Court Attendant – Caribou Position Available In Aroostook, Maine

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• COURT

ATTENDANT

• General Summary:

• This is a responsible position that involves providing oversight of theCourthouse Control Rooms as well as serve when applicable as a JuryAttendant.

This requires the person hired for this position to be aparticipant in providing the safety and security of judges and justices,court staff, jurors, witnesses, other court participants and the generalpublic through the security process. The control room requires constantmonitoring of all camera surveillance units as well as being able tomonitor movement about the exterior and interior of the courthouses.

This position also requires the individual to answer and make phonecalls which are sometimes an emergency in nature, activate doorreleases, maintain the activity log and participate in the evacuationprocess when applicable. The assigned sergeant to the region providesdaily on-site direction and supervision. You must be able to travel andwork in different locations within the state with sometimes minimumnotice.

• Essential Job Functions:

• Monitors all of the surveillance systems or other surveillance systems and observe all persons entering the courthouse, courtroom, their movements and activities
• Respond to duress alarms and directs marshal personnel accordingly
• Checks and tests alarm systems, monitors electronic consoles in the control room
• Assists the sergeant and marshals in response to emergencies, evacuations and disaster planning
• Provides guidance for people as it pertains to building locations and maintains court schedule logs as authorized
• Controls remotely the gates, doors or other access points as applicable
• Retrieves recorded images as requested and approved
• Respond and use within the control room equipment to any security risk as appropriate
• Assists all marshals with security issues as needed and when applicable
• As Jury Attendant, ensure all jury assembly area(s) and jury rooms are clean and properly organized
• Ensure jurors are signed in as expeditiously as possible
• Give each juror an identification tag and ensure they are worn at all times
• Prevent individuals who are not jurors from entering the jury area, be amongst jurors in the courtroom or mingle with the jurors
• Maintain the jury attendance report
• Address and be attentive to any needs of the jurors
• Be prepared to distribute exhibits or paperwork at the request of the judge
• Secure all personal electronic devices of the jurors and exhibits
• Secure and return all exhibits to the clerk for safekeeping
• Assists with any jury related issues as needed and when applicable.

• Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as required.
• The above list is intended to describe the general nature and level ofwork being performed by employees in this classification. A position maynot be assigned all the duties listed, nor do the listed examplesinclude all the duties that may be assigned.

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