Juvenile Deputy Clerk

Fairfield County Ohio • Lancaster 43130, OH

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About The Position

Advanced-level Clerk duties for the Juvenile Deputy Clerk include Juvenile case management, conducting legal and factual research, full maintenance of case records (physical and electronic), and working closely with and regularly communicating with the public, community partners, and key stakeholders. The Juvenile Deputy Clerk will be thoroughly committed to building community capacity for juvenile justice reform and prioritizing family and community-driven reform. The Juvenile Deputy Clerk will possess the ability to connect with and provide empathetic, nonjudgmental, and culturally and linguistically competent support to families, and an understanding of the juvenile justice system and its processes, as well as other systems including education, mental health, and child welfare. The role requires the ability to maintain professionalism while interfacing with system employees, court staff, and community stakeholders, and experience providing peer coaching and support to families. The position demands the ability to maintain the confidentiality, dignity, and respect for all families navigating the juvenile justice system, display reasonable and sound judgment, and a willingness to promote positive youth development, resiliency, other Court-endorsed models, and race equity throughout Court programs. The role involves making sound, well-informed, and objective decisions promptly, taking action consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences, applying rational and creative processes to identify unknown root causes of problems, deciding the best course of action, implementing the solution, and evaluating the outcome, and calculating and evaluating the long-term consequences of a decision.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Paralegal certification or willingness to obtain.
• Strong Administrative writing skills
• Reporting skills
• Scheduling
• Organization
• Time management
• Presentation skills
• Equipment maintenance
• Travel logistics
• Verbal communication
• Good memory power.
• Works well as a member of a team
• Possess a high patience level
• Capable of working extra hours when needed.
• Proficiency with MS Suite
• Proficiency with Adobe
• Proficiency with Henschen
• Proficiency with Case Management Systems.
• Ability to maintain professionalism while interfacing with both system employees court staff and community stakeholders
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality, dignity, and respect for all families navigating the juvenile justice system
• Display reasonable and sound judgment including in times of crisis
• Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions promptly.
• Takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Applies both rational and creative processes to identify unknown root causes of problems.
• Based on the situation, decides the best course of action, implements the solution, and evaluates the outcome.
• Calculates and evaluates the long-term consequences of a decision.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing peer coaching and support to families either in a formal paid capacity, or informally as volunteers
• Willingness to promote positive youth development model, resiliency, other Court-endorsed models, and race equity throughout Court programs

Responsibilities

• Prepare written reports and other correspondence.
• Maintain all court filings and case records--physical and electronic.
• Follow up with all required case activities pre/post hearing.
• Process motions and complaints.
• Serve parties for hearings.
• Schedule hearings with legal counsel.
• Conduct legal and factual research.
• Cross-check and validate information.
• Organize and analyze information.
• Complete data entry into case management system with attention to detail.
• Manage the Court docket.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and handle stressful situations.
• Greet the public professionally in person, via phone, and email.
• Respond to requests for information in a timely manner.
• Receive and apply payments of fines, costs, and restitution.
• Disburse funds.
• Serve as Bailiff, when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level