Assistant Clerk Senior

Lancaster County Courthouse

575 S 10th St

Lincoln, NE 68508

• 79% employer-paid health and prescription insurance
• Dental and vision insurance plans available to purchase
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, available to purchase
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support
• Flex Spending (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

• 156% state-matched of the first 4.8% contribution to retirement plan
• FREE $20,000 Life Insurance Policy
• Optional Life Insurance and AD&D available to purchase

• 13 paid holidays annually
• Paid vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately
• Military leave and Funeral/Bereavement leave

• Paid training to develop your skills
• Free continuing education credits to maintain professional certifications
• Access to specialized courses through Judicial Branch Education
• Opportunity for bilingual pay

This classification level is responsible for working under general supervision and providing a variety of specialized customer service, clerical and administrative support to multiple courts such as maintaining records, accounting/cashier and may be responsible for lead worker direction and assigning work providing to clerical staff.  Responsibilities may include: scheduling court hearings, data entry, processing and maintenance of records e.g. entering new case filings, updating case filings; performing cashiering duties such as processing payments (e.g. fines, fees), balancing daily deposits; preparing and  submitting routine documents and reports; performing receptionist duties of assisting public and staff by answering general questions regarding court operations for all court case types and procedures; and other clerical duties such as scanning, printing, copying documents.

May require performing bailiff duties for a jury trial, and being the liaison between the jurors and the judge from the beginning of the trial until the juror makes their decision.

1. Performs advanced office and administrative tasks in support of court operations; and serves as a lead to assigned clerical staff to include assigning and monitoring work and providing direction.

2. Schedules hearings with attorneys and other agencies; enters new case filings; prepares and records paperwork; prepares and distributes docket for court sessions; ensures completeness and accuracy of information and maintaining related records.

3. Preparing, reconciling and ensuring accuracy of specialized financial reports, invoices and budgets; processing payment (e.g. fines, fees, and balancing daily deposits).

4. Creating and preparing reports, spreadsheets and other documents using established templates or creating original documents.

5. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

• Customer service principles;

• Cashiering and ability to read bank statements;

• Knowledge of state and federal laws;

• Knowledge of judicial, jail, and court system;

• Filing and recordkeeping principles;

• Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment;

• Basic principles and practices in assigned area of responsibility;

• Computers and related software applications.

• Providing customer service;

• Prioritizing and assigning work to subordinate staff;

• Processing information utilizing established procedures;

• Using modern office equipment;

• Maintaining records and files;

• Preparing reports and forms;

• Assembling and organizing data and information;

• Using proper English, grammar, punctuation, and spelling;

• Using a computer and related software applications;

• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Positions in this class work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required, not to exceed 20 LBS