Juvenile Magistrate

**ELKHART COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL POSITION VACANCY NOTICE**

**JUVENILE MAGISTRATE**

**DEPARTMENT**:Superior Court 6-Juvenile Division**

**HIRING RATE: Indiana Judicial Salary Guidelines**

**BENEFITS OFFERED: Full state benefits offered**

**POSITION TO BE FILLED: ASAP**

**HOURS & DAYS OF WORK**:As Assigned**

**LOCATION OF POSITION**:Elkhart**

**JOB SUMMARY**:
**Responsible for acting as the appointed judicial officer for all children in need of services, presiding over delinquency and termination of parental rights cases, managing docket, making legal decisions, issuing court orders, and managing assigned staff.**

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**:

- **Juris Doctor and passage of Bar exam**:

- **Thorough knowledge of Indiana Supreme/Appellate Court decisions, Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure, and Indiana Rules of Evidence**:

- **Thorough knowledge of standard practices and procedures of the court, legal terminology, standard legal documents and petitions, and Indiana Code**:

- **Ability to read/interpret detailed Indiana Supreme/Appellate Court decisions, Indiana Code, legal websites, Family and Juvenile Court Journal, and delinquency bench books**:

- **Ability to supervise assigned staff, including interviewing and making hiring decisions, orienting new subordinates, establishing specific work goals, and keeping supervisor and assigned staff informed of organization developments**:

- **Background check & drug screen required**

**Elkhart County Human Resources**
**117 N. Second Street, Goshen, IN 46526**
**Telephone: (574) 535-6725 FAX: (574) 535-6750**
**APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL POSITION IS FILLED**
**Elkhart County is an Equal Opportunity Employer**

Schedule:

- Day shift

Work Location: In person