Job Description Summary

Department - Sheriff's Department

Job Description

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Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5918 - Process Server

Salary Grade: 5

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $19.83 - $23.30 Per Hour 

Pay Range: $19.83 - $26.78 Per Hour 

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

The Process Server locates individuals and serves them with subpoenas, summons, writs, notices of hearings and other related legal documents, and documents such activities as required by law.

A Superior Court Process Servers Card is required at the time of application, per Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure 4(e). You must attach copy of card to meet the minimum qualifications.

The first review of applications will be on 5/16/2025.   

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Receives and serves protective orders, injunctions prohibiting harassment, subpoenas, writs of garnishment and other legal documents by personal service in accordance with direction from the courts or other authorized officials;

• Arranges order of process deliveries, according to required timeliness of service required, ease or difficulty of locating named individuals and serving documents, etc.;

• Conducts research to locate and assess potential threats posed by individuals and properly serves process;

• Assists Deputy Sheriffs with the service of complex writs;

• Serves process within jails and prison facilities;

• Researches and serves delinquent County Tax notices;

• Documents and reports efforts and expenses in service of legal process and notices;

• Maintains required security and confidentiality of information encountered or developed in the course of assigned duties;

• Uses computers/computer terminals for data retrieval and entry, maintenance of activity logs, expense records and related reports, affidavits and records documenting service provided;

• Maintains currency on rules and requirements for service, as determined by the Arizona Supreme Court, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure and those courts for whom service of process is provided;

• Operates and performs operator-level servicing of assigned County vehicles;

• May testify in court as to service of legal documents.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED certificate.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application. 

Selection Procedure:
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.

Supplemental Information:

Licenses and Certificates: Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment. The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures. Failure to obtain and maintain the required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination. Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upo