The Office of the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, has an immediate opening for a well-organized, detail-oriented, and reliable individual to serve as a Temporary Records Clerk. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Clerk's Office offers an opportunity for a self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic to launch or continue a career in public service.
The Office of the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, has an immediate opening for a well-organized, detail-oriented, and reliable individual to serve as a Temporary Records Clerk. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Clerk's Office offers an opportunity for a self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic to launch or continue a career in public service.
(CL-24/01 to CL-25/61), depending on qualifications.
United States Citizens or persons eligible to work in the United States.
The incumbent prepares and ships records to the Federal Records Center and National Archives. The incumbent also performs a variety of duties as a back-up to the Briefing/Records Clerk.
Major Duties
Organizes, assembles, and ships records to the Federal Records Center and National Archives, in accordance with the Guide to Judiciary Policy, Records Management; receives, reviews, and stores briefs and appendices; makes docket entries in the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) database; prepares briefs and appendices for transmittal to judges' chambers and delivers them; performs research of court records for judges, attorneys, litigants, court staff, and the public; retrieves court records and answers record related inquiries; locates, scans, copies, and prints documents as needed; routes incoming and outgoing mail to court personnel; expedites delivery of mail requiring special handling; operates postage meter equipment and affixes the appropriate amount of postage to each parcel of outgoing mail; performs backup intake/cashier duties to include informing customers of required fees, receiving payments and issuing receipts, securing funds in cash register, and balancing cash drawer at the end of the day; and performs other duties as assigned.
The successful applicant must have excellent organizational and time management skills, be public service oriented, and be able to work in a team environment and interact with the legal community, the public, judicial officers and their staff, and court staff. The position involves regular lifting and transferring of records involving moderate to heavy (up to 50 lbs) physical lifting.
All positions in the Clerk's Office are "Excepted" appointments. Employees are considered "At-Will" and this position will serve a six-month probationary period. Employees must adhere to the Code of Conduct. Employees are subject to strict confidentiality requirements. The successful candidate is also subject to a background check and will be considered a provisional employee pending a favorable suitability determination. Applicants must be United States citizens or eligible to work for the United States government.
Two years of general experience; general experience consists of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the possession of, or the ability to acquire, the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position. Education beyond the high school level may be substituted for the required general experience. One academic year (30 semester or 45 quarter hours) equals one year of general experience. A minimum of one year of specialized experience; specialized experience for this position is progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience which demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and involves the routine use of automated software and equipment for word processing, data entry, or report generation. The successful applicant must have excellent organizational and time management skills, be public service oriented, and be able to work in a team environment and interact with the legal community, the public, judicial officers and their staff, and court staff.
High school graduate or the equivalent. A bachelor's degree is preferred.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will also be evaluated based on their application and an interview.
Proof of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination will be requested of the candidate selected for this position.
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.
Email a cover letter and resume, as a single PDF attachment (Attention: Human Resources), to VacancyTemporaryRecordsClerk@cadc.uscourts.gov. Please include the vacancy announcement number (USCA-22-03) in the subject line.
Interviews will begin immediately. The court will send a letter regarding the status of an application only to those candidates scheduled for interviews. When the position is filled, a notice will be placed on the court's internet site.
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