Salary

$16.22 - $23.52 Hourly

Location 

Allen, TX

Job Type

Full Time

Department

FINANCE-MUNICIPAL COURT

Division

MUNICIPAL COURTS

Opening Date

09/23/2024

Closing Date

10/4/2024 5:00 PM Central

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Description

HIRING RANGE:  $1,297.67 - $1,589.70 Biweekly
FULL SALARY RANGE:   $1,297.67  - $1,881.74 Biweekly

The City:
With over 100,000 residents, the City of Allen is a dynamic and welcoming community. The City of Allen's strong economy, diverse population, great educational institutions, and quality of life make it the ideal place to work, live, and play. The City of Allen has something to offer for everyone.
 
The City's Mission is "To achieve excellence in managing development of the community and in providing city services so that conditions of living and public confidence are continually enhanced".
 
Our employees serve the citizens of Allen with the following values:

• People First – Giving priority to others
• Respect – Treating others with courtesy and dignity
• Integrity – Serving with honesty, trust, and hard work
• Deliver – Following through on commitments while exceeding expectations
• Excel – Creating an innovative and improving work environment

This position facilitates the continuing daily operation of the City's Municipal Court. The employee is required to maintain specialized knowledge of intricate court operations and Texas statutes addressing or affecting offenses within the Municipal Court's jurisdiction while possessing strong organizational and basic accounting skills. This position does not provide direction to other employees.
 

Essential Functions

This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The following examples do not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent.

• Provides customer service by answering incoming phone calls, responding to questions, providing requested information and documents, processing citations, assisting the public at the customer service windows, setting court dates, assisting with deferred disposition and driving safety course options, assisting with compliance options, and receiving payment of fines, fees and costs.
• Provides administrative services by accurately filing citations and other court documents within the court's established filing system; by maintaining daily operational statistics for data and trending reports; maintaining and balancing a cash drawer daily; and assisting the Municipal Court Administrator, other Deputy Court Clerks, the Municipal Court Judge, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcement Officers, as needed.
• Provides data entry services by entering citation information into the court's case management software system and maintaining the constantly changing status and actions of court cases in the system.
• Prepares sworn complaints against individuals for Class C misdemeanor offenses. Prepares court notices, summons, and subpoenas for service.  Prepares other related documents for trial and/or collection of fines, fees, and costs.
• Corresponds with attorneys and other court-related departments and divisions in the course of carrying out duties and assignments by mail, email, fax, and phone.
• Receives incoming correspondence and requests, requiring acute decision-making skills to determine the appropriate court operation/action to perform or apply to assist in moving court cases accurately through the Municipal Court process.

Job Requirements

Education & Experience
 Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• High School diploma or equivalent plus one (1) year of relevant work experience. Preference may be given to those applicants who are bilingual. (Spanish)

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Overall Physicals Strength Demands
Light - Exerting up to 20 lbs. occasionally, 10 lbs. frequently, or negligible amounts constantly OR requires walking or standing significantly.

Supplemental Information

Reading 

Intermediate - Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

Math 
Basic - Ability to perform the four basic arithmetic operations. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in elementary school up to high school. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

Writing 
Basic - Ability to write simple sentences containing subject, verb, and object, and/or series of numbers, names, and addresses. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in elementary school up to high school. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

Managerial 
Receives directions: The employee normally performs the duty assignment after receiving general instructions as to methods, procedures, and desired end results with some discretion when making selections among a few, easily identifiable choices. Assignment is reviewed upon completion.

Supervisory / Organizational Control 
No responsibility for the direction or supervision of others.

Complexity 
Work involves choices of action within limits set by standard practices and procedures. Professional judgment is required to apply the proper course of action.

Interpersonal / Human Relations Skills 
Discussion Frequent: From 21% to 50% of work time.

AgencyCity of Allen

AddressCity Hall
305 Century Parkway
Allen, Texas, 75013

Phone214-509-4676

Websitehttp://www.cityofallen.org