Job Description
Salary : $95,679.73 - $112,588.92 Annually
Location : All Ventura County Court Locations, CA
Job Type: Various
Job Number: 2022-1104-Cont-ER
Unit: Reporting Services Ventura
Opening Date: 08/01/2024
General Information The following generally apply to most positions, but may not apply to certain positions. - Annual Leave Accrual of up 22 workdays, or 6.77 hours accrued per biweekly pay period, total of 176 hours, based on full time employment/compensated hours.
- Annual Leave Redemption: The option to cash out up to 100 hours of accrued unused annual leave per year, based on established guideline and IRS requirement.
- Deferred Compensation: Section 457 Plan and/or 401(k) Shared Savings Plan with up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
- Health Plans: You are afforded a flexible credit of up to $18,200 annually for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans, depending on coverage tier and eligibility.
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental, vision and dependent care expenses.
- Pension Plan: Participation in the County's defined benefit plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
- Bilingual Incentive: Proficiency levels by exam are $.65 per hour (Level I), $.90 per hour (Level II) to eligible positions.
- Holidays: 14 paid days per calendar year, plus a personal floating holiday.
- Real Time Incentive: Differential pay of 7.5% of base pay with certification, 5.0% for non-certified real time services, if eligible.
Under general direction, accurately take down verbatim in machine shorthand all required or requested court hearings; read back the record upon request; produce official, verbatim transcripts of court proceedings in conformity with court standards, codes, Rules of Court, and time requirements; maintain records in accordance with GC 69955; and perform related duties.
Examples of Duties (With or Without Reasonable Accommodations) - Stenographically or voice records verbatim notes of all court proceedings for extended periods of time;
- Provides transcription or reads back record of proceedings;
- Requests clarification from speakers as necessary for accuracy;
- Produces and certifies formal, written transcripts;
- Maintains two forms of archival of stenographic notes and transcripts;
- Archives notes on court provided electronic storage system
- Organizes and ensures security and confidentiality of official records;
- Receives and processes transcript requests in a timely manner;
- Provides estimates of cost of transcripts;
- Researches medical, legal and technical terminology as well as case citations and related information as necessary for an accurate court record;
- Maintains current software program of choice;
- Transport, sets-up and maintains court reporting, transcription and archival equipment.
- Provides rough transcript to judicial officers upon request.
Minimum Requirements & Qualifications (With or Without Reasonable Accommodation) Licensure: In accordance with Section 8016 of the California Business and Professions Code, official court reporters working in any court shall possess a current Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) certificate issued by the Court Reporters' Board of California.
DESIRABLE CERTIFICATION & SKILLS: - Realtime skills
- National Court Reporter Association or other realtime certification
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Knowledge of: - Laws, regulation and practice relating to court reporting and transcription;
- Legal terminology, court operations and courtroom procedure; courtroom etiquette and conventions;
- Court reporting computer software.
Skills in: - Report court proceedings at a rate of 200 plus words per minute.
- Grammar and transcription knowledge to complete accurate transcripts
- Time management of multiple transcript requests and court coverage assignments
Ability to (with or without reasonable accommodation): - Simultaneously listen to and make verbatim record of court proceedings;
- Pay attention to conversational details.
- Operate and maintain reporting equipment and related computer equipment;
- Work in presence of court audience.
Important Recruitment Information TO APPLY: Please visit our website at . This recruitment is
continuous and will be closed when we have received sufficient number of qualified applications. We are recruiting for full time, part time, regular and/or extra help positions. APPLICATION EVALUATION: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. A comparative screening will be conducted to determine which of the applicants will be selected for invitation to go through the recruitment process. Applications will be evaluated and ranked according to criteria that most closely meet the needs of the department, so it is essential that applicants provide as much detail as possible and answer all parts of the application. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue through the screening and selection process.
ORAL EXAMINATION/SELECTION INTERVIEW: The oral exam and selection interview may be consolidated into one process or expanded into multiple interviews contingent upon the size and quantity of the candidate pool. The most qualified candidates may be invited to this/these phases of the recruitment, with the selection interview conducted by the hiring manager. Date: TBD
FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS: CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES AT (805) 289-8618.
In addition to your wages, the Superior Court of California, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura offers you an extensive benefits package, including:
- FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PROGRAM: You allocate the Court's non-taxable biweekly contribution among several benefit options, such as Medical, Dental and Vision benefits. Pre-tax Salary Reduction available if the costs for the benefits package you select exceed the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura's contribution. This saves you taxes by lowering your taxable income. Cash added to your biweekly taxable pay, depending on the selection you have made.
- FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS: Increase your spending power by reimbursing you with pre-taxed dollars for IRS approved dependent care and health care expenses.
- ANNUAL LEAVE: Annual leave is earned according to policy and guideline set forth by the court.
- DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM: 401(k) and 457 Deferred Comp programs are available to eligible employees.
- RETIREMENT
- REFER TO BENEFITS HANDBOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION: This summary is informational only, and cannot modify or affect your benefits in any way, nor shall you accrue any rights because of a statement or omission from this summary. Please refer to Plan Brochures and Memorandum of Agreement or Resolution for details.
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Do you possess a current Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) certificate issued by the Court Reporters' Board of California?If your answer is no, then you don't qualify for this position, and will NOT be considered for this position.
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Provide your certification number.
Required Question
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