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This posting is open to Alaska Court System employees only. If you are not a current court system employee, please stop now.

Personnel rules will be applied to determine step placement for the successful internal candidate.

This position assists with all aspects of staff supervision, including interviewing, hiring, training, discipline, and performance evaluations, while planning, organizing, and assigning work and providing technical guidance to employees. The role involves training and orienting new staff, interpreting criminal traffic and minor offense rules, statutes, and municipal ordinances, and responding to inquiries and complaints from the public, attorneys, law enforcement, and government agencies. The position supports case managers, chambers judicial assistants, and magistrate judges within the Third Judicial District by assisting with criminal, traffic, and minor offense procedures, problem-solving, and rule interpretation. Additional responsibilities include performing subordinate staff duties as needed, providing in-court support and backup for traffic hearings, and assuming full supervisory responsibilities in the supervisor's absence.

Work hours: Full-time court employees are currently scheduled to work 37.5 hours per week. The work hours for this position are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a one-hour lunch break.

Exceptional benefits for full-time employees: We offer a competitive benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, and optional vision coverage, and employer-paid life insurance. Employees are enrolled in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan (SBS), with access to the Alaska Deferred Compensation Plan. Personal leave is accrued for vacation, illness, or personal needs. Enjoy peace of mind and long-term security while serving your community.

Important: Please attach a letter expressing your interest in employment as a Court Supervisor 2 with the ACS. Failure to submit a cover letter may disqualify you from consideration for an interview.

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Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or completion of a General Education Development (GED) certificate AND two years of office clerical work experience.

Substitutions: Additional office clerical work experience will substitute for the high school diploma or GED certificate on a year-for-year basis. Completion of 72 semester credit hours or 96 quarter credit hours of coursework from an accredited college will substitute for the two years of required office clerical work experience. Completion of an appropriate vocational training course of study such as legal secretary, paralegal, or office skills will substitute for the required office clerical work experience on a month-for-month basis.

Additional Required Information

This applies to your application submission. Documents to be attached to the application (REQUIRED): A letter of interest, completed per the instructions below. Post-secondary transcripts, if using education to meet minimum qualifications.

Documents to be submitted at the time of interview (REQUIRED): If you are selected to advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process, you must provide the following at the time of the interview (if not already attached to your application): Copies of your most recent (2) performance evaluations, if available. A list of three (3) professional references who have had supervisory authority over you along with their daytime contact phone numbers and email addresses.

Letter of interest: Please attach a professional letter of interest to your application before submitting it online or, if unable to attach to your application email it to ...@akcourts.gov. Your letter should: Be professionally written and include proper format, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Explain how your knowledge, skills, and abilities meet the job requirements of the position. Express your interest in employment with the Alaska Court System. Your letter will be used to help determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process. If you do not attach a separate, professional letter, you may not move on to the interview phase.

Work history: If using work experience not already documented in your application, provide the employer's name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and Minimum Qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant will not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

Education: If post-secondary education is required to meet the Minimum Qualifications, you must fill in the Education and Training section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Degree Obtained field. Copies of academic transcripts will be required at time of interview.

Selection procedure: Applicants will be required to meet the Minimum Qualifications as outlined above. Unfortunately, we cannot always interview all applicants. If your application is considered "not qualified," you will be sent a notice within two weeks after the closing date for this recruitment. If you believe your application was improperly disqualified, you may appeal this decision to the Human Resources Director at 820 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501-2005 within five workdays from the date the notice is mailed to you. Qualified applications will be forwarded to the hiring supervisor.

Nepotism review: To avoid a conflict of interest and the appearance of impropriety, applicants who have a spouse, close relative, and/or regular member of their household employed by the Alaska Court System may not be considered for employment without the approval of the Administrative Director.

Background check: A background check will be conducted prior to an employment offer being made. Applicants who have prior convictions that have been set aside under the terms of a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) may answer "no" to these questions. If you are not sure if your situation requires disclosure, please contact the Human Resources Department at (907) ###-####. The Court System reserves the right to confirm all background information.

Contact Information

Contact Title: Recruitment E-Mail: ...@akcourts.gov

Mailing Address: 820 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501

Phone Number: (907) ###-####