Job Description
POSITION INFORMATION
Job Code: R41461
Full Time Salary Range: $73,282.00 - $106,260.00
FLSA Status: Exempt
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MISSION STATEMENT
The Judicial Department works to provide equal access to justice, contribute to public safety, and strengthen the rule of law across Colorado. Together our courts and probation departments are committed to impartial and timely dispute resolution; support for families, litigants, and victims; client rehabilitation; and meaningful community engagement.
STATEMENT OF DUTIES
Summary Of Job Classification: Manages Realtime court reporting services and provides professional Realtime verbatim reporting and transcribing for court proceedings, hearings and conferences. Manages fewer than 8 FTE court reporters. Certification requirements are the same as for the Court Reporter III or IV.
Additional Comments - PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION***
The successful candidate would be required to provide Realtime court reporting services as well as the supervision of staff court reporters and coordination of coverage for contract court reporters. In selecting the successful candidate, a strong preference will be given to applicants with supervisory experience.
Salary offers are made based on several factors, including relevant experience, available budget, and compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, aligned with our compensation step plan.
Please include any relevant experience that you would like considered in the process. For full consideration, the judicial application must be completed, including three business references, as well as the inclusion of a cover letter and resume.
Colorado Judicial experience is preferred. After meeting the five-day minimum posting requirement, this position will be posted for 60 days.
Essential Functions To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform assigned essential functions listed below satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequency and percentage of time may vary based on assignment. Supervises the work of assigned court reporters, including scheduling, assigning, and reviewing work, providing guidance, hiring, training, and conducting performance evaluations.
Provides Realtime, verbatim court reporting services through stenographic shorthand for jury trials, preliminary hearings, motions hearings, and any applicable requested court proceedings.
Maintains backlog of transcripts, production, distribution, and management of transcript invoicing for all requested proceedings. Ensures backup of all stenographic notes, rough drafts, and completed transcripts.
Attends mandatory Judicial Department trainings and continuing education to maintain certification.
Performs administrative and clerical duties related to the court, including maintaining files and court documents.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Essential Functions Cont. Supervisor Responsibilities: Work requires supervising and monitoring performance for a regular group of employees (1 or more full-time employees) including providing input on hiring/disciplinary actions and work objectives/ effectiveness, performance evaluations, and realigning work as needed. The work performed by majority of employees is semi complex.
Human Collaboration: Interactions may result in decisions regarding implementation of policies. Contact may involve support of controversial positions or the negotiation of sensitive issues or important presentations. Contacts may involve stressful, negative interactions with the public requiring high levels of tact and the ability to respond to aggressive interpersonal interactions. Interactions have limited impact.
Freedom To Act & Impact Of Actions: Receives Limited Direction: Employee normally perform assignments according to your own judgment, requesting Supervisory assistance only when necessary. Special projects are managed with little oversight and assignments may be reviewed upon completion. Performance reviewed periodically. Impact of actions are moderate.
Knowledge & Skills: Expert: Recognized authority in an area of expertise related to the work. Technical expertise is sought out by others across the organization. Incumbent can apply technical skills in a wide and often unpredictable range of contexts. Likely impact on organization is standard.
Fiscal Responsibility: May assist in the collection of data in support of recommendations for functional area budget allocations. May monitor division or program/promotional level budget and expenditures.
Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience Equivalency: Associate's degree or 2 years of college.
OR
Additional work experience in these or other related fields may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required formal education.
Work Related Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in court reporting.
Licenses And Certifications: RPR certification.
Physical Effort Requirements: Medium Work- Exerting up to 35 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.
Work Related Experience: Good-Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards.
Work Location: Office or similar indoor environment.
Exposures: Individuals who are hostile or irate; individuals with known violent backgrounds.
Job Tags
Full time, Contract work, Work experience placement, Work at office, Trial period,