Principal Court Clerk - Criminal Traffic Docketing

Job Location: Missouri Circuit Courts

Why you'll love this position:

A position with the Missouri Judiciary provides you the opportunity to work with a variety of exceptional, hardworking people and to gain a valuable and rewarding career. It takes many types of talent to advance the mission of the Missouri Judiciary and to keep operations running smoothly. Our positions offer competitive benefit programs, growth opportunities and the ability to work with people in your community.

We are recruiting to fill a Principal Court Clerk position to perform highly responsible advanced work using an electronic filing system in a court within the Missouri State Court System. Work involves responsibility for court case processing which requires the application of independent judgment and the application of statutes, policies and regulations with minimal supervision. Work requires frequent interaction with the public providing exceptional customer service. Work may also involve financial record keeping within an automated case management system, providing direct clerical support for a circuit judge or associate circuit judge providing a full range of responsibilities within the division's jurisdiction. Work may also involve exercising direct supervision over subordinate court personnel. Position may assume the responsibility for the office during the absence of the circuit clerk.

General Duties:

Perform supervisory and technical clerical work in the Criminal Traffic - Docketing Department which will include the following duties: Direct supervision in the overall management of the Criminal/Traffic docketing clerks; interview; train and counsel employees; assign, direct and review the work of subordinate employees; prepare and conduct employee evaluations; schedule and approve leave requests; assist in the preparation and implementation of new and revised procedures and processes; prepare time sheets; substitute for supervisors and subordinates when necessary; assure completeness and accuracy of documents filed through the court's electronic filing system; scan and attach documents by using DMS in the case management system; answer inquiries and furnish information to judges, attorneys, court personnel, and the public in person and by telephone, and perform other duties as required.