Deputy Administrator, Court Services - Washington County

This position is responsible for overseeing the finances of the Washington County courthouse. Duties include preparing budgets, processing purchase requisitions, and tracking expenditures. Additionally, this role involves managing jury operations and acting as the coordinator for public requests related to language access and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Job Highlights

• Excellent benefits program, including comprehensive, low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans for employees and eligible family members beginning on the first day of employment

• 13 paid holidays, 12 paid sick days, and 12+ paid vacation days per year.

• Salary increases, student loan forgiveness plans, employee assistance programs, and State retirement plans.

Job Duties

• Prepares purchase requisitions and tracks and resolves purchasing issues for judicial officers and court administration. Interfaces with Finance and/or Purchasing Departments as needed.

•  Oversees development of annual budgets for judicial departments. Prepares annual budgets for judicial officers and court administration.  Coordinates review of proposed budgets for approval by the president judge. 

•  Reviews monthly expense reports for individual judicial department budgets.  Discusses findings as needed with department heads.

•  Overall responsibility for jury management, including development of budget, use of the jury management system, and summoning jurors.  Oversees process for updating jury wheel.

•  Prepares and submits AOPC statistical reports related to jury management.

•  Supervises jury clerk.  Provides direction and oversight for summoning of jurors, and exercises judgment for excusal and deferral requests following relevant statutes and established judicial district policies.

•  Serves as the language access coordinator for the judicial district.  Submits required statistical reports and other information as required.  Tracks payment of invoices for interpreter services and submits necessary information for reimbursable expenses.

• Serves as ADA coordinator for the judicial district.

Minimum Qualifications

•  Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, or a closely related field; AND

•  Two years of varied office management work including professional-level experience in budgeting, procurement, and personnel management.

•  An equivalent combination of education, experience, and/or training may be considered.

Additional Requirements

•  Satisfactory criminal background check required.

Salary information

Starting Annual Salary

$47,882 - $65,437

Applicants requiring accommodation, for any part of the application and/or interview process, should contact Human Resources at (717) 231-3309 or human.resources@pacourts.us.