Deputy Clerk II - Juvenile Court

Announcement Open Until Tuesday June 9, 2026, at 5pm

Grade 10: Minimum Wage $19.74 per hour

Dept/Div: Courts/N/A FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

General Definition of Work

Performs intermediate skilled administrative support work assisting with the processing legal documents, issuing service of process, indexing records and documents, managing financial accounts, maintaining records and files, assisting the public, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Clerk of Court or Chief Clerk

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

Greets visitors, citizens and customers; answers telephone; responds to general inquiries related to Court matters or forwards callers/visitors to the appropriate party for disposition

Processes delinquency case documentation, including petitions, summonses, motions, complaints, and related filings

Enters, scans, uploads, and maintains case information in JCATS

Manages and maintains all dependency case files

Reviews, files, and scans court orders and distributes orders to appropriate parties in a timely manner

Ensures court calendars are accurate and distributed to the appropriate parties

Enters and maintains all data related to traffic cases

Submits traffic case information to the Department of Driver Services (DDS), GCEPS, and TIPS

Serves as Retention Clerk by maintaining records eligible for destruction or transfer to the Records Center in accordance with retention policies

Prepares fact sheets for all delinquency and dependency cases

Assigns delinquency cases to attorneys and provides all necessary supporting documentation

Schedules review hearings for delinquency cases

Ensures continued cases receive updated court dates and that all required paperwork is properly served

Accepts supervision, traffic, and restitution payments applying those payments to the correct case

Schedules Rule Nisi cases involving unpaid supervision fees

Cross trains to assist with dependency case processing and related duties

Encourages and promotes a culture of excellent service.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

General knowledge of the office methods, procedures and practices of a Court; general knowledge of laws contained within the Official Code of Georgia; thorough knowledge of applicable court policies and procedures; thorough knowledge of business English, spelling and arithmetic; ability to operate standard office equipment; thorough knowledge of office programs and policies; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with court officials, law enforcement officials, attorneys, surveyors, realtors, title examiners, associates and the general public.

Education and Experience

Associates/Technical degree with coursework in paralegal, business administration, criminal justice, or related field and moderate experience in general office assistance preferably in a legal office or court system, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires sitting and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements

Obtain Georgia Crime Information Center Terminal Operator certification within six months.

Possession of Notary Public upon hire.

May require specific certifications dependent on court assignment

Favorable background history as determined by review of local, State and Federal records.

Last Revised: 5/26/2026