Administrative Legal Clerk - Journey

Sheriff's Office - Corrections Division

Supplemental Questionnaire

2024-12352-01

This is the supplemental questionnaire for the classification of Administrative Legal Clerk - Journey. Part I will not be scored or used for determining minimum qualifications. Part II is not scored but will be available to the hiring authority for interview and selection determination.  Part III will be scored based on your checked responses.

By continuing in this examination process, you are certifying that all information provided in the supplemental questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge. If selected for an interview, you may be required to display and respond to questions to validate your responses to this exam.

Part I: Conviction Questionnaire (Not Scored)

Questions in this section will be used as a screening tool only and will not be scored.

Have you been convicted of a crime?

Conviction of a crime is not necessarily a bar to employment.  Each case is considered separately based on job requirements. 

You must disclose convictions, including reckless and drunk driving convictions, even if:

• It happened a long time ago;
• It was only a misdemeanor;
• You didn’t have to go to court (your attorney went for you);
• You had no jail time or the sentence was only a fine or probation.

You may OMIT:   

• Minor traffic violations;
• An arrest or detention that did not result in a conviction (Labor Code section 432.7);
• An arrest, detention, processing, diversion, supervision, adjudication, or court disposition that occurred while you were subject to the process and jurisdiction of the juvenile court;
• A conviction that has been judicially dismissed or ordered sealed, expunged, or statutorily eradicated pursuant to law (e.g. juvenile offense records sealed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 389 and Penal Code sections 851.7 or 1203.45);
• A non-felony conviction for possession of marijuana that is two or more years old (Labor Code section 432.8).

If YES, please state:  1) date, 2) charge, 3) place, 4) court, and 5) action taken in the space below.

If NO, please enter N/A.

Part II - Additional Questions (Not Scored)

Please indicate your responses to the questions below by clicking either "yes" or "no". Your responses will serve as a screening tool only and will not be scored. 

Are you willing to work on an extra help/temporary basis?

Are you willing to work shifts that are outside "normal" working hours (swing, graveyard, etc.)?

Are you willing to work holidays?

Are you willing to work weekends?

Are you willing to work in a secured, locked-down facility in proximity to incarcerated adults?

Are you willing to work in an environment where you regularly interface with members of the public who may be hostile or emotionally distressed?

Are you willing to work in close contact with members of the public to obtain DNA samples and fingerprints?

Are you willing to work in an environment where you will have close interaction with drug, gang, sex, and arson registrants?

Are you willing to make yourself available on short notice to meet minimum staffing needs?

 Part III: Training and Experience Supplemental Questions (Scored)

This supplemental questionnaire will serve as the Civil Service examination for this recruitment and will be scored based on your checked responses below. Narratives provided by applicants describing training and/or experience will not be scored but will be available to the hiring authority and may be utilized for interview and selection determination.

Scores received from this section will determine applicant ranking and placement on the eligible list. Resumes, letters, and other materials will not be evaluated or considered as responses to the items in the supplemental questionnaire. In addition, responses to this questionnaire will not be used for determining minimum qualifications for this position.

INSTRUCTIONS: For the following questions, please describe your level of experience:

Describe your experience typing, proofreading, and processing a variety of documents including general and legal correspondence, memos, and statistical charts.

If you indicated experience above, please describe it below.

Describe your experience completing reception duties including answering the telephone, and waiting on the general public and other law enforcement agencies. 

If you indicated experience above, please describe it below.

Describe your experience issuing, receiving, typing, and processing various legal applications and bookings and other jail related documents. 

If you indicated experience above, please describe it below.

Describe your experience collecting and processing fees and charges as well as processing bails and permits.  

If you indicated experience above, please describe it below.

Describe your experience sorting and filing legal and general documents and records and maintaining alphabetical, index, and cross-reference files.

If you indicated experience above, please describe it below.

Describe your experience conducting record searches in a centralized data base.

If you indicated experience above, please describe it below.

Describe your experience receiving, sorting and distributing incoming and outgoing mail and packages.

If you indicated experience above, please describe it below.

Describe your experience interpreting legal and reporting codes and statutes applicable to management of records.

If you indicated experience above, please describe it below.

 Thank you for completing the supplemental portion of the application process. We encourage applicants to review their responses for accuracy prior to submitting.

Please "Save & Continue" to move forward to the next tab in the application process.

Be sure to click the "Submit" button once the application and supplemental questionnaire have been completed. You will receive confirmation that the application has been submitted.