EXTRA HELP EMPLOYEES CAN ONLY WORK UP TO 1200 HOURS IN A FISCAL YEAR.
**TULARE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IS HIRING FOR VOICE WRITERS AND STENO COURT REPORTERS**
Court Reporter Benefits & Incentives
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Hiring Incentive– Newly hired full-time court reporters may receive a sign-on incentive of up to $6,000.
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Release Time– Up to 5 hours per week of paid release time for official court reporter business.
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Realtime Certification Pay– Earn an additional 6% salary differential with National Realtime Court Reporter (NCRA) certification.
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Realtime / CART Services Differential– Extra pay when assigned to Realtime Captioning or CART services.
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Annual Expense Reimbursement– Up to $1,000 per fiscal year for approved, job-related expenses.
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CSR License Fee Reimbursement– Reimbursement of Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) annual license fees, up to $500 per fiscal year.
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Referral Bonus– Employees who refer a successful court reporter candidate may earn a $1,000 finder’s fee.
DEFINITION
Under general supervision, court reporters record and transcribe verbatim stenographic accounts of official court proceedings utilizing the real time program.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED-
Supervision is provided by the Courtroom Services Manager, or designee, and schedule coordination is provided by the Court Reporter Coordinator.
(Essential duties may vary from position to position within this classification. Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the Court to be appropriate under applicable law.)
1. Take and transcribe verbatim minutes of all Court proceedings as required utilizing Realtime within reporting software (e.g. Livenote or Caseview) which includes accessing conflict resolution, dictionary entries and phonetic dictionary.
2. Reads back all or portions of the official court proceedings upon instruction from the judge;
3. Identify speakers properly, and note the introduction of exhibits or evidence
4. Prepare transcriptions in proper legal form
5. Meet court-fixed deadlines for transcriptions
6. Report proceedings, which may include criminal, conservatorship, mental competency hearings, civil and criminal contempt, juvenile, civil 232, family law, civil jury trials, petitions for extraordinary relief, injunctions, and writs (i.e. of mandated, prohibition and habeas corpus)
7. Attend staff and other work-related meetings, workshops, seminars, and other continuing education opportunities
8. Serve as a representative of the Court, displaying courtesy, tact, consideration and discretion in all interactions with other members of the Court community and with the public
MARGINAL FUNCTIONS
1. Perform related duties as assigned.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met or are encountered by an employee while successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Regularly Required:
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Sit at a desk and/or in front of a transcriber and/or computer video display terminal
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Twist and bend neck
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Repetitive hand movement while transcribing, performing computer data entry and writing
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Prioritize work in order to meet departmental deadlines
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Travel to various court divisions
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Bend at waist and reach below shoulder height
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Grasp, lift and move items weighing up to 10 lbs.
Frequently Required:-
Grasp, lift and move items weighing up to 50 lbs.
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Tolerate a moderate noise level
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Crouch, stoop and/or climb
Occasionally Required:-
Reach above shoulder height
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Potential exposure to people with illnesses
