Although there is not a position assigned to this facility, there may be occasions where someone would be assigned temporarily to fill in for vacations. Those assigned to this unit could work in BAS, Jail Alternatives or the Classification Unit. Along with general clerical work, this assignment works on many projects and proposals. Patterson, Riverbank or Waterford Police Services are Monday through Friday, 8-5 operations. Those assigned to one of these offices performs general office work, answering telephones, typing reports, fingerprinting, processing warrants and other legal paperwork, and works with other agencies and their communities.
Incumbents are also subject to overtime, standby, callback, weekend, holiday, and shift assignments.
The Legal Clerk Series is block budgeted to allow an employee who meets the minimum qualifications and has satisfactory or above performance evaluations to advance to the next level in the series. The Legal Clerk Series has enabled many to advance to different positions in the Sheriff's Department. The opportunities are endless for those individuals who wish to move into a different line of work. In the Sheriff's office, incumbents may have full responsibility for processing and maintaining warrants and the warrant system. Provides information concerning procedures and forms for filing civil, probate, family law, real property, criminal and juvenile actions to clerical staff, attorneys and the general public.