TARGET CLOSE DATE:
05/16/2025
PAY GRADE:
Grade 13
TYPE:
Full time
JOB SUMMARY:
Court Clerks are responsible for receiving, processing, maintaining, and safeguarding legal and financial records and monies for a municipal or county court to ensure all cases can be processed in an effective and efficient manner. Employees in this job class record judicial activities, complete court and legal documents, file and maintain documents, and conduct research. Work includes verifying completeness of legal documents where accuracy and timeliness are of critical importance. Work is performed in an office or courtroom setting.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
Agencies provide competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more.
Applications for this position will be considered for the following Merit System employing agencies. The pay range for this job varies depending upon the Merit System employing agency.
Bessemer $14.80 - $22.96
Birmingham $15.27 - $23.68
Homewood $17.05 - $26.45
Jefferson County $16.63 - $25.80
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:
* No minimum qualifications are required.
TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:
* Provides service to internal and/or external customers.
* Communicates and collaborates with various parties and organizations (e.g., department heads, employees, citizens, board and council members, vendors, etc.) by responding to inquiries, tracking internal and external communications, and drafting correspondence to disseminate and receive information related to department/organization activity.
* Balances cash drawer (e.g., by counting and totaling cash, checks, and credit card payments as well as comparing the total to printouts/reports) and submits cash drawer totals and receipt printouts to the appropriate department in order to prevent shortages due to inaccurate cash handling or theft.
* Furnishes certified copies of documents (e.g., legal record, public record) as requested to interested parties.
* Receives, verifies, and records receipt of legal documents physically and/or electronically (e.g., adoptions, legitimations, wills, condemnations of land, marriages, estates of minors, deceased, protected, and incapacitated persons, name changes, partnerships, mergers, maps) for compliance with court rules and laws.
* Edits data for accuracy and completeness.
* Reviews maps for accuracy, legibility, and quality.
* Attends conferences, seminars, certification courses, and workshops (including in-house training) regarding job-related issues or topics to maintain current industry-specific knowledge, board specialty certifications, and/or obtain current continuing education units (CEUs) to maintain industry compliance.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting. Job may require working in an office environment. Work involves use of standard office equipment (e.g., computer, phone, copier). Job may require working on a computer, exposed to glare and/or PC light. Job may require working with angry/irate customers or citizens. Job may require working with/providing services to an indigent population.
EEO STATEMENT:
The Personnel Board of Jefferson Countyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Each Merit System member city/agencyoperate its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.
ACCOMMODATION:
To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at accommodationrequest@pbjcal.org or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.
NOTE:
This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.
DISCLAIMER:
This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.
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