0000003614.ASSISTANT MANAGER II.DISTRICT CLERK CRIMINAL SECTION

About the role

Assists in managing the daily administration and operations of several areas of responsibility by planning, assigning, and supervising the work of others. Establishes goals and objectives, develops schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals, and coordinates and evaluates program activities.

Management scope: manages supervisory and exempt/non-exempt staff.

Responsibilities

• Assists management by planning, organizing, delegating, and overseeing the daily operations of several areas of responsibility to ensure compliance with applicable laws, policies, and procedures.
• Oversees the court/department to ensure adequate staffing coverage, productivity standards are met, and operations are effective; provides feedback to staff; collects data for performance measures; and generates activity and programmatic reports.
• Researches and maintains comprehensive knowledge and understanding of applicable laws, policies, and procedures to effectively communicate with staff, elected officials, judges, attorneys, and other professionals to resolve problems, answer questions, provide assistance, and modify policies/procedures.
• Hires and trains supervisory and support staff, evaluates performance, and initiates disciplinary actions.
• Prepares scheduling, productivity, and workload statistical reports for employees.
• Develops and implements goals, objectives, performance measures, and techniques to evaluate programmatic activities.
• May represent the department in oral presentations, hearings, trials, and legislative meetings, interacting with the judiciary, law enforcement, and other agencies to communicate ideas and solve problems.
• May coordinate community service programs and/or activities.
• Assists in budget preparation and maintains related data and reports.

Requirements

• Education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, or a job-related field of study.
• Two (2) years of work-related experience in a legal, business, or governmental field.

Skills

• Knowledgeable of standard software applications.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments, and the general public.
• Thorough knowledge of local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations relevant to the area of responsibility.
• General knowledge of court procedures preferred.

Physical/Environmental Requirements

• Standard office environment.
• May be required to stand, walk, and sit for prolonged periods.