DEPUTY CLERK 3

The Orphans’ Court Deputy Clerk is the sole position within the Orphans' Court Department. The deputy is responsible for greeting and assisting all visitors to the Clerk of Courts Office, providing excellent customer service in an efficient, professional, and dignified manner. This position requires mastering multiple software programs with the ability to toggle between them daily. The Orphans’ Court Clerk conducts interviews with marriage license applicants daily, schedules appointments, process’s the license, and prepares the certification. Deputy must ensure compliance with State Laws of Marriage during the application process prior to the issuance of the license as well as ensuring each marriage was a valid marriage according to PA law. The office averages 700 applications yearly. The Orphans’ Court Clerk is responsible for attending criminal court proceedings, recording dispositions, sentencing, and conditions, verbatim in Common Pleas Case Management System (CPCMS). Enter defendant's bail status, schedule defendant's future court dates, determining which party the any continuance should be charged, and additional information for each case in “real-time”. The Orphans’ Court Clerk will issue orders at the bench for distribution. Speed and accuracy are required. Minimum

Qualifications:
• Must have Paralegal Certificate AND 1 years’ experience with court, court related, law firm, and/or law enforcement agency OR 2 years administrative/business experience
• Must have a high school diploma or GED
• Required to be proficient with Microsoft applications specifically O365. Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams are used daily.
• Proven customer service skills; good judgment; tact and courtesy.
• Ability to think independently in solving work-related problems, ability to work effectively and efficiently under stressful conditions; ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with judges, sureties, staff and the general public. Preferred

Qualifications:
• Bilingual
• Working knowledge of the PA Unified Judicial System; strong knowledge of the accounting/cashier management components of the CPCMS and knowledge of the PA Rules of Criminal Procedure, PA Rules of Appellate Procedure, PA Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure, local rules, Clerk of Courts Procedures Manual, and Code of Conduct Required Documentation:
• Cover Letter & Resume
• Online application including the profile portion of the Career Center Compensation: $20.50 per hour with normal

working hours
Monday
- Friday 8:00AM
- 4:30PM with an hour unpaid lunch (37.5 hrs. per week).

We offer
a generous benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off, thirteen (13) paid holidays, employee assistance program, and a pension plan with county contributions EOE/M/F/V/D