Family Court Representative I – Family Division
| Company | City of Philadelphia |
|---|---|
| Location | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- One or two years of legal clerical experience.
- Valid Pennsylvania driver’s license prior to and during tenure of employment.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of a position in this class.
Responsibilities
- Creates truancy petitions.
- Creates truancy court lists and prepares for distribution.
- Provides court lists to judges, hearing officers, court facilitators, DHS, School District of Philadelphia and other agencies.
- Records dispositions and additional data pertaining to truancy during court hearings.
- Completes outcome of Court work upon return from court such as preparing for court ordered Writ services, distribution of court orders to DHS, Providers, and clients (if applicable).
- Conducts field work throughout the city during the school year (September through June).
- Performs typing and related clerical work required for preparation of court lists when not at court hearings.
- Perform related work, as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Some knowledge of office practices and procedures.
- Ability to elicit information from defendants.
- Ability to present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to learn, within a reasonable period of time, the purpose, functions and scope of the court involving the assigned function.
- Ability to organize and prepare petitions and related legal documents consistent with assigned function in accordance with appropriate practices and procedures of the Pretrial Services Division.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, defendants, members of the bar, the judiciary and other court officials, prison staff and the public.