Sheriff Court Service Assistant



Job Details

Sheriff Court Service Assistant
Employer

County of Riverside

Salary

$20,084.90 - $25,452.96 Annually

Location

Riverside, CA

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

20-13810-01

Department

Sheriff's Department

Division

Sheriff Administration

Opening Date

08/13/2020

Closing Date

Continuous

Job Description

The COR's Sheriff Department is seeking a Court Services Assistant I. Under immediate supervision, performs specialized civil legal clerical support to Sheriff's Court Services by preparing, processing, and tracking legal documents for numerous civil legal actions; performs related duties as required. Sheriff's Court Services Assistant I serves as the entry level class in the Sheriff's Court Services Assistant series and is expected to progress to Sheriff's Court Services Assistant II after satisfactory job performance and meeting the minimum qualifications. Incumbents are responsible for learning legal terminology and to prepare, examine and process legal documents in support of Sheriff's Court Services, utilizing journey level clerical skills and limited application of specialized civil legal procedures and processes.

Examples of Essential Duties

* In a learning capacity processes legal documents and records through the Sheriff's Court Services process based on established procedure or special instructions in case files from the courts, judges, or attorneys; examines documents for conformance with established rules, standards and/or legal requirements.

* Provides the public, litigants, law enforcement officials and/or other employees procedural and case information which requires distinguishing among, and consideration of, sensitive, protected, and public information and requires understanding or interpretation/explanation of legal documents (e.g., subpoenas, evictions, earnings withholding orders), legal/court procedures or specific file notations regarding case/processing and status.

* Tracks documents for civil procedures such as evictions, bankruptcies, small claims, summons and complaints, civil and criminal subpoenas, restraining orders, and earnings withholding orders through the civil process for case file building by obtaining signatures, and attaching required addenda, ensuring validity and adherence to statutory time limits, answering questions and explaining civil code procedures to litigants and their attorneys.

* Based on court judgments: maintains records for levies on judgment debtor's/defendant's bank accounts; wages vehicles; processes accounts receivable, stock certificates, and real properties; prepares and/or processes public notices of sale, bids for sales, notices of attachments, notices of levy, release of levy, notices of modification and termination, notices of bankruptcy, claims of exemptions, opposition to claims, and third party claims to comply with court, litigant, or attorney instruction.

* Compares plaintiffs' and court's documentation to civil code for consistency before execution; disburses monies after prescribed periods; returns writs to court after appropriate documentation showing completion of instruction.

* Prepares correspondence and/or legal forms and documents in compliance with written procedural guidelines set forth by the department.

* Makes notations to case files and draws the attention of the attorney or litigant to case or procedural detail.

* Maintains case status information and contact with interested parties; notifies litigants and/or other involved parties of case disposition.

* Maintains reference materials, records systems, status logs and/or workload statistics; sorts and stores information based on alpha, numeric, content or other classification method; searches for and retrieves information stored in manual and/or automated systems; purges files in accordance with established procedure.

Qualifications

Experience: One year of clerical experience. Either of the following may be substituted for the clerical experience: Completion of 18 semester or 27 quarter units from a recognized college in secretarial sciences, office practices, business education or a closely-related field OR Completion of 360 hours of training from a recognized occupational training program in secretarial sciences, business education or a closely-related field.

Knowledge of: General office practices and procedures; clerical work methods and techniques.

Ability to: Learn to perform specialized clerical work in support of civil legal processes; learn and apply legal procedure specifics to assignment; evaluate unusual circumstances and resolve through the application of standard procedures; search for and retrieve information from manual and automated systems; prepare standard legal documents; research case status or legal procedure; prioritize own work; read and understand technical information; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships; understand and follow verbal and written directions; work under pressure and meet short deadlines; communicate effectively with people of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and temperaments; demonstrate tact and diplomacy; maintain accurate records and document actions taken; compare names and numbers accurately; maintain confidentiality of information.

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Please read and follow any special application instructions on this posting. Use the Apply link located on this page to submit your application. For instructions on the application process, examinations, Veteran's preference, pre-employment accommodation or other employment questions, please refer to our web site, www.rc-hr.com. A pre-employment physical examination and background check may be required.    

Medical/Dental Insurance: A flex benefit amount of $395.40 monthly. Voluntary vision plan available.

PEHMCA Amount: County contribution to Public Employees Medical and Hospital Care program (PEHMCA) in the amount of $25/month is available for retirees' health insurance through the County.

Retirement: Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS) equal to 8% of salary. Retirement formula is 3% @ 60. Retirement amount: The highest 12 month period earning level is used to determine the retirement benefit amount. All new employees pay retirement contributions for the first five years of continuous service.

Deferred Compensation: Two voluntary deferred compensation 457 plans available.

Vacation Accrual: 0-3 years, 80 hours; 4-9 years, 120 hours; 10 or more years, 160 hours.

Accrual limited to 3 times current rate.

Holidays: Normally 12 paid holidays per year, (any employee scheduled to work on a paid holiday will be paid his regular rate for time worked and is entitled to 8 hours of holiday pay or compensatory time off).

Sick Leave: 4 hours sick leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual. Upon retirement or death, unused sick leave is paid for at a rate of 50% the current salary value after 5 years (not to exceed 960 hours).

Bereavement Leave: 5 days (3 paid, 2 from leave balances).

Disability: STD County paid short-term disability (STD) of .9% of employee salary up to a maximum of $285.90 per year. Maximum amount received by employee on STD is 55% of hourly wage (7 day waiting period) with a maximum of $249.70 per week.

Unemployment: County paid unemployment insurance of .3% of base salary.

Mileage: mileage reimbursement of $0.36 per mile.

Callback: Minimum 1 hour callback (Does not apply to all classifications).

Shift Differential: 3:00 p.m.-11:00/11:30 p.m. @ $.60/hr, 11:00 p.m.-7:00/7:30 a.m. @ $1.20/hr. Selected classifications are 3:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. @ $.75/hr.; 11:00 p.m.-7:00a.m. @$1.30 /hr.

Standby Pay: 1 hour for every 8 hours on standby; selected classifications: $1.20/hr. (Does not apply to all classifications.)

Bilingual: Bilingual pay is available @ $.25/hour (at least 10% of time) or $.50/hour (50% of time or must translate before an officially convened court, appeals board, commission or hearing body.

Education Reimbursement: May be reimbursed for actual costs, subject to availability of funds.

Other: Double time pay for selected classifications for non-scheduled weekends.

Tools Reimbursement up to $2,500 for tools stolen from locked storage areas. Inconvenience Differential - $12/pay period for traveling crew in T.C. & L. Uniforms provided for selected classes. Public Safety Communications Officer II - $.50/hr. when assigned as a trainer/preceptor. Female prisoner search & meal assignments - $.25/hr.

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Are you at least 18 years old?
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When was the last time you used Ecstasy or GHB?
  • Never
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  • 1 - 3 years
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When was the last time you used PCP?
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When was the last time you used LSD?
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  • 3 - 7 years
  • 7 - 10 years
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Are you a current peace officer?
  • Yes
  • No
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Have you successfully completed probation as a peace officer and possess a valid California P.O.S.T certificate?
  • Yes
  • No

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Employer
County of Riverside
Address
County Admin. Center P.O. Box 1569
4080 Lemon St., 7th floor
Riverside, California, 92502-1569
Phone
(951) 955-3500

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