Courtroom Specialist-Northeast-58-2025

Polk County Clerk of Courts
Lake Alfred, FL
Join a team of dedicated professionals in the Polk County Clerk of Courts office. The Clerk’s office has been recognized as a Best Places to Work—an award given by CareerSource Polk that is based on employee surveys and an evaluation by judges. The Clerk of Courts provides a very rich benefit plan which includes membership in the Florida Retirement System, health insurance, an employee wellness center, and an employee gym. There’s also a paid time off plan in which one can accrue twenty-two days of leave time in the first year of employment.

Job Number: 58-2025
Hiring Rate: $16.82/hr
Shift: 8am to 5pm Monday-Friday
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Department: Northeast Branch- Lake Alfred

Essential Attributes:
  • The Mission of the Clerk of Courts has a high degree of public accountability, regular attendance and punctuality is an essential function of this position.
  • Support and comply with the Mission Statement and Code of Conduct of the Clerk of Courts.
  • Maintain a high standard relating to professional conduct and behavior.
  • Work cooperatively with other employees of the work unit and embrace a teamwork approach to completing tasks.
Essential Tasks:
  • Listen earnestly to customer requests over the phone and occasionally in person responding to questions by providing information regarding the areas of misdemeanor, traffic, civil law, family law, marriage license, passports, and official records.
  • Complies with Article V and departmental time standards; makes wise use of time. Demonstrates good organizational skills.
  • Produces a high quality of work with minimal errors based on departmental standards. Remain focused on the detailed aspects of tasks in order to ensure overall quality of work
  • Analyze State Drivers License information to confirm eligibility for license reinstatement. Research records in CCIS.
  • Prepare criminal court dockets and attend criminal hearings.
  • Prepare civil cases for court and attend civil hearings.
  • Makes certain the court proceedings are recorded and accurately reduces the judge’s ruling to writing.
  • Post all documents from court and prepare any post court documents required.
  • Scan court documents and index accordingly meeting all time standards and accuracy requirements.
  • Process efiling documents, perform all follow-up requirements, issue eviction defaults, process garnishment paperwork and close out/balance daily.
  • Assist with scanning/rescanning of all document types and verifying citations.
  • Multi-task and perform other related work as required.
Minimum Skills / Qualifications:
  • Graduate of an accredited high school or possess an acceptable equivalency diploma.
  • Ability to organize, prioritize and manage work to meet necessary time requirements and work load.
  • Ability to accurately type 35 WPM.
  • Ability to maintain attention to detail and to remain calm in an anxious, intense environment.
  • Ability to operate a PC and/or mainframe-based systems.
  • Proficient use of Word and the ability to learn industry-based software.
  • Ability to remain flexible as conditions change and continue effective performance in the face of additional challenges.
  • Ability to make quick, objective decisions.
  • Knowledge of Florida statutes, County and Clerk's policies and procedures.
Physical Requirements:
  • Applicant must have the physical, developmental and mental ability to perform job tasks, work efforts, responsibilities and duties of the job illustrated above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust to focus.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
M/F/V/D
Hiring rate: $16.82
Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm

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Posted 2025-11-13

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