Court Reporter

Typical Duties

• Coordinates and schedules specialized departmental functions, meetings, and travel
• Serves as lead staff
• Provides training to assigned staff
• Affords assistance with special projects as assigned
• Prepares and maintains statistical and administrative reports
• Gathers and prepares information for budgetary purposes
• Creates, processes, and distributes confidential and sensitive documents and correspondence
• Captures and preserves departmental records pertaining to the department
• Communicates and acts as liaison with other departments, agencies, and the public
• Attends Board of Supervisor meetings to accurately record actions and direction given to staff
• Composes and types correspondence, agendas, minutes, reports, and other documents
• May research pricing and vendors and prepare requisitions for needed goods and services
• May receive and account for money

Essential Functions

• Sitting at desk
• Working with and around others
• Working with interruptions
• Repetitive motion (hand/wrist, elbow/shoulder) for computer work
• Vision acuity (near) for computer work
• Hearing and speech for ordinary conversation
• Touch/finger dexterity for computer work

Minimum Qualifications

• Five years of progressively responsible administrative or clerical experience
• Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position

Preferences

• Proficiency working with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint software programs
• Experience with Liberty Digital Recording Software and audio/visual equipment preferred
• Experience taking and creating minutes, knowledge of open meeting laws, and knowledge of government process preferred
• Excellent grammar and writing skills, cataloguing and filing, tracking documents, and experience with verbal and written confidential information
• Able to work under weekly deadline pressure, has accurate written and verbal communication skills, has the ability to summarize key points from meeting conversation involving multiple participants, and is detail oriented and sensitive to a political environment and confidential information

Employee Benefits

• Vacation/Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• 10 Holidays Per Year
• Health Care Insurance
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Group Life Insurance
• Pre-Tax Deduction Plan
• Sick Leave Conversion Plan
• Personal Day Purchase Program
• Vacation Sell Back Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Wellness Program
• Long-Term Disability
• AZ State Retirement System
• Employee Assistance Program
• On-going Training Opportunities
• Free bus transportation/EcoPass bus pass

Elective Coverage

• Dependent Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Supplemental Life (for employees & dependents)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Tax-deferred investment program
• Accidental and Disability Insurance
• Short Term Disability

Required Questions

• Do you have at least one year experience with MS Word?
• Do you have at least one year experience with MS Excel?
• Do you have at least one year experience with Powerpoint?
• Do you have experience taking and creating minutes?
• Do you have experience with electronic agenda management?
• Do you have previous public sector experience?
• Do you have experience working with information of a confidential or sensitive nature?
• Do you have work experience supporting elected or top management officials?
• Do you have professional experience working with information of a confidential or sensitive nature?