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Hiring Agency:

Supreme Court - Agency 5



Location:

Omaha Job Posting



Hiring Rate:

$18.540



Classification Salary Range:

$1.00 - $1,000.00



Job Posting:

JR2024-00005814 Assistant Clerk I -Criminal Traffic (Open)



Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):



Job Description:

$3,000 hiring bonus to join the Judicial Branch! (Bonus prorated proportionally for part-time positions) The Judicial Branch is a state-funded Branch of Government that offers benefits to include medical/dental/vision, $20,000 free basic life insurance, state-matched 156% retirement plan, 13 paid holidays, earned paid vacation and sick leave, tuition reimbursement and more.


The Douglas County Court in Omaha, NE is currently accepting applications for a full time Assistant Clerk I in our Criminal Traffic Division. In the absence of the Judicial Administrator, Division Manager, the Clerk of the Court, or the Assistant Clerk II, the Assistant Clerk I as designated, will assume the responsibility of the office including deputy authority. Other functions may include the performance of supervisory and clerical duties. Douglas County is the largest court in the state of Nebraska handling over 90,000 cases a year and this position plays a critical and intricate role in the operations of the court.


Work involves advanced knowledge and skills within the Criminal/Traffic Division of the court. In addition to working detailed reports, this position will be responsible for executing the training and mentoring plan of the court. This division handles over 60,000 cases a year and is an extremely fast paced environment. The Assistant Clerk I may perform records clerk, accounting clerk, or registrar duties, assign, supervise, and review the work of other employees, answer administrative inquiries, prepare reports, and compile statistics, assist with data entry functions, budget preparations, formulation of office policies and procedures, and may be assigned other duties as required. (The position may not be assigned all the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all the duties that may be assigned.)


HIRING RATE (during probationary period): $38,563.57 Annually


MINIMUM PERMANENT RATE (after probationary period): $39,527.71 Annually


CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled


Apply as soon as possible; applications will close when the position is filled.


The Judicial Branch values our employees as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We recruit, hire, train and promote in all job qualifications at all levels without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or genetics. The Judicial Branch adheres to Veterans Preference Laws.



MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from high school or equivalent PLUS at least three years' experience working in a court system or other business environment. OR an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.



PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Supervisory experience. The ability to speak Spanish is desired but not required.



OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Successful completion of "on-the-job training" in the use of JUSTICE (the statewide court computer system) within six months will be required.



KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Experience and familiarity in the court, to include judicial processes and operations of court, especially in a larger court setting. Requirements include knowledge of laws, procedures, policies and operations of the court; typing skills and computer data entry knowledge; ability to follow oral and written instructions; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with personnel at all levels; ability to implement decisions effectively ability to communicate both orally and in writing; abilities to plan, organize, assign and supervise the work of others; Proficiency in the use of JUSTICE and DOCKET.



External Candidates -Please visithttps://statejobs.nebraska.govto complete a State application.



Internal Candidates -apply viaJobs Hub through Workday, here: https://www.myworkday.com/son/d/task/2998$42366.htmld#backheader=true






Benefits



We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.


Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! For more information on benefits currently offered to permanent teammates, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits



Equal Opportunity Statement



The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.



Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page.