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The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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The Office of the District Attorney, Bronx County (“BXDA”) is charged with the twin goals of ensuring public safety and striving for equal justice for the over 1.4 million members of the Bronx County community. By “Pursuing Justice with Integrity,” the BXDA places a focus on assistance for crime victims while simultaneously ensuring fairness to defendants. Moreover, the BXDA aims to balance the need to seek appropriate punishment for certain crimes while recognizing when punitive measures do not adequately advance justice. By recognizing these significant distinctions and acting accordingly, BXDA has established a standard of excellence in the representation of the Bronx community at large, which continues to grow stronger every day. In furtherance of this mission, the BXDA seeks experienced and enthusiastic Arraignment Clerk. The Arraignment Unit is responsible for all arraignment matters and is in operation twenty-four hours, seven days per week. Staff work nights, weekend, and holiday shifts. Under supervision, the Arraignment Clerk assigned to the Arraignments Unit will perform time sensitive case preparation functions. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: - Handle and prepare all arraignment paperwork. - Assist all ADAs in the courtroom with all arraignment matters. - Communicate and interact with Central Clerk’s Office on all arraignment matters and troubleshoot any problematic issues that may arise. - Input and scan docket numbers into FTS. - Ensure that docket numbers are correctly assigned to the proper arraignment matter. - Scan and attach into FTS all necessary Arraignment documents including Temporary Orders of Protections (TOPs), Status Sheets, Discovery Notices. - Mail a copy of all Temporary Orders of Protections to the recipients. -Handle all TOPs that have been returned back to the office (due to address unknown) and follow-up to ensure that TOPs were sent to the proper address and ensure that such TOPs are properly uploaded into FTS. -All other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Sunday through Thursday Sunday – 9:00a – 5:00p Monday & Tuesday – 5:00a – 1:00p Wednesday & Thursday – 2:00p – 10:00p RDO’s Friday & Saturday COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE - 56057

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements 1. High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or 2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.