of case processing systems.

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service in person or by phone.
• Maintains filing system and processes court filings and mail.
• Processes civil, small claims, orders of protection, harassment injunctions and traffic cases with some criminal entries.
• Provides backup as criminal clerk and handles payments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Recordkeeping

Cash handling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Justice Court Clerk-Payson Justice Court - $37,938-$47,422

Payson, AZ - Full Time

• The purpose of this position is to facilitate the process of new case filings in the court. Assisting with customer service over the phone or in person. Processing mail, motions and completing other procedures as required for case management. Customer assistance more detailed in nature relating to civil matters, orders of protection, injunctions of harassment and forcible detainers. Assisting criminal clerk with sentencing more detailed in nature for criminal cases requiring fine and surcharge details. This position processes incoming cases and orders, maintains files, provides customer service and provides backup assistance as a criminal clerk.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides customer service, provides policy and procedural answers to questions relating to civil issues and traffic cases on the phone or in person.
• Maintains filing system, processes department mail including motions and other filings related to case processing and mangement. Issues correspondence, reviews files, determines best procedure as needed.
• Processes incoming civil cases, small claims cases, orders of protection, injunctions against harassment and forcible detainers. As well as traffic cases with some criminal entry.
• Provides backup as criminal clerk, processing criminal and traffic payments and helping train new clerks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MinimumQualifications

• High School Diploma or GED, and one (1) year court clerk experience and knowledge of case processing systems; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which demonstates the ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.

Professional Credentials Required/Preferred

• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License.

For information regarding Gila County Employment:

https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/human_resources/employment/index.php