Courtroom Assistant - Desert at Superior Court of California, County of Riverside – Indio, California
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Join Our Team as a Courtroom Assistant!
Are you detail-oriented and thrive in a fast-paced, professional environment? We’re looking for a Courtroom Assistant to help ensure the smooth flow of court proceedings. In this journey-level role, you’ll support judges in calendared matters, record court actions, and help process judicial orders. If you're ready to be part of meaningful work that keeps the justice system moving, apply today!
The ideal candidate will possess a High School diploma/GED, and three (3) years of court related clerical experience which includes two (2) years in a court of law processing legal documents and one (1) year in a court-related, legal agency working with probate, family law, juvenile, civil, criminal or traffic codes.This recruitment will fill current vacancies and establish an eligibility list for locations in our Desert Region which includes Blythe, Indio, and Palm Springs courthouses.
For a complete list of the qualifications and essential duties, please refer to the job description.
Riverside is the fourth largest county in California and the 10th largest in the United States. There are fourteen court facilities spanning 7,300 square miles that serves Riverside’s 2.4 million residents. The courts and its employees hold a unique role in the public sector. The mission of the Riverside Superior Court is, “…in a fair, accessible, effective, and efficient manner, resolve disputes arising under the law and interpret and apply the law consistently, impartially, and independently to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitutions of California and of the United States.”
At Riverside Superior Court, we reward hard work and dedication!
We offer:
Annual merit increases for satisfactory job performance
A robust benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
A pension plan provided by the California Public Employer's Retirement System also known as CalPERS. You will contribute between 7% and 8% of your biweekly pay, depending on your membership status
Optional deferred compensation programs
Generous leave accruals
Fourteen (14) paid holidays
Bereavement leave
Tuition discounts
Qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) or Temporary Expanded PSLF (TEPSLF) Certification
All applicants are required to submit a completed online application and supplemental questionnaire. To learn more about how to create an application, click HERE.
Résumés will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire.
Human Resources will review applications to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; therefore, it is to your benefit to include all current and previous related work experience. When listing Court experience, please include dates and classification of each position held, if more than one.
Selection Procedures:
This recruitment will remain open until the needs of the Court have been met and may close at any time. However, the deadline to apply for first round consideration is Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 11:59 PM PST.
Step I: All applications will be reviewed to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; those qualified candidates may be referred to step II in the selection process.
Step II: Those candidates that are successful in the previous step may be invited to take online and/or in person pass/fail assessments. Those candidates passing the examination may be referred to step III in the selection process.
Step III: Those candidates that are successful in the previous step may be invited to an oral interview. Those candidates who are successful in the interview (weighted 100%) may be placed on the eligible list. Placement on the eligible list is not a guarantee of employment.
Additional steps for the selection process will include a drug test, background and reference checks.
You will be notified by email and/or text message during the process of this recruitment through governmentjobs.com. Please check your email spam/junk folders and accept emails ending with governmentjobs.com and riverside.courts.ca.gov. If your information changes, please update your profile at www.governmentjobs.com.
Riverside Superior Court provides reasonable accommodations upon request for applicants with disabilities. Please contact the Human Resources Department at 951-777-3017 or Recruitment@riverside.courts.ca.gov if you feel you will need an accommodation for any aspect of the selection process. The Human Resources Department requests that it be advised of special needs at least five days prior to the examination so that a reasonable accommodation may be made.
Unit: LIUNA
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Reports to: Court Services Supervisor
Pay Scale ID/Level: CTRMASST / 11
Amount of Travel Required: 25 - 50%
Work Schedule: M – F 8 hrs. per day
Positions Supervised: None