Municipal Court Training Specialist

Municipal Court Training Specialist

The city of Las Vegas invites applications for Municipal Court Training Specialist. This position provides support, training, and guidance in all aspects of the court processes and systems; serves an important and necessary role in professional development and training on court-related systems; leads, instructs, and motivates judicial staff on the proper use and input of information into the court-related systems, as well as help ensure court staff are taught the proper process and procedure for maintaining the Court's record and working with related criminal justice agencies; and assists, researches, develops curriculum, organizes, and presents training to staff on new or existing legislative changes, procedures, or in assessed areas for improvement. Receives general supervision from higher level staff.

A civil service examination will be conducted in accordance with the Civil Service Rules of the city of Las Vegas. The supplemental questions are the examination. Falsification of information may result in disqualification from a recruitment or removal from a city position. Additional information will not be accepted after the closing date. The supplemental questions are weighted 100% for placement on an eligible list, and must be worked on individually by the applicant only. The supplemental questions of all qualified applicants will be reviewed for placement on an eligible list. The eligible list will remain in effect for a period of 6 months from the date of certification and may be extended for a period of up to 2 years.

You must score 70% or higher on the examination to be placed on the eligible list.

Final candidate selection will include list placement and may include hiring interview (if applicable). Any individual offered employment will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test, complete background check, and may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform the physical requirements of the job. Some positions may require preliminary background checks. The purpose of this recruitment is to establish an eligible list for current and/ or future openings which may include part-time or full-time positions.

Example of Duties

1. Serves as a trainer on newly implemented software systems. Stays abreast of updates and trains staff accordingly. Applies various training techniques and methods while continuously assessing the effectiveness of training.
2. Participate in the development of training material. Reviews the developed material for accuracy and develops engaging methods for dissemination of information. Ensures the training is in place to meet organizational needs as they arise.
3. Compiles feedback from classes and identifies problem areas to new or existing training programs. Provides information and recommendations for areas of training to administration.
4. Conducts skills assessments and tracks proficiency of training to identify training needs and identify retention of information.
5. Provides best practice refresher training to Municipal Court employees. Facilitates training under the guidance of the manager /or higher-level management staff.
6. Provides post training assistance, including providing documentation, certificates of completion, and completing documentation related to the training of staff.
7. Develops frequently asked questions (FAQs) from training sessions and facilitates posting/dissemination of FAQ information. Maintains comprehensive training records, including attendance rosters for all class sessions. Maintains weekly, monthly and annual training calendar. Participates on court related committees as needed.
8. Assists with testing updates to Court Management System (eCourt) or any other court software systems. Identifies problems areas and recommends new, or changes to existing, training programs.
9. Provides assessment results to supervisors. Provides feedback to supervisors/leadership regarding employees who need additional training or having difficulty mastering material.
10. Stays abreast of current trends, technology, and innovations in the field of judicial and employee training, development, and education programming curriculum.
11. Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.
12. Four years of increasingly responsible experience as a Municipal Court employee with the City of Las Vegas, or three years of experience developing, evaluating and presenting training programs.

Minimum Requirements

1. Four years of increasingly responsible experience as a Municipal Court employee with the City of Las Vegas, or three years of experience developing, evaluating and presenting training programs.
2. Equivalent to graduation from high school. Higher education desirable.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Court related policies, procedures, operations, systems, services, and activities.
• Best practice training principles, methods, and techniques.
• Principles and practices of conducting training needs analysis.
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Modern office procedures, methods and common office hardware and software, including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping.
• Techniques of curriculum planning, design, development and evaluation.
• Learning the organization, operation and needs of the department as necessary to assign responsibilities.
• Reviewing the work of clerical support staff in the area of work assigned.
• Interpreting and explaining department policies and procedures.
• Operating a variety of computerized office equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• Maintaining accurate and complete court records.
• Communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Working independently with minimal supervision.
• Producing written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
• Delivering effective oral training presentations.
• Communicating with individuals from a variety of social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
• Location: Office and courtroom environment.
• Hazards: Exposure to computer screens and potentially hostile environments.
• Maintaining physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:
  • Walking, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time; and
  • Operating assigned equipment.
• Maintaining effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:
  • Making observations;
  • Communicating with others;
  • Reading and writing; and
  • Operating assigned equipment.
• Maintaining cognitive capacity, which allows the capability of:
  • Making sound decisions; and
  • Effective interaction and communication with others.