HEARING OFFICER - 22012285

Requisition No: 836022 

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: HEARING OFFICER - 22012285

 Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22012285 

Salary:  $4,023.21 Monthly 

Posting Closing Date: 09/27/2024 

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Position Title
Part-Time Hearing Officer

Job Location
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit; Fort Lauderdale, FL

Salary Range
$4,023.21 Monthly

Job Description
The essential function of the position within the organization is to conduct hearings and make determinations on child support matters referred for hearing by family court judges. The position is responsible for setting referred cases for hearing, conducting hearings, making determinations on cases, and preparing reports and recommendations with accompanying orders for the referring judge’s signature. The position works under the general supervision of a Chief Judge or designee.

(Note: The examples of work as listed in this class specification are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.)

Reviews judge’s orders of referral and conducts legal research in preparation for hearings of family law cases.

Schedules cases and conducts hearings in compliance with applicable regulations and laws; gathers data in the form of documentary evidence and testimony.

Reviews reports and recommendations submitted by attorneys and considers/analyzes related research and information presented at hearings to make case determinations; in the form of a recommended order to the courts.

Prepares case report and recommendations with accompanying orders for referring judge’s signature at the conclusion of hearings.

Reads professional journals and updates of case law to stay current on regulations and statutes governing family court.

Attends staff meetings to exchange information; attends technical or professional classes, workshops, seminars or conferences to improve professional skills.

Directs planning of child support payments.
 

Education and Training Guidelines
Education:
Refers to job specific training and education that is recommended for entry into the position. Additional relevant experience may substitute for the recommended educational level on a year-for-year basis.

Juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school.

Experience:
Refers to the amount of related work experience that is recommended for entry into the position that would result in reasonable expectation that the person can perform the required tasks. Additional relevant education may substitute for the recommended experience on a year-for-year basis, excluding supervisory experience.

Five years of experience in the practice of law.

Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations Required:
Refers to professional, state, or federal licenses, certifications, or registrations required to enter the position.

Requires membership in good standing in the Florida Bar.

Competencies
Data Responsibility:
Refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations.

Conducts research to discover new methodologies or to find solutions for unresolved problems.

People Responsibility:
Refers to individuals who have contact with or are influenced by the position.

Mentors others by advising, counseling, or guiding them.

Assets Responsibility:
Refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.

Requires responsibility for achieving moderate economies or preventing major losses through interpreting policy as legal counsel.

Mathematical Requirements:
Deals with quantities, magnitudes, and forms and their relationships and attributes by the use of numbers and symbols.

Uses practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions, measurements, or logarithms; may use algebraic solutions of equations and equalities, deductive geometry, and/or descriptive statistics.

Communications Requirements:
Involves the ability to read, write, and speak.

Reads and interprets highly complex professional materials involving abstract theories and concepts; writes for professional publications; develops and presents papers at professional conferences.

Complexity of Work:
Addresses the analysis, initiative, ingenuity, creativity, and concentration required by the position and the presence of any unusual pressures.

Performs work involving the application of principles of logical thinking, scientific, medical, or legal practice to diagnose or define problems, collect data and solve abstract problems with widespread unit or organization impact; requires sustained, intense concentration for accurate results and continuous exposure to unusual pressure.

How to Apply
Submit a cover letter and official State Employment Application (found at http://www.17th.flcourts.org/the-employment-opportunities/) to Court Administration, Human Resources, 201 SE 6th St,
 Rm. 20140, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301.

The People First profile application will not be considered.

For additional information, contact Taiwo Akinkunmi at takinkunmi@17th.flcourts.org.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, or disability.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application/selection process, please call the contact person at 954-831-7721.

Persons using a TTY/TDD may call Taiwo Akinkunmi through the Florida Relay Service at 711.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.