Deputy Clerk - Petersburg JDR

Title: Deputy Clerk

• Petersburg JDR

State Role Title: Deputy Clerk

Hiring Range: Negotiable to $39,247

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Supreme Court

Location: 11th Dist. CSU Petersburg

Agency Website: www.vacourts.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public

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Job Duties

Job Summary -

The Deputy Clerk (Grade 8) provides you the opportunity to gain extensive knowledge of the day-to-day operations of the Virginia judicial process. You must be committed to providing excellent customer service and enjoy working in a fast-paced medium volume office with deadlines in a results-oriented team-work environment.

This position offers a competitive benefits package, which includes vacation and sick leave, 12 paid holidays, health insurance, retirement, life insurance, deferred compensation and short-term and long-term disability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Deputy Clerk will perform a wide range of clerical duties in processing court cases. Specific duties may include, but are not limited to, preparing detailed court documents in accordance with established guidelines, automated case management system data entry, scanning documents, scheduling matters for court, process and file correspondence and court forms, daily docket preparation and provide in-court support on a rotation with other deputy clerks.

Additional responsibilities include answering phones, assisting customers at the counter, accessing fines and costs, receipting financial transactions and conduct cash reconciliation. Must be able to multi-task, meet strict deadlines and assume additional responsibilities as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent required. Most competitive applicants will have considerable court, business, or office related experience.

Applicants must be well organized, detailed oriented, highly accurate, and have good verbal and written communication skills. Experience in handling money is a must. Able to type at least 50 WPM.

Provide excellent customer service with responding and effectively interacting with the public and external organizations or agencies with tact, courtesy and patience. Promote positive work environment and able to follow and explain procedures in a clear and easy to understand manner. Possess the ability to manage competing priorities.

Advance knowledge of office automation systems and computer software required. Discretion and integrity are a must in working with highly sensitive and confidential matters.

Additional Considerations

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: lifting, bending to retrieve files going up and down stairs.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Valkyrie Moriconi

Phone: No Calls

Email: humanresources@vacourts.gov

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.