Administrative Clerk - Clerk of Courts Department

JOB Calling all legal support workers!Come grow your career with an organization that values and supports you to learn, grow, and develop.
Join our collaborative, supportive, and results-driven team in a role that provides the opportunity to bring your whole self to work.
Engage, lead, and drive your own learning and growth within the organization.
La Crosse County leaders are committed to provide a supportive and inclusive work environment and are dedicated to your learning and development to grow in an organization that is deep in talent.
This role provides general clerical functions in the Clerk of Courts Office in the Consolidated Court System.
This is a full-time position working Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm.
Wage Range: $17.
55 - $20.
96 Associate Experience – What’s In It For You? Supportive, collaborative, inclusive, and diverse workforce.
Career learning, development, and growth opportunities.
Culture of respect and dignity, teamwork, honesty, and integrity.
Serving your community in a purposeful and meaningful way.
Flexibility with generous paid time-off benefits.
Excellent benefits: ••Wisconsin Retirement System - Very stable and strong ••Health Insurance with options for free care ••Dental Insurance with many services covered at 100% ••Life Insurance with short and long-term disabilityWe will be accepting applications until the right person is hired.
La Crosse County Respects Diversity EXAMPLE OF DUTIES Demonstrates self-leadership, seeks out opportunities for personal growth and development, accepts feedback and demonstrates ability to learn and apply.
Shares ideas and demonstrates respect, humility, honesty, and open-minded thinking.
Demonstrates flexibility, acceptance of change and emotional intelligence.
Takes initiative and demonstrates the ability to think critically and strategically.
Participates as a contributing member of the team and brings authentic self to discussions regarding all aspects of the work.
Demonstrates ability to build and maintain effective relationships.
Contributes positively to an inclusive workplace.
Performs a variety of general clerical functions, including typing, word processing, filing, answering phone, photocopying, taking messages, courteously handling inquiries from the public, attorneys and other agencies and referring to appropriate personnel.
Accurately inputs/accesses/retrieves information on a computerized system.
Handles incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Conducts record searches for information, as requested.
Opens and distributes mail to appropriate staff.
Validates active warrants on a monthly basis.
Enters court dates into bond program to send reminders of court hearings.
Keeps confidentiality of work-related matters.
Follows instructions from office personnel and works cooperatively and courteously with other office personnel in completing all duties of the Office of the Clerk of Courts.
Prepares documents for scanning by removing staples, assembling pages; then scans documents and destroys them.
Waits on counter handling inquiries from the public in a courteous fashion.
Photocopies criminal/traffic files when requests are received.
Receives payments and fees and balances cash drawer.
Enters payments and related information in the CCAP court system database.
Checks monthly payments regarding fines.
Processes paperwork to suspend licenses and issues warrants as necessary.
If primarily assigned to Bonds & Fees duties: Receipts bonds and fees, fines and forfeitures and runs end-of-day tapes.
Dockets information on computerized system which involves recording all legal documents and court minutes.
Assists Account clerk, balances daily receipts.
Checks monthly payments regarding fines.
If primarily assigned to Jury Clerk duties: Summons jurors through written communication, prepares questionnaires and juror lists, assists court during jury selection process.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Graduation from an accredited high school or GED, with training in business courses such as typing, bookkeeping and office practices.
Preference for advanced training and/or Associate Degree in clerical, legal secretary or computer functions.
Minimum of one year of general office experience.
Preference for individuals with experience as legal secretary.
Preference for experience using Consolidated Court Automation Programs (CCAP) e-filing system.
May consider other relevant combination of training and experience.
Must be bondable for positions requiring handling of money.