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Deputy District Court Clerk - District Clerk's Office - 2 positions available

Fort Bend County · Richmond, TX · 1 mo ago
Legal$16.34–$20.43/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description of role, responsibilities, requirements, benefits, pay, schedule? Let's parse. Content: - Intro: "Current Fort Bend County Employees (excluding election workers): Please click here to apply through the internal Workday Jobs Hub. If you cannot access the Jobs Hub, please contact Human Resources." This is application instruction, should be removed. - Then: "Fort Bend County is ranked as one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. We have capitalized on not only the creed of our location, but on the "quality of life" for our families to call home. Our employees are the key to our success and the heartbeat of our foundation. The diversity and inclusivity of our community is our strength and at the forefront of a workplace environment welcoming to all. Live Here! Work Here!" This is about the organization, could be "About the role"? Actually it's about the county. Could be placed under "About the role" or maybe "About the organization". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put that descriptive paragraph under "About the role". It's not exactly role but okay. - Then: "Examines, verifies and inputs data into various court computer systems to update information regarding pending, disposed,microfilmed, criminal, civil, and family cases, using detailed data entry codes. Researches and analyzes historical data.Verifies, processes and distributes documents to appropriate locations, prints and provides case index, ensure files are complete and in proper order at all times. Uses various computer checkout systems and a warehouse inventory index to ensure exact location of files and reproduces or retrieves files upon request. Verifies, analyzes and indexes mass filings of attorney general documents. Answers incoming telephone calls and assists and responds to public, attorney or County inquiries or directs to appropriate person. Calculates and collects costs of court and monetary transactions associated with criminal cases according to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Research monetary transactions and calculate percentages reimbursed by State agencies to determine fees owed in a civil law suit involving multiple case parties. Issues Bill of Cost to collect outstanding fees and to outline complex costs awarded per court judgment. Issues and tracks summons, subpoenas, citations, warrants, writs, restraining orders, protective orders, notices and other documents as prescribed by law and at the direction of the requesting party, and as ordered by the District Court and Court of Appeals; responds to questions from public regarding these documents. Supports and assists department staff as needed. Participates in activities and duties related to emergency management during a local state of disaster as directed by appropriate county managers." These are duties/responsibilities. So we can put under

Responsibilities

with a
  • each bullet? The text is sentences separated by periods. We can split into list items. We'll need to preserve all substantive info. We'll create list items for each sentence. - Then: "Minimum Job Requirements High School Diploma/GED.Minimum of one year of general business experience. Good computer and data entry skills.Knowledge of MS Office Suite preferred.Math and typing skills (minimum 40 WPM).Good verbal and written communication and comprehension skills. Good interpersonal skills and ability to deal effectively with the public, other County employees, elected officials and co-workers. Self-starter skills with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines; adapt and cope with fast-paced office. Ability to learn established office routines and policies from written instructions, inclusive of financial and mathematical tasks. Must be flexible with regard to work assignments and location. Valid Driver's License and proof of liability insurance may be required. Overtime may be required, including weekends. Must make frequent court attendance and have no visible tattoos." These are requirements/qualifications. Could be under Requirements or Qualifications. We'll put under

    Requirements

    as list. - Then: "STARTING SALARY RANGE: $16.34 - $20.43 hourly based on qualifications". That's pay. So we need a Pay section. - Then: "CLOSING DATE: Upon filling 2 positions". That's metadata, could be short paragraph, not a heading. - Then: "All full-time and part-time employees are members of the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS). Full-time employees also enjoy a wide-range of great benefits." This is benefits. So we need Benefits section. - Then EEO boilerplate etc should be removed. Thus sections: About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (list), Pay (maybe a paragraph), Benefits (list? Actually just a sentence). Could also include Schedule? Not mentioned except overtime may be required, including weekends. That's schedule info. Could be under Schedule heading. The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content. Overtime may be required, including weekends is schedule info. So we can create Schedule section with that sentence. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Pay, Benefits, Schedule. We need to use

    for each heading. Use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For Pay and Schedule we can use

      . We must not repeat job title as heading (not present). No Job ID. We must preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each sentence. Let's extract sentences. About the role paragraph: "Fort Bend County is ranked as one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. We have capitalized on not only the creed of our location, but on the "quality of life" for our families to call home. Our employees are the key to our success and the heartbeat of our foundation. The diversity and inclusivity of our community is our strength and at the forefront of a workplace environment welcoming to all. Live Here! Work Here!" We'll keep as

      . Responsibilities: Let's split sentences. 1. Examines, verifies and inputs data into various court computer systems to update information regarding pending, disposed,microfilmed, criminal, civil, and family cases, using detailed data entry codes. 2. Researches and analyzes historical data. 3. Verifies, processes and distributes documents to appropriate locations, prints and provides case index, ensure files are complete and in proper order at all times. 4. Uses various computer checkout systems and a warehouse inventory index to ensure exact location of files and reproduces or retrieves files upon request. 5. Verifies, analyzes and indexes mass filings of attorney general documents. 6. Answers incoming telephone calls and assists and responds to public, attorney or County inquiries or directs to appropriate person. 7. Calculates and collects costs of court and monetary transactions associated with criminal cases according to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. 8. Research monetary transactions and calculate percentages reimbursed by State agencies to determine fees owed in a civil law suit involving multiple case parties. 9. Issues Bill of Cost to collect outstanding fees and to outline complex costs awarded per court judgment. 10. Issues and tracks summons, subpoenas, citations, warrants, writs, restraining orders, protective orders, notices and other documents as prescribed by law and at the direction of the requesting party, and as ordered by the District Court and Court of Appeals; responds to questions from public regarding these documents. 11. Supports and assists department staff as needed. 12. Participates in activities and duties related to emergency management during a local state of disaster as directed by appropriate county managers. Note: Some sentences have missing punctuation; we keep as is. Requirements: list items. 1. High School Diploma/GED. 2. Minimum of one year of general business experience. 3. Good computer and data entry skills. 4. Knowledge of MS Office Suite preferred. 5. Math and typing skills (minimum 40 WPM). 6. Good verbal and written communication and comprehension skills. 7. Good interpersonal skills and ability to deal effectively with the public, other County employees, elected officials and co-workers. 8. Self-starter skills with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines; adapt and cope with fast-paced office. 9. Ability to learn established office routines and policies from written instructions, inclusive of financial and mathematical tasks. 10. Must be flexible with regard to work assignments and location. 11. Valid Driver's License and proof of liability insurance may be required. 12. Overtime may be required, including weekends. 13. Must make frequent court attendance and have no visible tattoos. Note: Overtime may be required, including weekends also appears in schedule; but we already have it in requirements. However schedule section may duplicate. The instruction: do not repeat content? It didn't forbid duplication but we should preserve all info. Could keep in both sections? Might be redundant but okay. However we might move overtime to Schedule section and keep it there only. But requirements also includes overtime as a requirement; it's both a requirement and schedule info. To avoid duplication, we could keep it in Requirements and not repeat in Schedule. But schedule section should have schedule-specific info like "Overtime may be required, including weekends." If we keep it only in Requirements, schedule section would be empty or just generic? Better to keep it in Schedule and also keep in Requirements? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is not prohibited but could be considered redundant. I'd keep it in both places to preserve info. However schedule section would then have that sentence; requirements also have it. That's fine. But we also have "Must make frequent court attendance and have no visible tattoos." That's a requirement. Pay:

      STARTING SALARY RANGE: $16.34 - $20.43 hourly based on qualifications

      Benefits:

      All full-time and part-time employees are members of the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS). Full-time employees also enjoy a wide-range of great benefits.

      Could be list but it's two sentences; we can keep as

      . Schedule:

      Overtime may be required, including weekends.

      Also maybe mention "Must make frequent court attendance" but that's more requirement. We'll keep schedule as overtime. Now ensure we don't include boilerplate: EEO, etc removed. Now produce HTML fragment:

      About the role

      Fort Bend County is ranked as one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. We have capitalized on not only the creed of our location, but on the "quality of life" for our families to call home. Our employees are the key to our success and the heartbeat of our foundation. The diversity and inclusivity of our community is our strength and at the forefront of a workplace environment welcoming to all. Live Here! Work Here!

      Responsibilities

      • Examines, verifies and inputs data into various court computer systems to update information regarding pending, disposed,microfilmed, criminal, civil, and family cases, using detailed data entry codes.
      • Researches and analyzes historical data.
      • Verifies, processes and distributes documents to appropriate locations, prints and provides case index, ensure files are complete and in proper order at all times.
      • Uses various computer checkout systems and a warehouse inventory index to ensure exact location of files and reproduces or retrieves files upon request.
      • Verifies, analyzes and indexes mass filings of attorney general documents.
      • Answers incoming telephone calls and assists and responds to public, attorney or County inquiries or directs to appropriate person.
      • Calculates and collects costs of court and monetary transactions associated with criminal cases according to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
      • Research monetary transactions and calculate percentages reimbursed by State agencies to determine fees owed in a civil law suit involving multiple case parties.
      • Issues Bill of Cost to collect outstanding fees and to outline complex costs awarded per court judgment.
      • Issues and tracks summons, subpoenas, citations, warrants, writs, restraining orders, protective orders, notices and other documents as prescribed by law and at the direction of the requesting party

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