Warrants Deputy Court Clerk (Temporary)

MOS Code: None

Education and Experience: High School Diploma, GED or higher and three (3) years of general clerical experience, including one (1) year customer service experience.

Licenses and Certificates: TLETS/TCIC certificate must be completed within 18 months of hire date.

Under general supervision, perform specialized clerical duties related to court operations on an assigned shift.

Provide customer service by furnishing information about court procedures. Involves: Explain court policies and procedures, answer questions both in person, and by telephone on citations, warrants, and court dates. Interact with law enforcement personnel as well as with judges and magistrates. Enter data in the case management system. Answer live chats to provide customer service daily and after business hours. Explain available options. File motions, research outstanding warrants, review documentation submitted by defendants for completeness. Match warrants and commitments to initiate the arrest process. File emergency protective or restraining orders and notify protected parties as prescribed by law.   May accept cash bond payments as required after hours from escorted defendants. Maintain activity logs and generate periodic reports, including highly confidential criminal background checks from TLETS/TCIC database, to be provided to a magistrate.

Maintain the warrant database and filing information, and provide warrant information to law enforcement personnel, government agencies, military recruiters, bail bond companies and schools. Confirm both criminal and traffic warrants to EPPD Channel 1, process electronic warrants and transmit to law enforcement personnel. Involves: Generate computer-printed notices to individuals who have new warrants or commitments, File warrants and affidavits using alphabetical or numeric systems.   Involves: Reviewing all submitted documents, in detail, check for proper signatures, dates and charges, have law enforcement personnel fill out appropriate logs before they leave the counter, enter all data into warrant database for future arrest. Activate new traffic class “C” warrants, proofread, and check information against the original ticket and against the electronic case files. Remove recalled warrants from the active file, work in collaboration with customer service personnel to ensure all warrants being recalled are supported by properly filed motion or other documentation/forms.

Perform other court-related clerical duties as required. Involves: Perform duties of co-workers to ensure continuity of operations during absences. Assist in training new employees. Focus on complete discretion when dealing with any criminal charges. Process and notify the states of Arizona and New Mexico of requests to suspend residents’ driver’s licenses. Receive, verify, and process out all capias or indicted criminal charges taken over by El Paso County courts. Work closely with EPPD liaison officer on emergency protective orders, NCIC clearance of felony charges and updating of penal code changes to criminal charges.

Please note: Current opening is at the Municipal Court.

Please note: Candidate may be required to work various shifts, holidays and weekend (rotated).

Please note: This is a 6- month temporary position with Municipal Court. 

Work Hours for Warrants Deputy Court Clerk Municipal Court:

• Once hired, candidate will be assigned to (8:00 am-5:00pm) for up to two (2) months for training purposes.  
• After training, candidate will be assigned to night shift. (11:00pm-7:30am) with a rotating schedule. 
• All shifts are subject to change based on operational necessity.
• In accordance with City Ordinance 8064, if an employee is required to work hours at other than the normal daytime hours, he shall be entitled to a shift differential in addition to the regular rate of pay.

The current evening shift differential shall be 30¢ per hour for all regular hours worked if the employee is required to work at least four hours between the hours of 4 p.m. and 12 midnight.  
The current graveyard shift differential shall be 60¢ per hour for all regular hours worked if the employee is required to work at least four hours between the hours of 12 midnight and 8 a.m.
Employees whose work hours fall into both evening and graveyard shifts shall be paid the current shift differential corresponding to the shift on which the majority of hours were worked.

• All Warrants Deputy Court Clerks will receive training and are required to obtain TLETS/TCIC certification within 18 months of hire date.

Note:  Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.  This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.