Jury Support Specialist - Bailiff
About the job
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, professional decorum, and adherence to legal and ethical requirements.
- Must pass a background investigation.
- Maintain jury facilities.
- Guide the jury panel through jury selection.
- Clearly and efficiently communicate judges’ instructions to the jury.
- Escort jurors to and from the courtroom.
- Assist jurors during jury trials and deliberation.
- Transmit instructions and exhibits from the court to jurors.
- Provide support to jury administration.
- Assist citizens as they check in for jury duty, understand their role in the court system, and respond to questions about jury service.
- Participate in preparing and presenting jury orientations, including communicating juror expectations and courtroom rules and guiding jury panels.
- Interact with professionals involved in civil and criminal jury trials, including lawyers, staff, courtroom clerks, and members of the public.
- Ability to interact and communicate in a clear, positive, and engaging manner; interpersonal skills including dependability, leadership, flexibility, patience, and teamwork.
- Experience working in a professional office, court system, or related field that includes work in a legal environment, or an equivalent combination of experience and education providing the skills, knowledge, and ability required for the essential functions.
- Knowledge of courtroom procedures and etiquette, jury selection, and jury movement.
- Ability to manage large groups with confidence, discretion, and diplomacy.
About the company
Thurston County is a county government in Washington that provides public safety, courts, public health and social services, planning, and infrastructure for more than 300,000 residents. It operates through a five-member Board of County Commissioners who set policy and oversee departments funded mainly by property and sales taxes and intergovernmental revenues. Services are delivered through departments such as the Sheriff, Public Health & Social Services, Planning and Economic Development, and the Courts, administering state and regional programs. Its goal is to protect health, safety, and prosperity by delivering essential public services, guiding community planning and economic development, and connecting residents to social services and resources.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Olympia, Washington
Founded
1852
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- June 2026 affordable-housing awards funded 112 homes and preserved 277 existing units.
- July 2026 Judge Kelly Wood appointment strengthens Thurston County Superior Court capacity.
- A 0.1% public-safety sales tax and cost-recovery policy could stabilize 2026 finances.
What critics are saying
- 2026’s $11.9 million general-fund deficit forces layoffs, backlogs, and service cuts.
- By December 2026, sheriff, prosecutor, and emergency services cuts threaten public safety capacity.
- Persistent deficits and mandated services outpacing revenues create an existential fiscal crisis by 2029.
What makes Thurston County unique
- Olympia’s state-capital status makes Thurston County the South Sound’s government employment anchor.
- The county runs courts, public safety, housing, and health services for 300,000 residents.
- Regional housing councils and interlocal projects give Thurston County outsized coordination power in Olympia.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness