Job Description
TARGET CLOSE DATE: 02/12/2025
PAY GRADE: Grade 30
TYPE: Full time
JOB SUMMARY: The City of Homewood is seeking to hire a Municipal Court Administrator responsible for overseeing the planning, organizing, and directing all non-judicial functions of the Municipal Court. The Municipal Court Administrator performs work of a highly confidential and responsible nature. The employee in this job class is required to develop, interpret and execute policies, mandates and operational plans, as part of a comprehensive court system to effectively and efficiently support the implementation of court rules, judicial rulings and/or orders. The Municipal Court Administrator provides supervision to municipal court staff and works under the general supervision of the Municipal Court Judge for court matters and/or the City Manager/Mayor. Work is performed in an office or courtroom setting.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Agencies provide competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more.
Applications for this position will be considered for the following Merit System employing agencies. The pay range for this job varies depending upon the Merit System employing agency.
Homewood $$81,286 - $126,089
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:
- Alabama Municipal Court Clerk and Magistrate certification (AAOC certification) OR Judicial authority granting status as a Magistrate to the candidate upon hire to allow no more than 12 months to obtain Magistrate Certification.
- Experience supervising subordinate employees to include conducting performance appraisals and administering disciplinary actions.
- Experience overseeing municipal court financial processes including managing a budget, cash receipts, and collections.
- Experience overseeing municipal court legal proceedings (e.g., adjudication of court cases, managing legal risks, and overseeing the law enforcement criminal process).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by Merit System agencies. These qualifications may be considered by a hiring agency when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Business Administration, or similar field
TYPICAL JOB DUTIES: - Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, and providing feedback and/or training.
- Prepares, monitors, and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data, and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.
- Assists various stakeholders (e.g., employees, governmental agencies, the general public) by communicating information (e.g., reports), serving as liaison or representative, and collaborating to address service requests.
- Manages departmental accounts receivable by generating and processing invoices and payments to direct, collect, and track payments and amounts owed.
- Creates reports related to court activities by verifying and/or editing data and transposing the information into the appropriate documentation to meet the needs of the department or municipality making the request.
- Conducts law research using databases, publications, websites, and various forms of information (e.g., NCIC, AlaCop, Alabama Secretary of State, Westlaw) in order to ensure compliance with state and federal law and to verify information for accuracy.
- Monitors court compliance with policies, procedures, and guidelines set forth by governing entities to ensure that the court's activities are performed per the policies and procedures to identify compliance risk issues in their day-to-day operations and functions.
- Performs Municipal Court Clerk and/or Magistrate duties by communicating information related to court activities and making and processing judicial decisions to provide a review of complaints of criminal conduct brought by law enforcement or the general public.
- Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.
- Develops and implements policies and procedures for various auxiliary programs (e.g., Defensive Driving, Behavior Modifications) to support the court operations and adjudication of matters before the court.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods. May involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office and/or court setting. Job may require working on a computer, exposed to glare and/or PC light. Job may require working overtime (e.g., in the morning, during lunch, or after normal working hours). Job may require working with angry/irate customers or citizens. Job may require working with/providing services to an indigent population. Job requires continuous education to maintain certification/licensure.
EEO STATEMENT: The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Each Merit System member city/agency operate its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.
ACCOMMODATION: To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at accommodationrequest@pbjcal.org or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.
NOTE: This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.
DISCLAIMER: This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Local area, Monday to Friday,