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Court Reporter

The Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin is accepting applications for full-time and part-time Court Reporter. The Court Reporter performs court reporting services for all business of the Superior Court; receives general supervision from the Court Reporter Supervisor, and exercises no direct supervision over staff. This class is responsible for providing a verbatim record of court proceedings using machine shorthand or voice writing technology, and providing readback of all or portions of the record upon request. Incumbents in this classification are required to be fully trained in all procedures related to court reporting, while working with a high degree of independent judgment, tact, and initiative. This class is distinguished from the Court Reporter Supervisor in that the latter provides supervision to a group of Court Reporters, and it requires additional court reporting experience.

Voice Writers: Now accepting applications for voice writers. Signing Incentive: Full-time positions: $10,000: ($5,000 upon hire and $5,000 after 1st year). Part-time positions: $5,000: ($2,500 upon hire and $2,500 after 1st year). Real Time Reporting Differential: 10% for national certification, or for passing the Certified Real time Generalist exam. 3% for non-certified Court Reporters who pass a state readability exam or other court sanctioned exam. Administrative Leave: Full time Positions: 80 hours per fiscal year. Part-time Positions: 40 hours per fiscal year

Benefits include: 14 paid holidays per year; 12 days sick leave per year (no limit to accumulation), 10 days vacation each year (15 days after 3 years, 20 days after 10 years, 23 days after 20 years, and 25 days after 25 years). Accruals for part-time positions are based on hours worked. 80 hours of Administrative Leave per fiscal year for full-time positions and 40 hours of Administrative Leave per fiscal year for part-time positions, pro-rated based on start date. Participation in the San Joaquin County 1937 Act Retirement Plan. Choice of health and dental insurance plans and a vision plan, with the court paying for the employee and a portion of the dependents cost, and a fully paid life insurance policy for full-time positions; Choice of health and dental insurance plans and a vision plan, with the court paying for the employee only portion for part-time positions. Options available for additional life insurance and a deferred compensation plan.