Sessions Clerk I - Middlesex Probate & Family Court

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for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Official Title: Sessions Clerk - Middlesex Probate & Family Court - Pay Grade: Grade 16S - Salary Range: Entry Level Pay $69,397.90 to Pay Range Maximum $102,281.40 - Starting Pay: $69,397.90 - Salary Notes: Union position, must start at entry level per CBA, pay may advance within band. - Notes: This position will require coverage in Lowell and Woburn as needed. This position is designated as a union position and is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with O.P.E.I.U., Local 6. - Departmental Mission Statement (text) - Position Summary: (description) - Supervision Received: Works under direction of Department Head or designee. - Essential Functions And Responsibilities (list of duties) - Job Competencies (list of competencies) - Minimum Requirements Education and Experience: High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalency, Five (5) years of related work experience, Equivalent combinations considered. - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of: list; Skill In: list; Ability To: list. - Supervisory Responsibility: This position may serve as a supervisor to others. - Working Conditions: Work is frequently performed in office or similar indoor environments. - Physical Demands: Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. We need to map to sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what content goes where. - About the role: Could include Position Summary, Departmental Mission Statement, Supervision Received, maybe Position Summary and mission. - Responsibilities: Essential Functions And Responsibilities (list). Also maybe some of the duties like preparing for hearings, managing sessions, etc. - Requirements: Minimum Requirements Education and Experience (HS diploma, 5 years experience). Also maybe Supervisory Responsibility? But that's more about role. - Qualifications: Could be Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (knowledge, skills, abilities). Or we could separate Skills and Qualifications. - Skills: Could be the Skill In list. - Benefits: Not mentioned explicitly. There's union position, collective bargaining, maybe benefits not described. No explicit benefits. So we should not create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It does not list benefits like health insurance, retirement, etc. So omit Benefits. - Pay: Salary range, starting pay, pay grade, union notes. So include Pay section. - Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly (no schedule like full-time, part-time, shift). There's note about coverage in Lowell and Woburn as needed, but that's location, not schedule. No explicit schedule. So omit Schedule. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Pay. We need to use

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  for prose. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not omit any substantive info. We need to include all details: Position Summary, Departmental Mission Statement, Supervision Received, Essential Functions And Responsibilities (list), Job Competencies (list), Minimum Requirements Education and Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (breakdown into knowledge, skill, ability), Supervisory Responsibility, Working Conditions, Physical Demands, Pay details, Notes about coverage and union. We need to decide where each piece goes. About the role: Could contain Position Summary, Departmental Mission Statement, Supervision Received, Notes about coverage and union? Possibly. Responsibilities: Essential Functions And Responsibilities (list). Also maybe some of the duties like administering oaths, etc. Already in list. Requirements: Minimum Requirements Education and Experience (HS diploma, 5 years experience). Also maybe Supervisory Responsibility? But that's not a requirement; it's a potential duty. Could go under Responsibilities or Qualifications. I'd put Supervisory Responsibility under Responsibilities as a bullet. Qualifications: Could be Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (knowledge, skill, ability). But we also have Skills section separate. The instruction says we have sections for Skills and Qualifications. We need to decide what goes where. We could treat Qualifications as the Knowledge and Ability sections, and Skills as the Skill In list. Or we could combine knowledge and skills under Qualifications and have Skills separate for skill list. Let's read: The instruction list includes Skills as a possible heading. So we should use Skills for skill-related content. Qualifications could be for knowledge and abilities (or education/experience). But we already have Requirements for education/experience. So Qualifications could be for knowledge, skills, abilities beyond the basic requirements. However we have a separate Skills heading. To avoid duplication, we could put Knowledge and Abilities under Qualifications, and Skill In under Skills. Thus: - Requirements: Education and Experience (HS diploma, 5 years experience, equivalent combos). - Qualifications: Knowledge of: list; Ability To: list. - Skills: Skill In: list. - Job Competencies: Could be considered part of Qualifications or separate? The instruction didn't list Competencies as a heading; we have to use only the given headings. So we need to map Competencies into one of the allowed sections. Could be under Qualifications or Skills. Since they are about ethics, mission driven, professional development, customer service, applied knowledge, problem solving, commitment to diversity, collaboration. These are more like competencies/behaviors. Could fit under Qualifications (as they are qualifications). Or we could create a separate section but not allowed. So we need to incorporate them into either Qualifications or Skills. Probably Qualifications. Thus Qualifications will include Knowledge, Ability, and Competencies. Skills will include Skill In list. Now we need to ensure we preserve all substantive info: The list of competencies (Ethics and Values, Mission Driven, Professional Development, Customer Service, Applied Knowledge, Problem Solving, Commitment to Diversity, Collaboration). We'll include them as bullet list under Qualifications. Now we need to include Working Conditions and Physical Demands. Where to put? Could be under About the role or Responsibilities? They are not duties but work environment. Could be under About the role as prose. Or we could create a separate section but not allowed. So we can add a paragraph under About the role after mission statement. Also Supervision Received: Works under direction of Department Head or designee. Could be under About the role. Notes about coverage in Lowell and Woburn as needed, union position, collective bargaining. Could be under About the role or Pay? Probably About the role. Now Pay section: include Pay Grade, Salary Range, Starting Pay, Salary Notes (union, entry level, CBA). Also maybe note about pay may advance within band. Now we need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Already not. We must not include boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Not present. Now produce HTML. Structure:

  About the role

  Position Summary: ...

  Departmental Mission Statement: ...

  Supervision Received: Works under the direction of a Department Head or designee.

  Notes: This position will require coverage in Lowell and Woburn as needed. This position is designated as a union position and is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with O.P.E.I.U., Local 6.

  Working Conditions: Work is frequently performed in office or similar indoor environments.

  Physical Demands: Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects.

  Then Responsibilities:

  Responsibilities

  • Prepares for and facilitates court hearings.
  • Manages the court session for assigned judge.
  • Receives, marks, and maintains all exhibits, pleadings, and other court documents offered at any court proceeding.
  • Works with the Judge and parties, attorneys or pro se, other agencies, in scheduling all matters before the Court.
  • Organizes and reviews all files chronologically.
  • Reviews the electronic docket for compliance with the physical file ahead of hearing.
  • Acts as an point of contact between attorneys, the public, other agencies, and the Court.
  • Assists the public, litigants, and attorneys concerning court schedules or court functions, rules, or practices;
  • Administers oaths and bail warnings;
  • Accurately records all event results and dispositions in MassCourts and manages next events, including but not limited to mittimus, habeas corpus, summonses, publications, and warrants.
  • Researches information requested by the Judge.
  • Pull and prepare case lists and files for next day’s session.
  • Reviews documents for compliance with law and judicial approval.
  • Schedules appointments, enters data and requests, and refers and transfers cases.
  • Acts as the interpreter liaison for the assigned court and requests interpreters through the OLA interface or Mass Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing;
  • Manages and responds to telephone and email inquiries from the public, attorneys, and other agencies on current/future hearings, court procedures, and clarification on orders.
  • Conferences with judge, AJCM, Clerk, Register, and Probation Staff on administrative issues, pleadings, maintenance of records and documents, including preparing and drafting orders and judgments.
  • Performs independent administrative review of pleadings, as necessary.
  • Ensures compliance with court orders regarding submission of documents after the hearing.
  • Coordinates with the Security Department/Court Officers concerning security issues, detainees, restrain and harassment orders, and facilitates the restricting of access to the courtroom for confidential proceedings.
  • Participates in training of other staff.
  • May be required to travel to different courts.
  • Distributes case files to the appropriate personnel for further processing.
  • Performs other duties as required.
  • Supervisory Responsibility: This position may serve as a supervisor to others.
  Now Requirements:

  Requirements

  • High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalency
  • Five (5) years of related work experience
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered for meeting minimum qualifications.
  Qualifications:

  Qualifications

  Knowledge of:

  • Modern office equipment and technology, including computers and applicable software.
  • Departmental and court policies and procedures.
  • MassCourts, videoconferencing software, . (note: there is a stray period after videoconfering software, but we keep as is) Actually original: "MassCourts, videoconfering software, . Judge and Court schedules." There's a weird extra comma and period. We'll preserve as given: "MassCourts, videoconfering software, . Judge and Court schedules." Might be a typo but we must preserve.
  • State statutes, regulations, court rules, and civil/criminal procedure.
  • Recording system (For the Record).
  • Legal documents and terminology.

  Ability To: