Bailiff (Part-Time)

POSITION SUMMARY

An employee in this position performs security for the Harnett County Courthouse, employees and inmates.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

• Provides courtroom security for judges, the public, and inmates; may call court into session; ensures judges security and other needs are met; may perform coordination, seclusion, and other procedures with juries; and escorts inmates to and from the courtroom.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

• High school diploma or equivalent;
• No experience required;
• Or equivalent education and/or experience.

• Skill in collaborating with others.
• Skill in resolving conflicts.
• Skill in using tact and firmness with the public.
• Ability to act with sound judgement in routine and emergency situations.
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
• Ability to build and maintain cooperative and effective public relations with the citizens.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, supervisors, and other public officials.
• Ability to remain calm under challenging or volatile circumstances.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Must be able to perform light work frequently exerting up to 10 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects; and occasionally requiring to exert up to 20 pounds of force to move objects. This work also involves the physical abilities of balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, feeling, grasping, handling, perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, discriminating among sounds, kneeling, lifting, having manual

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The employee works indoors at the courthouse and may be subject to challenges when communicating with people in emergency situations.