- Employees must be United States citizens or eligible to work in the United States.
- Employees will be hired provisionally pending the results of a background investigation.
- Employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees, which is available to applicants to review upon request.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must have two years of progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience requiring the regular and recurring application of clerical or administrative procedures. This experience must have included the demonstrated ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws and involved the routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment for word processing, data entry or report generation. Experience in a court environment is preferred but not required.
The successful candidate will be a people-oriented professional who is responsible, friendly, organized and has the following:
- The ability to communicate effectively, exercising good judgment and tact.
- The ability and sincere desire to meet the public in a professional and courteous manner, work harmoniously with others in a team-based organization, and handle confidential matters professionally.
- The ability to multitask, meet stringent deadlines, and be detail-oriented; and,
- The ability to think critically and apply emotional intelligence in all situations.
High School graduation or equivalent required. College degree preferred.
- Employees of the United States District Court are Excepted Service Appointments. Excepted service appointments are "at will" and can be terminated with or without cause by the Court.
- Employees are required to use the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit.
- The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, to withdraw the job announcement, or to fill the position sooner than the closing date, if a closing date is shown; any of these actions may occur without any prior written or other type of notice.
- To view the full job announcement please click here: FY26-27N Operations Clerk.pdf.
The United States District Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A generous benefits package is available and includes:
- A minimum of 11 paid holidays per year
- Paid annual leave
- Paid sick leave
- Retirement benefits
- Optional participation in the Thrift Savings Plan
- Optional participation in choice of Federal Employees' Health Benefits
- Optional participation in the choice of Supplemental Dental and Vision Insurance
- Optional participation in choice of Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance
- Optional participation in the Flexible Benefits Program
- Optional participation in Long- Term Care Insurance
- Optional participation in private long-term disability plan
- Situational telework authorized
- Credit for prior government service
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume and support documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If your complete application meets the basic qualifications, it will be forwarded to the hiring official for further consideration and scored on your level of experience and competencies needed to perform the duties of the position.
- The application for Federal Employment (document can also be found under "Related Links" on the Employment page of our website).
- A list of professional references
See 'How to Apply' for instructions.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
