Careers

Welcome to the Judicial Branch Careers Page!

The Judicial Branch is excited to share the below job openings with you. The Branch prides itself on top court web site awards received across the years. Careers at the Branch play an essential role for the public and society. Our meaningful, challenging, and interesting positions have a long-lasting effect that serves to advance justice and ultimately provides for the greater good of all. If you believe you have the necessary skillset and a desire to work at one of our many statewide locations, please take the time to browse through our current job openings. Keep in mind that job openings are updated each Friday, the Branch welcomes you to come back each week to view newly posted jobs.

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Last update: 03/17/2023

Job Title and Description	Closing Date	Posting Number
Court Interpreter II	03/20/2023	23-1000-052
Court Support Services Intake Assistant	03/20/2023	23-7000-030
Information Technology Enterprise Specialist - Cybersecurity Forensic Analyst	03/27/2023	23-4000-005
Information Technology Enterprise Specialist - Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect	03/27/2023	23-4000-006
Information Technology Analyst Trainee - Cybersecurity Analyst Trainee	03/27/2023	23-4000-007
Administrative Secretary I	03/27/2023	23-1000-060
Motions Staff Attorney -- Appellate Court	03/27/2023	23-0000-003
Clinical Coordinator	04/03/2023	23-7000-035
Information Technology Analyst I -	04/03/2023	23-7000-036
Database Administration - Paid Internships	04/01/2023	.
Information Technology Desktop - Paid Internships	04/01/2023	.
Application Development - Paid Internships	04/01/2023	.
COLP Apprentice Printer - Paid Internships	04/01/2023	.
Cybersecurity Analyst Trainee - Paid Internships	04/01/2023	.

Continuous Recruitment Statewide	Posting Number
Judicial Marshal Trainee	JM-1000-001
Juvenile Detention Officer Trainee (Transitional)	JD-7000-001
Office Clerk	OC-8000-001
Court Recording Monitor Trainee	CR-1000-001
Court Interpreter I	CI-1000-001
Temporary Assistant Clerk I	.
Temporary Paralegal	.
State Court Interpreter Certification Program	.

Court Interpreter II

Location:
Interpreter and Translator Services: Ansonia/Milford, Danbury, Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Stamford, Tolland, Waterbury, Windham

Salary Range: $63,117 - $81,655/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. Employee Benefits

COURT INTERPRETER II

DIVISION: Superior Court

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for accurately interpreting in simultaneous, consecutive and sight translation modes between English and the target language complex legal proceedings for the Judicial Branch and various court service programs statewide; for accurately translating between English and target language complex written documents.

GUIDELINES FOR CLASS USE: Interpreting and translating assignments may be in courtrooms or other locations, in support of court operations. These assignments may be in court proceedings, trials, hearings, arraignments, or ex-parte matters. Although incumbents may perform routine interpreting or translating tasks, they may be assigned to complex, high profile or critically important cases. Target language typically is Spanish but may be other languages as required by defendants, witnesses, litigants and other non-English speaking parties provided for by law.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the direction of a Lead Court Interpreter or other employee of higher grade.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: *Performs the three modes of interpreting (simultaneous, consecutive and sight translation) from English into another oral or manual language and reverse in a variety of complex legal proceedings, hearings, attorney/client conferences, pre-arraignment communications and related matters in person and by remote devices;

*Makes court announcements in Spanish or other non-English languages as directed by the judge;

*Maintains records of services provided; prepares activity reports; collects and enters data into automated recordkeeping systems;

*Participates in study and training activities individually or in groups in order to develop and maintain interpreting and translating skills;

*At the direction of the court, may, by interpreting, assist defendants in completing court-related forms;

*Translates forms and documents into the target language;

*Assists in editing and proofreading translations,

*Assists in the training of court interpreters;

*Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:
Simultaneous, consecutive and sight interpreting and written language proficiency with college-level vocabulary in English and Spanish or other specified language; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; computer usage skills.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: General Experience: Incumbents must have passed the oral portion of the State Court Interpreter certification exam provided by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and are expected to fulfill all program requirements for such program by a date to be determined by Superior Court; or hold the court interpreter certification from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Incumbents will be required to travel in the course of their daily work.

Seeking certified Spanish language court interpreters for the Superior Court, to provide interpreting and translating services in all court sessions and other matters, as assigned by the program manager.

The preferred candidates are required to have passed the written and the oral certification exam provided by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), Council of Language Access Coordinators (CLAC), or possess the Court Interpreter Certification from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Applicants must submit documentation of certification at the time of the application. Information regarding certification requirements and reciprocity can be found at: https://jud.ct.gov/external/news/jobs/interpreter.htm

Interpreting and translating assignments may be in courtrooms or other locations, in support of court operations. These assignments may be in court proceedings, trials, hearings, arraignments, or ex-parte matters. Although incumbents may perform routine interpreting or translating tasks, they may be assigned to complex, high profile or critically important cases.

Court Support Services Intake Assistant

Location:
Adult Probation: Hartford - JAMS

Salary Range: $54,625 - $71,364/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. Employee Benefits

COURT SUPPORT SERVICES INTAKE ASSISTANT

DIVISION: Court Support Services

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for providing assistance to Court Support Services staff by performing a combination of paraprofessional and highly complex clerical work associated with interviewing clients referred by the court for probation, family and/or bail matters.

GUIDELINES FOR CLASS USE: Use of this class is limited to incumbents performing paraprofessional tasks to assist professional Court Support Services staff for a majority of their time. Incumbents may also perform higher level clerical and/or technical tasks.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Performs a variety of duties to obtain client intake information necessary for assessment, referral and release decisions made by higher level staff; conducts client intake interviews and documents information such as residence, employment, education, family ties to the area, psychiatric, drug and/or alcohol problems, prior convictions, failures to appear, etc.; verifies information by contacting references and victims and prepares required forms; enters information into computer; contacts police departments within assigned geographical region to determine which locations have cases requiring interviews and may travel to police departments to conduct interviews; obtains arrest reports from police and may discuss cases with arresting officers to obtain additional information; conducts criminal record checks using computerized information systems to document prior offenses and criminal histories; may provide case information to clients and explain conditions and the importance of compliance and court procedures; notifies clients of required court appearances; follows up with clients who do not appear as required; prepares case records and files for court presentation; coordinates diversionary program participation and monitors participants' completion of program; prepares reports and correspondence; maintains records and activity logs; performs clerical work such as data entry, typing, filing, etc.; may collect urine samples from clients for drug testing; performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY: Knowledge of office administration and management; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to conduct interviews, record and verify information; computer skills.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
General Experience: Three years of secretarial/clerical, investigations or related experience in criminal justice or a related field.

Substitutions Allowed: College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half (1/2) year of experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Incumbents may be exposed to some risk of injury from assaultive/abusive defendants; may be exposed to communicable diseases.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Incumbents may be required to travel in the course of their daily work.

Seeking a Court Support Services Intake Assistant to perform a variety of duties to obtain client intake information necessary for assessment, referral and release decisions made by higher level staff; conduct client intake interviews and document information such as residence, employment, education, family ties to the area, psychiatric, drug and/or alcohol problems, prior convictions, failures to appear, etc.; verify information by contacting references and victims and prepare required forms; enter information into computer; contact police departments within assigned geographical region to determine which locations have cases requiring interviews and may travel to police departments to conduct interviews; obtain arrest reports from police and may discuss cases with arresting officers to obtain additional information; conduct criminal record checks using computerized information systems to document prior offenses and criminal histories; may provide case information to clients and explain conditions and the importance of compliance and court procedures; notify clients of required court appearances; follow up with clients who do not appear as required; prepare case records and files for court presentation; coordinate diversionary program participation and monitor participants' completion of program; prepare reports and correspondence; maintain records and activity logs; perform clerical work such as data entry, typing, filing, etc.; may collect urine samples from clients for drug testing; perform related duties as required.

Information Technology Enterprise Specialist - Cybersecurity Forensic Analyst

Location:
ITD Security Services: East Hartford

Salary Range: $100,844 - $149,805/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. Starting salary may be commensurate with experience. Employee Benefits

Information Technology Enterprise Specialist - Cybersecurity Forensic Analyst

Cybersecurity Forensic Analyst

State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch

East Hartford

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking a Cybersecurity Forensic Analyst (Information Technology Enterprise Specialist) to join our Cybersecurity Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for digital forensics and identifying and tracking threat actor Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and creating Cyber Threat Hunt hypotheses based on TTPs. The candidate will leverage internal and external data sets and threat intelligence feeds to drive cyber threat hunting initiatives and manage and support cyber incident response.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Hands on experience in security systems, including intrusion detection systems, anti-malware products, authentication systems, log management, content filtering, mobile device security management, DNS, CDN, WAF and related security technologies.
• Excellent knowledge of current protocols and standards, including Active Directory, Group Policies, Core Switching/Routing, SSL/IPSec, SAN, Virtualization, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery.
• Identify and track threat actor Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).
• Create Cyber Threat Hunt hypotheses based on TTPs.
• Leverage internal and external data sets and threat intelligence feeds to drive cyber threat hunting initiatives.
• Manage and support cyber incident response - performing digital forensics, vulnerability scans, and root cause analysis.
• Determine root causes of cyber incidents and work with affected users and divisions to implement remediation plans.
• Architect and participate in all phases of design, configuration, and maintenance of a brand-new forensic lab for the branch.
• Detect host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies and Microsoft Sentinel dashboards.
• Use incident data to identify vulnerabilities and security gaps to make recommendations for improvements.
• Communicate with state and federal partners regarding cyber threats, trends analysis, and vulnerabilities.
• Develop Microsoft Sentinel dashboard to integrate logs from cyber threat intelligence products.

Qualified candidates will be proficient with:
• Conduct Digital Forensics investigations and Malware Analysis to identify malicious activity and derive Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and associated detection rules.
• Lead and conduct targeted security risk assessments of cloud-based, network, system, and application technologies against industry (e.g., NIST, CIS, and CSA) and vendor specific (e.g. Microsoft, Palo Alto) best practices.
• Experience building and aligning a security program to a security framework such as NIST-CSF, NIST 800-53, or CIS Critical Security Controls.
• Expert level knowledge of Palo Alto firewall, Windows defender ATP, and MS Azure-based security products.
• Expert level knowledge to analyze TCP Dumps / Packet Captures using Wireshark.

Qualified candidates will possess the following:
• 8+ years of experience with cyber threat hunting, incident response and digital forensics.
• Experience with conducting Digital Forensics investigations and Malware Analysis.
• Ability to derive Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and associated detection rules.
• Ability to understand vulnerabilities at a technical level.
• Knowledge of frameworks like NIST, CIS, CISA, MITRE.

In addition to the preferred qualifications, the successful candidate will have a positive attitude; proficient verbal skills; a collaborative approach to working in a close team environment; willingness to assist and share knowledge with peers and subordinates; strong writing skills, submit reports, proposals, and postmortem analyses.

This position qualifies for hybrid remote work.

Salary Range: $100,844 - $149,805/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. Starting salary may be commensurate with experience.

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch offers its employees a top notch array of health and retirement benefits including but not limited to paid holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave, group life insurance, 457 Deferred Compensation, voluntary flexible spending account programs, discounted auto and home insurance policies and long and short term disability.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
General Experience: Ten (10) years of experience in information technology (IT), programming, systems/software development or another IT related field demonstrating a growing and broadening base of knowledge and experience.

Special Experience: Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at the expert working level with responsibility for performing a full range of highly complex technical support functions.

Substitutions Allowed:
1. College training in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering or information technology related area may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling six (6) months of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor’s degree.

2. A Master’s degree in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering or information technology related area may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

3. Relevant certification in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering or information technology related area may be substituted for up to six (6) months of the general experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Incumbents may be required to travel within the State in the course of their daily work.

Applications must be received by March 27, 2023. Applications must be submitted through the on-line application site at: www.jud.ct.gov/hronline/. Resumes or paper applications will not be accepted.

Careers at the Branch play an essential role for the public and society. Our meaningful, challenging, and interesting positions have a long-lasting effect that serves to advance justice and ultimately provides for the greater good of all.

Please reference the posting number 23-4000-005

AA/EOE

Information Technology Enterprise Specialist - Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect

Location:
ITD Security Services: East Hartford

Salary Range: $100,844 - $149,805/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. Starting salary may be commensurate with experience. Employee Benefits

Information Technology Enterprise Specialist - Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect

Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect

State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch

East Hartford

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect (Information Technology Enterprise Specialist) to join our Cybersecurity and Identity Management unit. In this role, you will be tasked with designing and implementing an advanced Enterprise monitoring solution utilizing Microsoft Sentinel. The primary objective of this role is to ensure the security of the enterprise by detecting and preventing cyber threats, while providing valuable data analytics and visualizations for IT stakeholders and leadership. As the successful candidate, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of the organization's cybersecurity strategy.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Knowledge of how Microsoft 365 technologies interact, primarily Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365 collaboration workloads.
• Expert experience in Power Platform tools such as Power Apps, Power Automate and Power Virtual Agents for building forms and workflow solutions to use with Microsoft Sentinel.
• Experience with Azure services, specifically Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Web Apps, and APIs.
• Enable Microsoft Sentinel data connectors and associated workbooks such as Office 365, Azure logs, Palo Alto, Cisco etc.
• Integrate Active Directory, Firewall, Windows servers, Windows Security Events connectors into Microsoft Sentinel dashboard.
• Create custom dashboards for Database, Desktop, Platform and security teams to flow logs and monitor in MS Sentinel.
• Assist with the configuration of a new or existing Azure Monitor Log Analytics workspace.
• Assist with the creation of hunting queries, using alerts and incidents and creation of playbooks.
• Assist with creation of threat intelligence dashboards in Microsoft Sentinel.
• Working knowledge of Log Analytics, Azure Functions, Machine Learning, and AI Cognitive services to continuously monitor the state of devices and take remedial actions.

Qualified candidates will be proficient with:
• At least 5 years of technical experience in cybersecurity field.
• Advanced event analysis leveraging Microsoft Sentinel SIEM.
• Solid knowledge of Azure Cloud technologies and M365 security toolsets.
• Strong expertise in Kusto Query Language (KQL).
• Expertise in Azure Logic Apps, Microsoft Flow, Power platform tools.
• Advanced incident investigation and response skill set.
• Advanced log parsing and analysis skill set.

Qualified candidates will possess the following:
• 8+ years experience with Microsoft 365 products.
• 4+ years of experience with cyber threat hunting, incident response and digital forensics and how various systems can integrate with SIEM solutions.
• 4+ years of experience in Power platform, logic apps, log analytics workspace and Microsoft Sentinel.
• Knowledge of frameworks like NIST, CIS, CISA, MITRE.
• Detailed practical knowledge of Internet protocols, firewalls, proxies, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Ability to conduct multi-step breach and investigative analysis to trace the dynamic activities associated with advanced threats.

In addition to the preferred qualifications, the successful candidate will have a positive attitude; proficient verbal skills; a collaborative approach to working in a close team environment; willingness to assist and share knowledge with peers and subordinates; strong writing skills, submit reports, proposals, and postmortem analyses.

This position qualifies for hybrid remote work.

Salary Range: $100,844 - $149,805/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. Starting salary may be commensurate with experience.

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch offers its employees a top notch array of health and retirement benefits including but not limited to paid holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave, group life insurance, 457 Deferred Compensation, voluntary flexible spending account programs, discounted auto and home insurance policies and long and short term disability.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
General Experience: Ten (10) years of experience in information technology (IT), programming, systems/software development or another IT related field demonstrating a growing and broadening base of knowledge and experience.

Special Experience: Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at the expert working level with responsibility for performing a full range of highly complex technical support functions.

Substitutions Allowed:
1. College training in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering or information technology related area may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling six (6) months of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor’s degree.

2. A Master’s degree in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering or information technology related area may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

3. Relevant certification in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering or information technology related area may be substituted for up to six (6) months of the general experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Incumbents may be required to travel within the State in the course of their daily work.

Applications must be received by March 27, 2023. Applications must be submitted through the on-line application site at: www.jud.ct.gov/hronline/. Resumes or paper applications will not be accepted.

Careers at the Branch play an essential role for the public and society. Our meaningful, challenging, and interesting positions have a long-lasting effect that serves to advance justice and ultimately provides for the greater good of all.

Please reference the posting number 23-4000-006

AA/EOE

Information Technology Analyst Trainee - Cybersecurity Analyst Trainee

Location:
ITD Security Services: East Hartford

Salary Range: $61,503 - $82,036/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. Employee Benefits

Information Technology Analyst Trainee - Cybersecurity Analyst Trainee

Cybersecurity Analyst Trainee

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

East Hartford

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst Trainee (Information Technology Analyst Trainee) for the Cybersecurity Unit for the Information Technology Division.

The selected candidate will have primary responsibility to perform basic to complex (journey-level) cybersecurity analysis work. The work involves protecting cybersecurity assets and delivering cybersecurity incident detection, incident response, threat assessment, cyber intelligence, software security, and vulnerability assessment services. The candidate may provide guidance to others. Will work under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. The candidate should have basic knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure and Office 365. The chosen candidate will have knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure services, Azure workloads, security and privacy in Azure, as well as identity management related function and support. The candidate will be familiar with the general technology concepts, including concepts of identity management, privileged identity management, cloud app security, azure ATP.

Technical Help/Service Desk Analysis: Respond to calls, emails and personal requests for routine technical support; assigns, tracks, and monitors status of new and existing issues using appropriate software as necessary; acts as liaison between other technical staff, users and vendors regarding Technical Help/Service Desk requests.

Qualified candidates will be proficient with:
• Pro-active monitoring and identify specific vulnerabilities using Palo Alto Cortex UI, windows defender ATP.
• Ensure device compliance from Intune endpoint management and identify why devices are not compliant and work with the end user and helpdesk to get the device into 100% compliance.
• Working with Azure and Office 365 technologies such as conditional access, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive administration.
• Experience in the usage and analysis of security technologies, such as SIEM, DLP, ATP, XDR.
• Monitor Enterprise IOT devices to ensure network packets are inspected and scanned for vulnerabilities and identify endpoints that are not being scanned.
• Understanding of Windows server and workstation operating systems, imaging, and administration.
• Experience with system administration in a large enterprise environment including Windows workstation and servers, network administration, Azure cloud administration.
• Basic scripting experience in PowerShell and power automate, power BI tools.
• Experience with Microsoft sentinel and log correlation.
• Monitoring and analyzing cybersecurity alerts from cybersecurity tools, network devices, and information systems.
• Monitoring and maintaining cybersecurity infrastructure and/or policies and procedures to protect information systems from unauthorized use.
• Performing cybersecurity incident detection, analysis, and prevention.
• Performing vulnerability scans of networks and applications to assess effectiveness and identify weaknesses.
• Performing forensic analysis of information systems and portable devices and forensic recovery of data using assessment tools.

The candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written with a collaborative approach to work in a close team environment. The ability to work effectively with all levels of technical and non-technical staff and management is necessary.

Upon satisfactory completion of the initial probationary period, hybrid remote work may be available.

Salary Range: $61,503 - $82,036/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy.

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch offers its employees a top notch array of health and retirement benefits including but not limited to: paid holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave, group life insurance, 457 Deferred Compensation, voluntary flexible spending account programs, discounted auto and home insurance policies and long and short term disability.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
General Experience: Two (2) years of experience in information technology (IT) operations, programming, systems/software development or other IT related field.
Substitutions Allowed:

1) College training in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering or related area may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling six (6) months of experience to a maximum of two (2) years for an Associate’s degree.

2) Relevant Technical School training leading to a diploma in an information technology specialty (i.e. Computer networking Management, Computer Programming, etc.) may be substituted for one (1) year of the general experience.

3) Relevant certification in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering, project management or related area may be substituted for up to six (6) months of the general experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Incumbents may be required to travel within the State in the course of their daily work. Incumbents in this class will be eligible for advancement to the target class of Information Technology Analyst 1 after successful completion of two (2) years of on the job training.

Applications must be received by March 27, 2023. Applications must be submitted through the on-line application site at: https://www.jud.ct.gov/hronline/. Paper applications will not be accepted.

Careers at the Branch play an essential role for the public and society. Our meaningful, challenging, and interesting positions have a long-lasting effect that serves to advance justice and ultimately provides for the greater good of all.

Please reference posting number 23-4000-007

AA/EOE

Administrative Secretary I

Location:
Judges Secretaries: Stamford

Salary Range: $57,258 - $74,673/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. Employee Benefits

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY I

DIVISION: Department-Wide

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for performing a variety of difficult and responsible secretarial support functions requiring specialized skills.

GUIDELINES FOR CLASS USE: This classification is assigned in accordance with the guidelines promulgated by the Supreme Court.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the general supervision of an administrative official of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May supervise lower level employees as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
*Acts as personal secretary;

*Takes and transcribes complex dictation;

*Composes routine correspondence regarding agency policies, regulations, and procedures;

*Screens mail, telephone calls, and visitors and determines action required;

*May interpret routine policies and procedures;

*Processes routine and confidential documents;

*May pre-screen clients, petitioners, or complaining witnesses;

*Arranges conferences and meetings;

*Researches, assembles, and coordinates meeting materials;

*Maintains filing system;

*Receives and reviews reports and forms for accuracy and completeness;

*May prepare and process fiscal and personnel documents;

*Maintains inventory of supplies and equipment;

*May assign case numbers and maintain case files;

*Types a variety of memoranda, correspondence, and reports;

*Proofreads and edits correspondence;

*Develops and maintains filing systems;

*Creates and maintains databases;

*May assist in preparation of financial and budget reports;

*May have supervisory responsibilities and be responsible for office secretarial operations;

*Performs special projects as assigned;

*Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY: Considerable knowledge of office systems and procedures; considerable knowledge of proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling; knowledge of business communications; knowledge of the division's/unit's policies and procedures; some knowledge of business math; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to schedule and prioritize office workflow; ability to operate office equipment which may include word processors, computer terminals, or other automated equipment; ability to take notes (shorthand, speedwriting, or other method acceptable to the supervisor).

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
General Experience: Four (4) years of secretarial experience, and the ability to produce typewritten material at a rate of 40 wpm. May be required to take notes in shorthand, speedwriting, or other method acceptable to the manager.

Seeking an Administrative Secretary I for the Judges’ Secretaries Office. The successful candidate will be accountable for performing a variety of difficult and responsible secretarial support functions requiring specialized skills.

Motions Staff Attorney -- Appellate Court

Location:
Appellate Court: Hartford

Salary Range: $77,405 - $144,865/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. Employee Benefits

MOTIONS STAFF ATTORNEY – APPELLATE COURT

DIVISION: Appellate Court

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for writing memoranda to the Appellate Court on complex motions.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the general supervision of the Supervising Motions Staff Attorney or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May lead/supervise lower level employees as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Prepares memoranda to the Appellate Court on complex motions; reviews files for jurisdictional and procedural defects; presents some motions to one judge either orally or in writing; may assist the Supervising Motions Staff Attorney in assigning motions; may attend court conferences or hearings in the supervisor’s absence; handles expedited or emergency motions; may review motions memoranda; writes motions opinions; reviews appellate court rules and assists the court with procedural and jurisdictional issues in appeals; researches and analyzes legal questions and issues; prepares reports and correspondence; performs special projects as assigned; performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY: Membership in the Connecticut Bar; previous experience with Appellate Court motions practice or legal research in superior court is preferred.

Seeking a Motions Staff Attorney for the Appellate Court. The preferred candidate should have excellent research, writing and communication skills. Prior appellate experience is desirable.

This position is 40 hours per week and will be located at 75 Elm Street, Hartford.

Clinical Coordinator

Location:
Juvenile Residential Services: New Haven, Waterbury

Salary Range: $89,039 - $112,188/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. Employee Benefits

CLINICAL COORDINATOR

DIVISION: Court Support Services

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for independently providing the full range of advanced clinical support services relative to delinquency and Family with Service Needs cases at one or more Juvenile Matters court locations.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Receives general direction from a Chief Probation Officer II or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May lead/supervise lower level employees and volunteers/interns as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: In delinquency and Family with Service Needs cases, assesses cases for appropriateness for evaluation and/or referral for treatment, including but not limited to psychiatric, psychological, sex offender, substance abuse, and multidisciplinary evaluations, and psychiatric hospitalization; conducts assessments as directed by the court providing clinical diagnoses and treatment recommendations and/or plans; provides routine and crisis consultation to court personnel; conducts conferences with parents, probation officers, attorneys, and the Department of Children and Families; utilizes mediation and negotiation skills to facilitate agreement on necessary evaluations and the forensic questions to be answered; develops agreements between the parties which provide for the best interests of the child and are judicially acceptable; confers with the presiding judge to discuss case status, mental health issues and court policies and procedures regarding mental health assessments; provides guidance, technical assistance and training for involved parties on mental health issues, assessments, treatments, evaluation procedures, and other social issues related to juvenile delinquency and status offending; when appropriate assists with quality assurance for contracted evaluators, and reviews evaluations for completeness and accuracy; collects and reviews collateral information pertaining to the child and family; contacts parents/guardians regarding scheduled appointments and transportation needs; manages third party reimbursement; attends court hearings as required and prepares and presents oral and written evaluations when ordered; prepares statistical and administrative reports and correspondence related to court operations; develops, maintains and utilizes relationships with community agencies to make appropriate evaluation and treatment referrals for services and to obtain necessary information; may assist in training new Clinical Coordinators; may supervise volunteers or interns in the performance of assessments and case monitoring duties; serves as liaison to public and private agencies; may assist supervisor with a variety of special projects with statewide impact including research projects and data collection; participates on a variety of committees; performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY: Considerable knowledge of complex behavioral health issues, family dynamics and child development; considerable knowledge of the juvenile justice system and familiarity with forensic evaluation; considerable knowledge of the social, cultural, economic, psychological and legal issues influencing the attitudes and behaviors of clients and their families; knowledge of relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations pertaining to delinquency, status offenses, and the Department of Children and Families; knowledge of relevant agency policies and procedures; considerable interpersonal skills necessary to obtain the confidence of judges and attorneys and to effectively negotiate complex issues; considerable counseling skills; considerable oral and written communication skills; computer skills; considerable ability to relate to different cultural and economic backgrounds.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING General Experience: Licensed or license eligible in Connecticut as a physician, psychologist, social worker, psychiatric nurse practitioner, professional counselor or equivalent and three years of professional experience in child/adolescent mental health or forensic mental health.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Incumbents are required to have a valid Connecticut motor vehicle operator’s license and a motor vehicle available for daily use.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Incumbents may be exposed to some risk of injury from assaultive/abusive clients; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions when interviewing detained clients.

Seeking a Clinical Coordinator to independently provide the full range of advanced clinical support services relative to delinquency and Family with Service Needs cases. The Clinical Coordinator will:

Assess cases for appropriateness for evaluation and/or referral for treatment, including but not limited to psychiatric, psychological, sex offender, substance abuse, and multidisciplinary evaluations, and psychiatric hospitalization;
Conduct assessments as directed by the court providing clinical diagnoses and treatment recommendations and/or plans;
Provide routine and crisis consultation to court personnel;
Conduct conferences with parents, probation officers, attorneys, and the Department of Children and Families;
Utilize mediation and negotiation skills to facilitate agreement on necessary evaluations and the forensic questions to be answered;
Develop agreements between the parties which provide for the best interests of the child and are judicially acceptable;
Confer with the presiding judge to discuss case status, mental health issues and court policies and procedures regarding mental health assessments;
Provide guidance, technical assistance and training for involved parties on mental health issues, assessments, treatments, evaluation procedures, and other social issues related to juvenile delinquency and status offending;
When appropriate, assist with quality assurance for contracted evaluators, and review evaluations for completeness and accuracy;
Collect and review collateral information pertaining to the child and family;
Contact parents/guardians regarding scheduled appointments and transportation needs;
Manage third party reimbursement;
Attend court hearings as required and prepare and present oral and written evaluations when ordered;
Prepare statistical and administrative reports and correspondence related to court operations;
Develop, maintain and utilize relationships with community agencies to make appropriate evaluation and treatment referrals for services and to obtain necessary information;
May assist in training new Clinical Coordinators;
May supervise volunteers or interns in the performance of assessments and case monitoring duties;
Serve as liaison to public and private agencies;
May assist supervisor with a variety of special projects with statewide impact including research projects and data collection;
Participate on a variety of committees;
Perform related duties as required.

Information Technology Analyst I -

Location:
CSSD Administration: Glastonbury

Salary Range: $79,949 - $108,796/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. Employee Benefits

Information Technology Analyst I -

Desktop Services Analyst
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Glastonbury

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Support Services Division is seeking a Desktop Services Analyst (Information Technology Analyst I) for the Computer Support, Facilities & Materials Management Unit (COSFAMM). Qualified applicants will possess experience in the specific functional area of Desktop Services.

Preferred candidates must be able to diagnose and resolve PC and desktop software needs using a variety of diagnostic tools to identify hardware and/or software issues and initiate repairs; rebuild PCs and reconfigure user specific settings; install new software releases of routine nature; coordinate installation, modification and maintenance of network components; assist in implementation of network and/or system hardware and software upgrades and/or enhancements; configure and install terminal emulation software for host connection.

The incumbent will use routine interpersonal and technical skills to perform and/or participate in the following: assist in diagnosing system problems and developing and coordinating resolutions; perform installation and implementation of new and existing technologies; assist in the evaluation of new technologies; test and evaluate new hardware and/or software; may assist in making recommendations for hardware and/or software purchases; assist in determining interface and utility requirements and use design specifications; may act as a liaison to hardware and/or software vendors, developers, and management; arrange necessary hardware and software availability; may assist in implementing network and system security guidelines; assist in executing specific disaster recovery plans; may assist in making recommendations for migration and upgrade directions; may train business or technical staff on new procedures; assist in conducting system performance analysis, tuning or storage management; may conduct technical training programs for IT staff; may communicate with business owners and management; may assist in development of current and future information technology policies, procedures and standards; perform and/or assist in the preparation of correspondence, manuals, business intelligence reporting and documentation as required; produce status reports; support production applications and environments as required; perform related duties as required.

In addition to the preferred qualifications, the successful candidate will receive on the job training to build, configure, deploy & support laptops, desktops, tablets, smartphones, printers, copiers & more. The selected candidate will utilize automated systems when building devices and work with members of the COSFAMM unit to support staff. The selected candidate will be responsible for inventory records & documentation, training staff on how to use technology, providing technology to support staff around the state & more. Travel is required.

Preference will be provided to qualified candidates who possess proficiency with:
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office
Networking
Video Conferencing

Upon hire, hybrid remote work may be available.

Salary Range: $79,949 - $108,796/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy.

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch offers its employees a top notch array of health and retirement benefits including but not limited to: paid holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave, group life insurance, 457 Deferred Compensation, voluntary flexible spending account programs, discounted auto and home insurance policies and long and short term disability.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

General Experience: Four (4) years of experience in information technology (IT), programming, systems/software development or another IT related field with a concentration in the specific area of the position being applied for.

Substitutions Allowed: 1) College training in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering or related area may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling six (6) months of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor’s degree.

2) A Master’s degree in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering or related area may be substituted for the General Experience.

3) Relevant certification in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering, project management or related area may be substituted for up to six (6) months of the general experience.

Special Requirement: Incumbents may be required to travel within the State in the course of their daily work.

Applications must be received by April 3, 2023. Applications must be submitted through the on-line application site at: www.jud.ct.gov/hronline/. Resumes or paper applications will not be accepted.

Careers at the Branch play an essential role for the public and society. Our meaningful, challenging, and interesting positions have a long-lasting effect that serves to advance justice and ultimately provides for the greater good of all.

Please reference posting number 23-7000-036

AA/EOE

Judicial Marshal Trainee

Location:
Judicial Marshal Services: Ansonia/Milford, Danbury, Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Stamford/Norwalk, Tolland, Waterbury, Windham

Salary Range: $47,441 - $64,647/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. The Judicial Branch offers Judicial Marshal Trainees the opportunity to advance in their salary progression multiple times within their first year. Upon completion of the Judicial Marshal Academy, which lasts approximately 4 months, Judicial Marshal Trainees will advance to Salary Grade 1, Step 2 ($53,645). Upon completion of one year as a Judicial Marshal Trainee, individuals will advance to Salary Grade 1, Step 3, ($55,196). Employee Benefits

JUDICIAL MARSHAL TRAINEE

DIVISION: Superior Court

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for receiving training in providing the full range of security and other court-related services performed by Judicial Marshals, as assigned in accordance with established Judicial policies and procedures.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the general supervision of a Lead Judicial Marshal or other employee of higher grade.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Receives training in all of the areas outlined in the job description for Judicial Marshal; maintains safety and security of staff and visitors as assigned; may patrol interior and exterior of buildings; monitors all movement through assigned areas and checks all incoming persons for proper identification as required; inspects packages and mail for contraband; secures property taken into custody and maintains for return to original owner; may perform physical searches of persons as needed; conducts periodic searches of all non-secured or public areas; secures access points to assigned areas; checks area for fire safety and emergency evacuation procedures; may quell disturbances and physically restrain persons; may assist in the control and transportation of prisoners in custody; may enforce parking regulations; may keep records and prepare reports; may calibrate metal detectors as needed; may transport files and documents requested by court staff; assists jurors and members of the public by guiding them to proper locations, providing directions and information as requested; performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

Interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; basic computer skills; ability to think and act quickly in an emergency with judgment and discretion.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

General Experience: Graduation from high school (or GED certification) and any experience or training which would provide the skills and abilities indicated above.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

1) Candidates must have reached their 21st birthday.

2) Candidates are required to obtain and maintain a Connecticut Commercial Drivers’ License with appropriate endorsements (or whatever other license may be required to drive the prisoner transport vehicles operated by the Judicial Branch) during employment in the class.

3) In accordance with Judicial Branch policy, incumbents are forbidden to have firearms while engaged in the performance of Judicial Branch duties.

CHARACTER REQUIREMENT: In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate will be made before candidates are certified for permanent appointment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT: Candidates must possess general good health; be free from any disease or injury which would impair health or usefulness and retain sufficient physical strength, stamina, agility, visual and auditory acuity to perform the duties of the class. Applicants will be required to pass a physical examination.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Incumbents may be some risk of injury in performing the duties of the class.

Seeking entry-level applicants interested in starting a career path as a Judicial Marshal. Minimum requirements are possession of a high school diploma or general equivalency degree. Applicants must be 21 years of age or older. This is an entry-level position; extensive experience is not required; military experience or a demonstrated interest in criminal justice is desirable. Applicants selected for interview will be required to meet established physical performance criteria as demonstrated through a physical fitness test, a pre-employment physical, successfully pass a drug screening process as well as a criminal records check and general background check. Selected candidates will be required to attend and pass all phases of an approximately 15 week pre-service Academy followed by a course of field training. Skills to be acquired will include handcuffing, use of defensive spray and defensive baton, CPR, First Aid, prisoner management, and other skills relevant to the care and custody of prisoners as well as the safety and security of Judicial Branch staff and users of the courts. The Judicial Marshal Academy will include a physical training regimen to ensure the fitness of candidates for practical training functions. During the training Academy, recruits will be required to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License with the proper endorsements to operate prisoner transportation vehicles.

The Judicial Branch offers Judicial Marshal Trainees the opportunity to advance in their salary progression multiple times within their first year. Upon completion of the Judicial Marshal Academy, which lasts approximately 4 months, Judicial Marshal Trainees will advance to Salary Grade 1, Step 2 ($53,645). Upon completion of one year as a Judicial Marshal Trainee, individuals will advance to Salary Grade 1, Step 3 ($55,196).

Locations are listed on the online application and must be indicated at the time of application. Applicants should select all Judicial Districts in which they are willing to work. Limiting availability by limiting Judicial Districts in which you will work may impact your ability to be hired. Selection of a Judicial District indicates willingness to accept assignment at any location within the district and may not be limited by the applicant.

Note: If you need to update your application for this posting, you may withdraw your application, update your profile and re-apply for the posting. After you apply, you will receive a confirmation email. If you have qualified for the position, your continuous recruitment application will expire one year from the date of the email. After the one-year application period has ended, you may reapply for the position.

If you have qualified for the position and are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by the Superior Court Operations Division, Personnel Services Unit.

Juvenile Detention Officer Trainee (Transitional)

Location:
Juvenile Detention: Bridgeport, Hartford

Salary Range: $39,263 - $47,910/yr Day Shift or $41,343 - $49,990/yr Night Shift – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. Employee Benefits

JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER TRAINEE (TRANSITIONAL)

DIVISION: Court Support Services

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for receiving on the job training in and assuming increasing responsibilities for the care and custody of juvenile detainees.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Positions of the class work under the general supervision of a Juvenile Detention Shift Supervisor or other employee of higher grade.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Receives on the job training and assumes increasing responsibility for supervising the daily activities of detainees; maintains security; admits and releases juvenile detainees in conformance with well-defined procedures; explains detention procedures to juveniles, parents, legal counsel, police, social workers and others in privity to the juveniles’ detention; administers intake questionnaires under the supervision of professionals; oversees and documents juvenile detainees’ behavior, including information on detainees’ apparent health, misconduct, abuse or potentially criminal conduct; supervises and participates in recreational activities with detainees; supervises and instructs detainees in procedures and principles of personal hygiene; takes necessary action to intervene and control detainees’ behavior which is physically threatening to themselves or to others; receives instruction and training from physicians and nurses in and assists with dispensing authorized medications to detainees and recording information about such dispensation; assists with transportation of detainees including attaching handcuffs and leg restraints and supervising the detainees during their preparation and transportation; prepares, serves and supervises meals and snacks for detainees in the absence of food services staff; assists in receiving and storing supplies; supervises the activities of detainees during visiting hours in accordance with detention policy; performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY: Basic knowledge of the principles and practices involved in care and custody of juveniles; basic knowledge of the behavioral and emotional problems experienced by juveniles; basic knowledge of child psychology; considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; basic computer usage skills; ability to relate to different cultural and economic backgrounds.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

General Experience: Two years of experience in performing correctional work or institutional supervision of adolescents, juveniles or young adults or comparable areas of prevention of juvenile delinquency.

Substitutions Allowed:

College training in a closely related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half year of experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Incumbents may be exposed to risk of injury from assaultive or abusive detainees; they may be exposed to communicable diseases.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

A criminal record investigation will be conducted for all candidates; appointment to the class will be dependent upon successful clearance through such investigation.

Incumbents must possess and maintain a valid Connecticut motor vehicle operator’s license.

Incumbents may be required to pass a physical examination.

Seeking entry level applicants interested in starting a career path as a Juvenile Detention Officer Trainee. Applicants must possess basic knowledge of the principles and practices involved in the care, custody, safety and security of juveniles. Duties include: supervision of the daily activities of detainees; maintaining security; overseeing and documenting detainee behavior, including information on detainee health, misconduct, abuse or potentially criminal conduct; supervising and instructing detainees in matters of personal hygiene; taking necessary action to intervene and control detainee behavior which is physically threatening using approved control and restraint methods; maintaining order and discipline; applying handcuffs and leg restraints for detainees being transported.

Applicants selected for interview will be required to complete a pre-employment physical, successfully pass a drug screening process as well as a criminal records check and a DCF background check. Selected candidates will be required to attend and pass all phases of an approximately 5 week pre-service training followed by a course of shadowing in the detention center. Skills to be acquired will include handcuffing, TCI, suicide prevention, CPR, First Aid, Safe Crisis Management, and other skills relevant to the care and custody of juveniles as well as the safety and security of Judicial Branch staff. The pre-service training will include the proper application of approved restraint techniques. Incumbents must possess and maintain a valid Connecticut motor vehicle operator’s license. Incumbents should be aware that there is a risk of injury from assaultive or abusive detainees and exposure to communicable diseases is possible.

Applicants must be able and willing to work evening and/or night shifts, weekends and holidays. Mandatory overtime is likely. Positions will be full-time 40 hours.

Locations are listed on the online application and must be indicated at the time of application. Applicants should select all Detention Centers in which they are willing to work. Limiting availability by limiting Detention Centers in which you will work may impact your ability to be hired. Selection of a Detention Center indicates willingness to accept assignment at any location within the state and may not be limited by the applicant.

Please note that if you need to update your application for this posting, you may withdraw your application, update your profile and re-apply for the posting.

After you apply, you will receive a confirmation email. If you have qualified for the position, your continuous recruitment application will expire one year from the date of the email. After the one-year application period has ended, you may reapply for the position.

If you have qualified for the position and are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by the Court Support Services Division Juvenile Residential Services. Starting salary range is approximately $39,263 - $47,910/year for day shift positions or $41,343 - $49,990/year for night shift positions – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy.

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is committed to building a diverse workforce and encourages applications from female candidates.

Office Clerk

Location:
All Offices: Ansonia/Milford JD, Danbury JD, Fairfield JD, Hartford JD, Litchfield JD, Meriden JD, Middlesex JD, New Britain JD, New Haven JD, New London JD, Norwich JD, Stamford/Norwalk JD, Tolland JD, Waterbury JD, Windham JD

Salary Range: $38,586 - $49,090/yr for 35 hr per week or $44,097 - $56,102/yr for 40 hr per week – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. Employee Benefits

OFFICE CLERK

DIVISION: Branch-Wide

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for receiving on the job training and for attaining increasing skills in operation of data entry equipment, word processing, document processing, public service and general office support in a judicial service environment.

GUIDELINES FOR CLASS USE: This class consolidates the working titles: Office Clerk and Data Terminal Operator Trainee. Incumbents in this class may be designated to receive training in data terminal operation or in general judicial office support or a combination of both, according to the needs of the work unit, and to serve in an entry level in any of those capacities. Incumbents may be selected to follow a data terminal operation track or a general administrative support track. In either track, incumbents may perform a range of administrative support tasks involving data entry, data coding, filing, word processing, customer service, basic bookkeeping or other court services assignments. The class is intended to provide a range of skills and abilities for upward advancement of incumbents into other court services assignments and to provide incumbents with a range of skills and abilities for supporting court operations.

Incumbents in this class will progress to Administrative Clerk I after two years of satisfactory experience in this class.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the close supervision of an employee of higher grade.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Produces typewritten and word-processed material such as court reports, correspondence, financial and statistical statements and other documents; operates and receives training in operating data entry equipment; processes forms and documents such as purchasing, billing and agency forms; may receive, record and disburse money; may maintain records and summaries; meets and greets public visitors and performs other personal receptionist duties; answers telephones, routes calls and provides information regarding agency procedures; may make records of assignments and dispositions of court cases during court proceedings; maintains and batches files, forms and documents; may prepare documents for data entry including reviewing such documents for apparent errors; operates a variety of office equipment such as copiers, printers and similar equipment; performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: One year of related clerical experience involving operation of personal computer or data entry terminal; may be required to produce typewritten material at a rate of 40 wpm.

Seeking qualified individuals to perform a variety of clerical assignments including: producing typewritten correspondence, reports and agency forms; answering the phone; assisting the public; maintaining files, and other related duties. Open positions include both permanent part-time and full-time positions.

Minimum requirements are one year of related clerical experience involving operation of personal computer or data entry terminal; may be required to produce typewritten material at a rate of 40 wpm.

Locations are listed on the online application and must be indicated at the time of application. Applicants should select all Judicial Districts in which they are willing to work. Candidates will be considered for positions within various Judicial Districts and the Hartford Judicial Branch Call Center. Limiting availability by limiting Judicial Districts in which you will work may impact your ability to be hired. Selection of a Judicial District indicates willingness to accept assignment at any location within the District and may not be limited by the applicant.

Please note that if you need to update your application for this posting, you may withdraw your application, update your profile and re-apply for the posting.

After you apply, you will receive a confirmation email. If you have qualified for the position, your continuous recruitment application will expire one year from the date of the email. After the one-year application period has ended, you may reapply for the position.

If you have qualified for the position and are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by the hiring division.

Current starting salary range is $38,586 - $49,090/yr for 35 hour per week positions or $44,097 - $56,102/yr for 40 hour per week positions – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy.

Applications must be submitted through the on-line application site at: https://www.jud.ct.gov/hronline/. Resumes or paper applications will not be accepted.

Please reference posting number OC-8000-001

AA/EOE

Court Recording Monitor Trainee

Location:
Court Transcript Services: Ansonia/Milford, Danbury, Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Stamford/Norwalk, Tolland, Waterbury, Windham

Salary Range: $41,449 - $52,775/year – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy. Employee Benefits

COURT RECORDING MONITOR TRAINEE

DIVISION: Superior Court

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for operating electronic recording equipment to record verbal testimony during courtroom proceedings and preparing accurate and timely transcripts.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the general supervision of an Official Court Reporter or other employee of higher grade.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Receives on the job training in the following job functions in order to become proficient in the duties outlined in the job descriptions for Court Recording Monitor I and II:

*Setting up and testing recording equipment;

*Operating equipment to record verbal testimony during court proceedings;

*Monitoring recordings using earphones;

*Creating proper and accurate notes of court proceedings, including names of participants, case/docket numbers and marks notes for recall testimony;

*Preparing accurate transcripts and appeal papers in accordance with established deadlines;

*Assembling and maintains records and files;

*Preparing reports and correspondence as assigned;

*Performing clerical and other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY: Knowledge of office administration; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; considerable ability to prepare accurate typewritten documents; ability to operate personal computers and other related equipment to enter, organize, store and retrieve data in accordance with established deadlines.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
General Experience: One (1) year of clerical experience and the ability to produce accurate typewritten documents at a rate of 40 words per minute.

Substitutions Allowed: College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half (1/2) year of experience.

ADVANCEMENT: After two years of satisfactory job performance, including the ability to type accurate and timely transcripts, Court Recording Monitor Trainees will automatically be eligible for advancement to Court Recording Monitor I. Advancement will occur on the first day of the first full pay period following eligibility.

Seeking individuals for on-the-job training to record verbal testimony during courtroom proceedings using electronic equipment. Successful candidates will set up, test and operate recording equipment; monitor recordings using earphones; create and maintain proper notes of court proceedings; prepare transcripts and appeal papers; assemble and maintain records and files; and perform other related duties as required.

This position is 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

Current starting salary range is approximately $41,449 - $52,775 annually – plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy.

Locations are listed on the online application and must be indicated at the time of application. Applicants should select all Judicial Districts in which they are willing to work. Limiting availability by limiting Judicial Districts in which you will work may impact your ability to be hired. Selection of a Judicial District indicates willingness to accept assignment at any location within the District and may not be limited by the applicant.

If you have qualified for the position and are selected for an interview, the Superior Court Operations Division, Court Transcript Services, will contact you.

Once you apply, you will receive a confirmation email. If you have qualified for the position, your continuous recruitment application will expire one year from the date of the application. You may reapply for the position once the one-year application period has concluded.

Court Interpreter I

Location:
Interpreter and Translator Services: Ansonia/Milford JD, Danbury, Danbury JD, Fairfield JD, Hartford JD, Litchfield JD, Meriden JD, Middlesex JD, New Britain JD, New Haven/Meriden JD, New London JD, Norwich/New London JD, Stamford JD, Tolland JD, Waterbury JD, Windham JD

COURT INTERPRETER I

DIVISION: Superior Court

CLASS DEFINITION: This class is accountable for accurately interpreting in simultaneous, consecutive and sight translation modes between English and the target language in legal proceedings for the Judicial Branch and various court service programs statewide; for accurately translating written documents between English and the target language.

GUIDELINES FOR CLASS USE: Interpreting and translating assignments may be in courtrooms or other locations, in support of court operations. These assignments may be in court proceedings, trials, hearings, arraignments, or ex-parte matters. Target language typically is Spanish but may be other languages as required by defendants, witnesses, litigants and other nonEnglish speaking individuals.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the direction of a Lead Court Interpreter or other employee of higher grade.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Performs the three modes of interpreting (simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation) from English into another oral or manual language and reverse in a variety of court proceedings, hearings, attorney/client conferences, pre-arraignment communications and related matters in person and by remote devices;
makes court announcements in Spanish or other non-English languages as directed by the judge;
maintains records of services provided;
prepares activity reports;
collects and enters data into automated recordkeeping systems;
participates in study and training activities individually or in groups in order to develop and maintain interpreting and translating skills; at the direction of the court,
may, by interpreting, assist defendants in completing court-related forms;
drafts translations of forms and documents in the target language;
performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE. SKILL AND ABILITY: Simultaneous, consecutive and sight interpreting and written language proficiency with college-level vocabulary in English and Spanish or other specified language; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; basic computer usage skills.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
General Experience: Demonstrated ability to perform simultaneous, consecutive and sight interpreting and written language proficiency in the target language.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Incumbents will be required to travel in the course of their daily work.

Seeking individuals to serve as Court Interpreter I to: perform the three modes of interpreting (simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation) from English into Spanish or Portuguese and reverse in a variety of court proceedings, hearings, attorney/client conferences, pre-arraignment communications and related matters in person and by remote devices; makes court announcements in Spanish or Portuguese as directed by the judge; maintains records of services provided; prepares activity reports; collects and enters data into automated recordkeeping systems; participates in study and training activities individually or in groups in order to develop and maintain interpreting and translating skills; at the direction of the court, may, by interpreting, assist defendants in completing court-related forms; drafts translations of forms and documents in the target language; performs related duties as required.

Target language proficiency must be indicated at time of application.

Database Administration - Paid Internships

Database Administration - Paid Internships

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking one paid intern for a 12-month period in the Information Technology Division (ITD) Database Administration Unit.Efforts will be made to base the work schedule around the student’s academic commitments.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES – ITD INTERNSHIP

Interns should be interested in learning about databases and will work with database administrators, write SQL queries, check SQL logs, write power shell scripts, database pushes, and performance monitoring.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Actively enrolled in a degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology or related fields
General knowledge of databases, fields, records, tables and data relationships.
Enjoys using technology.

SKILLS

Ability to quickly learn about websites, new applications, tools and utilities
Basic knowledge of application programming (any language).
Comfortable with the DOS Command prompt, batch files, and power shell scripts.
Familiar with Microsoft Windows Operating System, Storage and Network.
Strong research skills.
Discretion when dealing with sensitive information and data.

The chosen candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, as well as the ability to work effectively with all levels of technical and non-technical staff and management. Strong organization and documentation skills are required, client face times experience a plus, and an attitude to learn and grow with the position. The successful candidate must be able to work independently with supervisory guidance. Valid Driver’s License in good standing and subject to a background check.

Successful candidates will receive $15.00 per hour and will be potentially eligible for health benefits.

Interested applicants should mail or email a copy of their resume on or before April 1, 2023 to:

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

Human Resource Management Recruitment Unit

90 Washington Street

Hartford, CT 06106

HR.Recruitment@jud.ct.gov

AA/EOE

www.jud.ct.gov

Information Technology Desktop - Paid Internships

Information Technology Desktop - Paid Internships

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking two (2) paid interns for a 12-month period in the Information Technology Division (ITD) Desktop Unit. Efforts will be made to base the work schedule around the student’s academic commitments.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES – ITD INTERNSHIP

The successful candidate will install and configure PC’s integrated with audio/video recording hardware and other desktop peripherals as well as network equipment needed for connection to the Branch’s LAN. Candidates should be fluent in basic desktop software such as Windows 10 and Microsoft Office 365.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The chosen candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, as well as the ability to work effectively with all levels of technical and non-technical staff and management. Strong attention to detail, organization and documentation skills are required, client face times experience a plus, and an attitude to learn and grow with the position. The successful candidate must be able to work independently with supervisory guidance.

Paid internship positions are open to currently enrolled Information Technology majors who possess 60 credits or more in Information Technology.
Physical ability to lift 30 pounds.
Positions require frequent bending, squatting, crawling, and kneeling in and around small workstation areas.
Valid Driver’s License in good standing and subject to a background check.

Successful candidates will receive $15.00 per hour and will be potentially eligible for health benefits.

Interested applicants should mail or email a copy of their resume on or before April 1, 2023 to:

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

Human Resource Management Recruitment Unit

90 Washington Street

Hartford, CT 06106

HR.Recruitment@jud.ct.gov

AA/EOE

www.jud.ct.gov

Application Development - Paid Internships

Application Development - Paid Internships

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking one paid intern for a 12-month period in the Information Technology Division (ITD) Application Development Unit.Efforts will be made to base the work schedule around the student’s academic commitments.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES – ITD INTERNSHIP

Students should be interested in application development and will work with developers building Web applications using ASP.NET MVC.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Actively enrolled in a degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology or related fields
Self-motivated, excited about learning, comfortable working in a collaborative environment characterized by open sharing of feedback to achieve optimum outcomes.

SKILLS

Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Basic knowledge of programing languages, data structure and database.
Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills
Strong research skills
Discretion when dealing with sensitive information and data.

Successful candidates will receive $15.00 per hour and will be potentially eligible for health benefits.

Interested applicants should mail or email a copy of their resume on or before April 1, 2023 to:

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

Human Resource Management Recruitment Unit

90 Washington Street

Hartford, CT 06106

HR.Recruitment@jud.ct.gov

AA/EOE

www.jud.ct.gov

COLP Apprentice Printer - Paid Internships

COLP Apprentice Printer - Paid Internships

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking a paid intern for a 12-month period in the Commission on Official Legal Publications, Information Technology Division (COLP). The individual will be responsible for assisting COLP print staff with offset printing, digital production, and mailing systems. Current high school and technical school students are encouraged to apply. Efforts will be made to base the work schedule around the student’s academic commitments.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist with printing and inserting daily Judicial mailings.
Learn high-speed digital production applications/systems.
Saddle binding of the court pamphlets such as Your Guide to Jury Service.
Publication distributions using FedEx and State Courier service.
Manual bindery work.
Assist with weekly deliveries to Judicial Branch offices.
Learn and operate Ryobi Offset Envelope Press.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Strong attention to detail, hardworking, enthusiastic, and reliable.
Effective communication skills.

Work independently and as part of a team.
Physical ability to lift 30 pounds.
Position requires frequent bending, squatting, kneeling, and lifting.
Valid driver's license in good standing.

Successful candidates will receive $15.00 per hour and will be potentially eligible for health benefits.

Interested applicants should mail or email a copy of their resume on or before April 1, 2023 to:

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

Human Resource Management Recruitment Unit

90 Washington Street

Hartford, CT 06106

HR.Recruitment@jud.ct.gov

AA/EOE

www.jud.ct.gov

Cybersecurity Analyst Trainee - Paid Internships

Cybersecurity Analyst Trainee - Paid Internships

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking a paid intern for a 12-month period in the Information Technology Division (ITD) Cybersecurity Unit. Efforts will be made to base the work schedule around the student’s academic commitments.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES – ITD INTERNSHIP:

The selected candidate will have the primary responsibility to perform (junior level) cybersecurity analysis work. This work involves protecting cybersecurity assets and delivering cybersecurity incident detection, incident response, threat assessment, cyber intelligence, software security, and vulnerability assessment services. The candidate will work under general supervision and use independent judgment. The successful candidate should have basic knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure and Office 365. Knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure services, Azure workloads, security, and privacy in Azure, as well as identity management related function and support. Candidates should be familiar with concepts of identity management, privileged identity management, cloud app security, and azure ATP.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Experience with:

Pro-active monitoring and identifying specific vulnerabilities using Palo Alto Cortex UI, windows defender ATP.
Working with Azure and Office 365 technologies like conditional access, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive administration
Cyber security, forensic log analysis and perform accurate file system analysis, network share AV scans and log file analysis and advise remediation steps.
Valid Driver’s License in good standing and subject to a background check.

The candidate must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written with a collaborative approach to work in a close team environment. Ability to work effectively with all levels of technical and non-technical staff and management is necessary.

Successful candidates will receive $15.00 per hour and will be potentially eligible for health benefits.

Interested applicants should mail or email a copy of their resume on or before April 1, 2023 to:

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

Human Resource Management Recruitment Unit

90 Washington Street

Hartford, CT 06106

HR.Recruitment@jud.ct.gov

AA/EOE

www.jud.ct.gov