Court Attendant

Position: Court Attendant (#713)
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COURT ATTENDANT

STATE OF MAINE JUDICIAL BRANCH

LOCATION:
Lewiston District Courthouse, Lewiston

The State of Maine Judicial Branch welcomes motivated team members to join us in serving the communities of Maine within the court system. The Judicial Branch plays a very important role in our communities by providing a safe, accessible, efficient, and impartial system of dispute resolution. Judicial Branch employees all support this mission, in their various roles. We have 31 courts across the state and process over 130,000 cases each year in support of Maine's almost 1.4 million residents.

The Job:

This is a responsible position that involves providing oversight of the Courthouse Control Rooms as well as serve when applicable as a Jury Attendant. This requires the person hired for this position to be a participant in providing the safety and security of judges and justices, court staff, jurors, witnesses, other court participants and the general public through the security process.

The control room requires constant monitoring of all camera surveillance units as well as being able to monitor movement about the exterior and interior of the courthouses. This position also requires the individual to answer and make phone calls which are sometimes an emergency in nature, activate door releases, maintain the activity log and participate in the evacuation process when applicable.

The assigned sergeant to the region provides daily on-site direction and supervision. You must be able to travel and work in different locations within the state with sometimes minimum notice.

Salary Range:

Starting pay is $20.18 - $21.19 per hour.

Grade 8 Range is $20.18 - $27.34 per hour.

What We Offer:

At the Maine Judicial Branch, we value our employees, which is why we offer great benefits. In addition to competitive pay, we provide:

• Work-life balance: 13 paid holidays, 2+ weeks of vacation leave, and 12 paid sick days every year
• No shifts during holidays, overnights, or weekends
• Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks
• Gym membership reimbursement program
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Health insurance coverage (85%-100% employer-paid for employee-only plan)
• Health insurance premium credit (5% decrease in employee premiums)
• Dental insurance (100% employer paid for employee-only plan)
• Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Defined Benefit Pension plan contributions
• Voluntary deferred compensation (retirement savings 457 Plan)
• Up to $1000 Tuition Reimbursement each year
• Employer-paid life insurance (1x annual salary)

Responsibilities:

• Monitors all of the surveillance systems or other surveillance systems and observe all persons entering the courthouse, courtroom, their movements and activities.
• Respond to duress alarms and directs marshal personnel accordingly.
• Checks and tests alarm systems, monitors electronic consoles in the control room.
• Assists the sergeant and marshals in response to emergencies, evacuations and disaster planning.
• Provides guidance for people as it pertains to building locations and maintains court schedule logs as authorized.
• Controls remotely the gates, doors or other access points as applicable.
• Retrieves recorded images as requested and approved.
• Respond and use within the control room equipment to any security risk as appropriate.
• Assists all marshals with security issues as needed and when applicable.
• As Jury Attendant, ensure all jury assembly area(s) and jury rooms are clean and properly organized.
• Ensure jurors are signed in as expeditiously as possible.
• Give each juror an identification tag and ensure they are worn at all times.
• Prevent individuals who are not jurors from entering the jury area, be amongst jurors in the courtroom or mingle with the jurors.
• Maintain the jury attendance report.
• Address and be attentive to any needs of the jurors.
• Be prepared to distribute exhibits or paperwork at the request of the judge.
• Secure all personal electronic devices of the jurors and exhibits.
• Secure and return all exhibits to the clerk for safekeeping.
• Assists with any jury related issues as needed and when applicable.

We're Looking For:

• Graduation from High School (or GED).
• Ability to communicate orally, clearly and concisely.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written communications.
• Ability to interact effectively with all judicial branch staff.
• Ability to make decisions, appropriate to the situation and working within provided guidelines.
• Ability to conform to all rules, regulations, policies and procedures applicable to position.
• Ability to receive, interpret and act on instructions quickly and effectively.
• Demonstrate skills in observation and ability to appraise situations quickly and effectively and report in a timely manner.
• Ability to demonstrate a good working knowledge of equipment and possess IT skills.
• Willingness and ability to maintain a smart appearance,…