Case Administrator I

Judicial Branch

U.S. Courts

US Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada

Summary

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada is accepting applications for a Case Administrator I. This position performs various case related functions including maintaining and processing case information. The Case Administrator I serves as a records and reproduction clerk and/or case initiation clerk. This position includes promotion potential to a Case Administrator II based upon job performance.

This job is open to

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

Assists with informing customers of required fees, receiving payments and issuing receipts. Assists with securing funds in cash register, balancing cash drawer at the end of the day and processing credit card payments for filed documents.
Opens cases in case management system. Docket initial opening events.
Checks for prior or prohibited filing.
Prepares case files for tracking records.
Maintains the claims register.
Prepares and processes notices for electronic or hard copy mailing.
Assists with furnishing information to a wide variety of internal and external customers.
Assists with answering telephone calls, waiting on customers at the intake counter and opening mail.
Scans, copies, files, pick-up, sorts and processes mail. Processes e-mails received from electronic filers. Receives and stamps incoming documents.
Prepares, proofreads and edits materials prepared by others for accuracy, etc.
Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

The successful candidate for this position is subject to an FBI fingerprint check (employment will be provisional and contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the required background investigation).
Required to adhere to a Code of Conduct.
Subject to mandatory direct deposit of federal wages.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent.
Two years of general experience, and one year of specialized experience is required. Experience with a federal (preferably bankruptcy court) or state court and/or familiarity with electronic case filing, especially the court's automated system. Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience requiring the regular and recurring application of clerical procedures that demonstrates the ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws and involves routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment for word processing, data entry, or report generation. Such experience is commonly encountered in court judicial systems, law firms, legal counsel offices, etc.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent.

Additional information

The court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, to withdraw the job announcement or to fill the position sooner than the closing date, any of which may occur without any prior written notice. More than one position may be filled from this announcement. If a position becomes vacant in a similar classification, within a reasonable time of the original announcement, the court may elect to select a candidate from the applicants who responded to the original announcement without re-posting the position.

Employees of the United States Bankruptcy Court are EXCEPTED SERVICE appointments. Excepted Service appointments and Temporary NTE (not to exceed a specific date) appointments are at will judicial employees, and as such, can be terminated with or without cause by the Court. Federal Government Civil Service classifications or regulations do not apply to U.S. Bankruptcy Court employees. The U.S. Courts require employees to adhere to a Code of Ethics and Conduct which is available to applicants for review upon request.

ALL applicant information is subject to verification.

Candidates who are selected for employment in the judiciary must successfully pass a background check or investigation as a condition of employment. The background check will include, at a minimum, an FBI fingerprint check. Full field investigations will be conducted on positions that are classified as high-sensitive. Once employed, the candidate may be subject to periodic background investigation updates.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits include participation in health, dental, vision, flexible benefits, life, and long-care insurance programs and paid holidays. Annual leave provided based upon judicial discretion.

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How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Candidates will be evaluated based on their experience and skills that closely aligned with the requirements of the position.

Required Documents

I-9 Documents

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit the following:

Cover Letter
Resume
Judicial Employment Application

To apply: Email the requested items in a combined single PDF to denise_kirkling-styles@nvb.uscourts.gov.

Please be sure to fully complete your application by providing all work history from the prior ten years. Attachments should be submitted in a combined single PDF. Other formats are not acceptable.

Applications will be considered complete when all required attachments, in the appropriate format, are received by the Human Resources Department.

Agency contact information

Human Resources

Email: hr@nvb.uscourts.gov

Address: US Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada
300 Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89101
US

Next steps

Due to the volume of applications the Court typically receives, the Court will only communicate with those applicants who may be interviewed based upon information provided in completed applications for open positions.

Relocation expenses will not be paid or reimbursed.

Case Administrator I Job in Las Vegas, NV