COURT CLERK I

City of Farmington•Farmington, NM

9d•$16 - $16•Onsite

About The Position

This is an at-will position which serves at the pleasure of the COURT. The Court Clerk I performs numerous clerical functions such as preparing and retrieving files, updating information, and performing routine cashiering duties for the Municipal Court. This role involves significant public interaction, providing customer service by greeting the public, answering questions, directing inquiries, and assisting the public with court-related matters. Responsibilities include receiving and recording payments for fines, cash bonds, and other fees, including traffic citations. The clerk is responsible for balancing daily receipts, preparing and maintaining court-related documents, and performing data entry for citations, fines, and cases. Additionally, the position assists with community service functions for individuals unable to pay fines, updates files, and cross-trains in other court areas as assigned. Non-essential duties may include acting as an interpreter or serving on employee committees.

Requirements

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.
Previous office experience required.
Ability to type 45 WPM, or at a rate sufficient to perform duties of the job and enter data accurately.
Ability to perform arithmetic functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and ability to maintain accuracy in these functions in order to balance receipts and make change.
Ability to learn judicial language and procedures.
Ability to learn legal language and legal procedures to municipal court functions.
Comprehensive knowledge of alphabetical and numeric filing systems.
Knowledge of records management filing systems.
Ability to maintain accurate records.
Strong customer service skills and ability to handle irate customers.
Knowledge of police department procedures in order to answer inquires and follow through with work assignments.
Skill in the operation of the listed tools equipment.
Ability to effectively communicate on a one-to-one basis with the public.
Ability to maintain cooperative and effective working relations with employees, other departments, officials and the public.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of legal and court proceedings highly desirable.
Ability to understand, speak and translate in the Spanish language to assist customers is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Performs numerous clerical functions such as preparing files, retrieving files, updating information, etc.
Performs routine cashiering duties for the Municipal Court.
Provides customer service functions such as greeting the public, answering questions, directing inquiries and generally assisting the public with court related matters.
Receives and records cash, and check payments to include fine payments, cash bonds and all other fees.
Receives payments for traffic citations from public and through the mail.
Balances daily receipts with computer generated print out.
Prepares and maintains files and filings of all municipal court related papers, dockets, case files, and case related correspondence.
Performs data entry functions regarding citations, fines, and court cases.
Assists with community service related functions for individuals who are unable to pay fines or citations.
Updates files, computer and paper files.
Cross-trains in other court areas as assigned.
Performs all other duties as assigned by the Court Administrator.
May be required to act as an interpreter, as necessary.
May serve on a variety of employee committees.