OCJ - Court Transcriptionist Instructor

Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, seeks a Court Transcriptionist Instructor to train staff to produce verbatim transcripts from electronic recordings using established guidelines.

The role involves teaching transcription, preparing monthly trainee progress reports, and ensuring compliance with court rules and formatting standards. A strong background in transcription and teaching is required, with a high school diploma or GED. Certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of transcription experience.
• Three (3) years of teaching transcription.
• Education, training, or degree may substitute for years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Train employees to produce court transcripts from proceedings.
• Prepare monthly trainee progress reports.
• Operate personal computer and basic software applications.
• Comply with statutes, orders, court rules, and regulations.

Skills

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Databases

Transcription

Teaching

Formatting

Office procedures

Time management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

COURT REPORTING SERVICES

STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY

JOB TITLE: COURT TRANSCRIPTIONIST INSTRUCTOR

SALARY: $77,000 annually

PURPOSE

Train employees to produce a verbatim court transcript by means of transcription derived from the electronic recording equipment or an audio platform according to guidelines established by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and Court Reporting Services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Trains employees to prepare court transcripts of proceedings in trials or other judicial proceedings according to Supreme Court Rules and standards.
• Prepares monthly progress reports on trainees as directed by the Chief Judge and Administrator
• Operates personal computer (i.e., word processing, spread sheet or database applications).
• Must comply with all applicable statutes, administrative orders, court rules, and all regulations promulgated by the Chief Judge and any amendments thereof.
• Responsible to the Chief Judge and Administrator.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Five (5) years of transcription experience. Certification in transcription is preferred. Three (3) years of teaching transcription. High School Diploma or GED is required. Education, training, or degree may be substituted for years of experience in transcription or teaching.

SELECTION FACTORS

Knowledge and Skills

1. Knowledge and skill in the use of personal computer and applications (i.e., word processing, spread sheet or database).
2. Ability to accurately transcribe from electronic recordings.
3. Ability to teach others transcription.
4. Ability to follow formatting guidelines as required by Court Reporting Services.
5. Ability to learn and adhere to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and Court Reporting Services training and certification program for transcript preparation.
6. Working knowledge of office procedures, composition, records management and office communications.
7. Ability to organize work effectively and meet required deadlines and schedules.
8. Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
9. Ability to review documents for proper form, content, and agreement with policies.
10. Associate with employees and the public in a pleasant, courteous, and helpful manner.
11. Ability to be flexible and productively respond to change.

Physical Requirements

1. Ability to retrieve files.
2. Ability to sit for extended time periods.
3. Normal office working environment requiring telephone usage and ability to process written documents.

This position requires a pre-employment criminal background check. Applicants are advised that as a Drug Free Workplace, use of medical or recreational marijuana is prohibited and will disqualify a candidate from employment.

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all required screening criteria.

Information concerning the benefits for this position can be found at SERS of Illinois.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of the Official Court Reporters to provide equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment. No person is to be discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.