Job Description

Posting number: 26CSA - 03

Department: Operations

Job classification: Court Services Assistant

Posting type: Open

Categories: Clerical & Data Entry, Customer Service, Office and Administrative Support

Summary

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The Superior Court of California, County of Riverside is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented, and customer-focused individual to join our team as a Court Services Assistant in Blythe, California.

This recruitment is being conducted to fill a vacancy located in Blythe, CA.

If you enjoy helping others, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and take pride in providing exceptional service, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for!

As a Court Services Assistant, you'll play an essential role in supporting daily Court operations, assisting the public, processing legal documents, and maintaining accurate Court records. Your work will directly contribute to the efficient administration of justice and the services provided to the Blythe community.

What You'll Do

As a Court Services Assistant, you'll play an important role in keeping Court operations running smoothly by:

• Assisting the Public: Provide information about Court procedures, filing requirements, and hearing schedules.
• Processing Legal Documents: Review and process documents for various case types, including civil, criminal, family law, probate, and traffic.
• Maintaining Court Records: Update case information and ensure accuracy and confidentiality.
• Supporting Court Operations: Schedule hearings, maintain calendars, process payments, and prepare official Court documents.
• Providing Exceptional Service: Work collaboratively with Court staff and the public to support efficient Court operations.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is organized, dependable, adaptable, and committed to excellent customer service. Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn are essential.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: Two years of clerical experience, including customer service in a professional work environment.
• Keyboarding: Ability to type 35 net words per minute (WPM).
• Preferred: Knowledge of preparing or processing legal documents in a Court environment.
• Additional Requirement: Ability to travel between Court work locations when necessary. A valid California Driver License is required when operating a personal or Court vehicle for work-related travel.

For a complete list of the qualifications and essential duties, please refer to the job description.

Examples of duties

Riverside is the fourth largest county in California and the 10th largest in the United States. There are fourteen court facilities spanning 7,300 square miles that serves Riverside’s 2.4 million residents. The courts and its employees hold a unique role in the public sector. The mission of the Riverside Superior Court is, “…in a fair, accessible, effective, and efficient manner, resolve disputes arising under the law and interpret and apply the law consistently, impartially, and independently to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitutions of California and of the United States.”

Qualifications

At Riverside Superior Court, we reward hard work and dedication!

We offer:

• Annual merit increases for satisfactory job performance
• A robust benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• A pension plan provided by the California Public Employer's Retirement System also known as CalPERS. You will contribute between 7% and 8% of your biweekly pay, depending on your membership status
• Optional deferred compensation programs
• Generous leave accruals
• Fourteen (14) paid holidays
• Bereavement leave
• Tuition discounts
• Qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) or Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification

Supplemental information

All applicants are required to submit a completed online application and supplemental questionnaire. To learn more about how to create an application, click HERE.

Résumés will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire.

Human Resources will review applications to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; therefore, it is to your benefit to include all current and previous related work experience. When listing Court experience, please include dates and classification of each position held, if more than one.

Selection Procedures:

All applications will be reviewed to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; those candidates deemed most qualified may be invited to an online or written assessment, if applicable. Candidates who take and successfully pass the assessment may be invited to an oral panel interview. Candidates who are successful in the interview may be placed on an eligible list. Placement on an eligible list is not a guarantee of employment.Additional steps for the selection process may include a comprehensive background check and drug test.

Status Notifications

You will be notified by email and/or text message during the process of this recruitment through governmentjobs.com. Please check your email spam/junk folders and accept emails ending with governmentjobs.com and riverside.courts.ca.gov. If your information changes, please update your profile at www.governmentjobs.com.

Reasonable Accommodations

Riverside Superior Court provides reasonable accommodations upon request for applicants with disabilities. Please contact the Human Resources Department at 951-777-3017 or Recruitment@riverside.courts.ca.gov if you feel you will need an accommodation for any aspect of the selection process. The Human Resources Department requests that it be advised of special needs at least five days prior to the examination so that a reasonable accommodation may be made.

Unit: LIUNA

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Court Services Supervisor

Amount of Travel Required: N/A

Work Schedule: M – F 8 hrs. per day

Positions Supervised: None

Pay Scale ID / Level: CSA/11