Hearing Officer - Substitute

Overview

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Pay Range : $28.84 - $37.49 / hr.

Job Posting Closing on : Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Workdays & Hours : This position works on an as-needed basis between the hours of Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm.

Location : A.D. Marshall Municipal Court Building – 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Employment type : Part-time position with a maximum of 19 hours per week and not eligible for city benefits. The essential job function requires availability to substitute for the full-time Hearing Officer on an as-needed basis.

The City of Fort Worth is a large, growing city serving over 1,000,000 residents with a focus on customer experience, respect, diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior and accountability.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in criminal justice, pre-law, public administration or a related field
• Two years of increasingly responsible code enforcement or conflict resolution experience

Preferred Qualifications

The Substitute Hearing Officer Job Responsibilities Include

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Light Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and / or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Disqualifiers include : Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A / B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense, and ALL Family Violence Condictions regardless of class.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Selected candidates may be required to pass pre-employment checks (criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc.). Criminal convictions are considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

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