Court Reporter/Voice Writer Job at Superior Court of California, County of Ventu

The following generally apply to most positions but may not apply to certain positions.

Benefits

• Annual Leave Accrual of up to 22 workdays, or 6.77 hours accrued per biweekly pay period, total of 176 hours, based on full time employment/compensated hours.
• Holidays: 14 paid days per calendar year, plus a personal floating holiday.
• Annual Leave Redemption: The option to cash out up to 100 hours of accrued unused annual leave per year, based on established guideline and IRS requirement.
• Deferred Compensation: Section 457 Plan and/or 401(k) Shared Savings Plan with up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans: You are afforded a flexible credit of up to $18,200 annually for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans, depending on coverage tier and eligibility.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental, vision and dependent care expenses.
• Pension Plan: Participation in the County's defined benefit plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
• Real Time Incentive: Differential pay of 7.5% of base pay with certification, 5.0% for non-certified real time services, if eligible.
• Sign on Bonus $10,000.00 ongoing through June 2025.

Responsibilities

• Under general direction, accurately take down verbatim in machine shorthand or voice writing all required or requested court hearings; read back the record upon request; produce official, verbatim transcripts of court proceedings in conformity with court standards, codes, Rules of Court, and time requirements; maintain records in accordance with GC 69955; and perform related duties.
• Stenographically or voice records verbatim notes of all court proceedings for extended periods of time;
• Provide transcription or read back the record of proceedings;
• Request clarification from speakers as necessary for accuracy;
• Produce and certify formal, written transcripts;
• Maintain two forms of archival of stenographic notes and transcripts;
• Archive notes on court provided electronic storage system;
• Organize and ensure security and confidentiality of official records;
• Receive and process transcript requests in a timely manner;
• Provide estimates of cost of transcripts;
• Research medical, legal and technical terminology as well as case citations and related information as necessary for an accurate court record;
• Maintain current software program of choice;
• Transport, set up and maintain court reporting, transcription and archival equipment;
• Provide rough transcript to judicial officers upon request.

Licensure

In accordance with Section 8016 of the California Business and Professions Code, official court reporters working in any court shall possess a current Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) certificate issued by the Court Reporters Board of California.

Desirable Certification & Skills

• Realtime skills
• National Court Reporter Association or other Realtime certification.

California Driver's License

Because the Court operates in multiple branches, the employee may be required to travel to other court locations, and possession of a valid California driver’s license is therefore required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Laws, regulations and practices relating to court reporting and transcription;
• Legal terminology, court operations and courtroom procedure; courtroom etiquette and conventions;
• Court reporting computer software.

Skills in:

• Report court proceedings at a rate of 200-plus words per minute;
• Grammar and transcription knowledge to complete accurate transcripts;
• Time management of multiple transcript requests and court coverage assignments.

Ability to (with or without reasonable accommodation):

• Simultaneously listen to and make verbatim record of court proceedings;
• Pay attention to conversational details;
• Operate and maintain reporting equipment and related computer equipment;
• Work in presence of court audience;
• Drive to Court's other location to conduct Court business.

Apply: Please visit our website at www.ventura.courts.ca.gov. This recruitment is continuous and will be closed when we have received sufficient number of qualified applications.

We are recruiting for full time, part time, regular and/or extra help positions.

Application & Selection

Application evaluation: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. A comparative screening will be conducted to determine which of the applicants will be selected for invitation to go through the recruitment process. Applications will be evaluated and ranked according to criteria that most closely meet the needs of the department, so it is essential that applicants provide as much detail as possible and answer all parts of the application. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue through the screening and selection process.

Oral examination/selection interview: The oral exam and selection interview may be consolidated into one process or expanded into multiple interviews contingent upon the size and quantity of the candidate pool. The most qualified candidates may be invited to this/these phases of the recruitment, with the selection interview conducted by the hiring manager. Date: TBD

For reasonable accommodation during the application process: contact Human Resources at (805) 289-8618.