Court Deputy; Court Deputy); COR

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Maintain security in Superior Court and enforce the regulations of the courts; preserve order among spectators and participants in court proceedings.
• Respond to requests from the judges or commissioners for assistance.
• Take charge of jurors during their deliberations to ensure that legal procedures and regulations are accurately carried out; answer inquiries from jury members, the general public, attorneys, and participants in such matters as court procedures, customs, and regulations.
• Take defendants into custody; arrange for transportation for the court and jury to scenes in questions.
• Obtain and deliver requested legal papers, books, and documents.
• Transport prisoners to and from the courtroom and detention facility.
• When not needed in the courtrooms, serve limited civil and criminal documents or assist in processing office paperwork.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education:
  
  Graduation from high school, or possession of a Certificate of Proficiency issued by the California State Board of Education, or attainment of a satisfactory score on a G.E.D. test.
• License/Certificate:
  Possession of a California Driver's License is required.
• Possession of a State of California Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic, Intermediate or Advanced Certificate.
• OR
• Successful completion of a State of California Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic Academy.
• Note:
  
  If a period of three years has elapsed since employment as a full-time peace officer in California and/or completion of the P.O.S.T. Basic Academy, successful completion of the California Basic Course Equivalency Examination administered by P.O.S.T. is required prior to employment.
• U.S. Citizenship must be obtained by time of appointment.
• Applicants must meet the following State of California Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements:
  Vision:
  Applicants who wear glasses or hard contact lenses must have uncorrected vision of no worse than 20/40 correctable to 20/20. For soft contact lenses being worn for up to one year or more correctable to 20/20, there are no uncorrected requirements.
  
  Please note:
  
  Applicants must have normal peripheral fields and color vision. Hearing:
  Applicants must not have hearing loss greater than 25dB frequencies of 500 to 6,000 in either ear. Hearing aides are not permitted to meet these requirements.

Ability to: Accept and complete assignments without close supervision; learn, interpret, and apply laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to court procedures and the serving of civil and criminal processes; analyze situations and adopt effective and reasonable courses of action; anticipate and prevent or control emergency situations; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; communicate effectively orally and in writing.