Supervisor - Court Services

DEFINITION

Under direction plans, coordinates, organizes, supervises, reviews and evaluates the activities and operations in an operational or administrative unit of the court; supervises and participates in the work of a small unit; performs related work as required.

This is the full supervisory level of the Court Processing Specialist series. Incumbents are primarily supervisors, but are expected to be knowledgeable about the operations and functions of the area of assignment, and may back up staff during periods of peak workload. The Supervisor – Court Services is further distinguished from the Court Operations Manager, in that the latter has responsibility for the administration of a division through subordinate levels of supervision, and supervises this classification.

Positions in this class may perform any or all of the below listed duties. These should be interpreted as examples of the work, and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be the equivalent of:

Education: Possession of a high school diploma, or its equal.

Experience: Five years office experience, including four years progressively responsible experience in a court or judicial system environment preferably at a level equivalent to that of a Court Processing Specialist III or Courtroom Clerk. Some supervisory experience preferred.

Knowledge of: Principles and practices of administration, supervision, performance evaluation and work organization; methods of training staff in work procedures; functions and operations of local government and a judicial system; legal terminology; various California statutes and codes including but not limited to Civil, Penal, Civil Code of Procedure, Probate, Family, Vehicle, Government, Welfare and Institutions, Health and Safety Codes;
California Rules of Court, Local Rules of Court and Court Personnel Rules; legal processes, procedures and terminology; modern office methods…