Deputy Prothonotary

• Assists the Prothonotary with the highly responsible and complex administrative work involved with the total operations of the office.
• Responsible for directing the daily operations work performance assignment progress and workload completion of several operational units within the Prothonotary Office.
• Direct the activities of several operational units and/or programs in Sussex County Prothonotary to ensure effective application of Court rules policies and procedures.
• Provides managerial and administrative direction to department supervisors in meeting the Courts operational goals and objectives.
• Must be able to make quick but sound administrative decisions.
• This position is the Sussex County Department of Corrections contact person regarding commitment and release issues and must immediately follow-up on these requests.
• Assists the Sussex County Prothonotary and supervisors in planning reviewing and managing the Courts automated systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and to establish and maintain effective work relationships with superiors subordinates Judges offenders attorneys pro se litigants and criminal justice and agency heads.
• Confers with Judges Commissioners attorneys litigants government officials and the general public about Superior Court policies and procedures to ensure adequate level of services are being provided or to respond to unusual circumstances or demands.
• On a monthly basis this position generates the reports to prepare the criminal statistics follow-up on the monthly sentencing report update the Judges calendars and assist with the civil statistical spreadsheet preparation.
• Attend statewide meetings to review and develop procedures on a statewide basis to ensure best business practices and compliance with rules laws and regulations.
• Acts on behalf of the Prothonotary in their absence as required by Title 29 Section 903B.
• Ability to identify and analyze problems/needs/issues and assess the impacts.
• Performs related work as required.

1. Three years experience in Court operations management and supervision.
2. Three years experience as a manager in case flow management principles practices and procedures related to general jurisdiction and/or criminal justice issues.
3. Three years experience as a manager in the interpretation and application of state statutes Court rules policies and procedures related to the jurisdiction of Superior Court other courts or criminal justice system.
4. Experience in the principles and practices of supervision.
5. Experience of automated/electronic management information systems.
6. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

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