Bailiff- Marion Superior Family Division

About the role

The Bailiff provides assistance to the Judge and Court, assisting with conducting open court sessions and assists in the operation of the Court. This position is in the Court's Family Division. Case types in the Family Divison include: Divorce cases; Paternity cases; CHINS; Protective orders; Juvenile Delinquency; Adoptions; Termination of parental rights.

Responsibilities

• Affords assistance with conducting open Court sessions.
• Prepares pleadings and monitors court files for court sessions and/or the Judge's rulings.
• Updates files and the Court's case management systems, including Incite and Odyssey.
• Affords assistance to judicial officers and staff during court proceedings.
• Works within the automated queue system, processing information timely and efficiently.
• Answers court telephones and responds to questions from court representatives and the general public.
• Affords assistance with the effective management of the Court calendar through confirmation of hearings with attorneys.

Qualifications

• Assists with other duties and responsibilities as needed.
• Minimum of a high school diploma or HSE.
• Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree beneficial.
• Strong proven computer, communication and organizational skills required.
• Ability to effectively interact with diverse groups of individuals essential.

Benefits

• This is not a security position.
• Salary enhancements for bi-lingual skills in Spanish, Burmese or ASL, as well as educational enhancements for an Associate's or Bachelor's degree, are part of the compensation package.

Pay

All rates are bi-weekly. 2026 Rate Sheet - To view our rate sheet, please copy and paste this link into your web browser: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:67382b58-4d1a-4519-89d7-8453f91e19a1

Schedule

Office and courtroom setting

Life Insurance

• Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month): Basic: Employer Paid
• Optional Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month)

Perf Update

To view eligibility options, refer to Proposal 21-288 https://bit.ly/3exq8yR

Retirement

• Employees hired/rehired after 1/1/2022 have a choice to select the PERF Hybrid plan (3% + Pension) or the INPRS My Choice: Retirement Savings plan (3% + 1% Contribution).
• The Hybrid plan consists of two components: Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours. Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee's career and separate from the annuity savings account.
• Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member's age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.
• With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.