ABOUT THIS POSITION

The City of Phoenix strives to be an employer of choice, and with more than 14,000 employees working across 41 departments, the City of Phoenix offers opportunity for career growth and advancement. It is emerging in the new economy with strength in high technology, manufacturing, bioscience research and advanced business services.

The Law Department is seeking a Criminal Justice Administrative Assistant I to provide supervisory administrative support to the Prosecutor's Office. This department is comprised of the City Attorney's Office, which handles representing the city in civil matters, and the City Prosecutor's Office, which handles the prosecution of misdemeanor crimes committed in Phoenix.

The Criminal Justice Administrative Assistant I is an essential part of the Criminal Justice processes within the Prosecutor's Office. This position directly supervises staff in the Legal Assistant Unit (LAU). The LAU collaborates with criminal staff attorneys to prepare a case by conducting legal research, obtaining facts or evidence needed, and researching the criminal history of defendants, allowing the Prosecutor to present this information at sentencing to the court.

A Criminal Justice Administrative Assistant I handles a variety of administrative duties including:

• Investigating business processes and d eveloping new/improved processes/systems, procedures, and forms.
• Performing statistical analyses;
• Conducting program and grant monitoring.
• Studying administrative problems and/or issues.
• Interacting with other criminal justice agencies to gather evidence and investigate evidentiary problems.
• Redacting victim-identifying information from documents, and audio/video recordings.
• Supervising and training clerical or technical personnel in a work environment where a high volume of cases are processed and with a variety of tasks to complete.
• Performing special projects assigned by leadership.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Will exhibit:

• Familiarity with Rules of Court, Evidence, Discovery and Victims' Rights.
• Knowledge of legal terminology.
• Ability to pay attention to details.

SALARY

Pay Range: $23.74 to $44.77 per hour.

Hiring Range: $23.74 to $36.84 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• One year of paraprofessional experience in governmental research and finance administration or paraprofessional experience aiding an administrative officer in technical and administrative problems and affairs.
• Bachelor's degree in public or business administration or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must be fingerprint ed and will have their fingerprint s used to check the Criminal History Records of the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any records returned will be reviewed to determine the candidate's suitability for the job.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here .

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Experience supervising workgroups.
• Experience investigating business processes; developing new/improved processes/systems, procedures, and forms.
• Experience training and mentoring others.
• Experience in municipal law and the criminal justice process.
• Experience with redaction software.
• Experience with criminal history research and investigation.
• Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite and standard computer uses and applications (i.e., Microsoft Office Suite, WebEx, Teams, SAP, etc.).

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes June 17, 2024. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

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