Judiciary Clerk ; Classified

If another position becomes available within five months of this recruitment’s closing date, the applicant pool from this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies.

When you come to work for New Jersey Judiciary you will join an 8500-member strong TEAM that operates with the highest standards of independence, integrity, fairness and quality service. You will be engaged with work that has purpose, meaning and makes a difference in lives of the public we serve. We work hard every day to build the public’s trust and confidence in our court system, which includes issues such as bail reform, marijuana decriminalization and recovery court.

Whether it be in a courtroom, an administrative office, a courthouse training room, an IT office or in the field, our Judiciary workforce is improving the lives of countless individuals and families every day. We honor the dignity and individualism of each member of our organization while fostering professionalism and continuous improvement in our work.

The salary range for this position is $50,417.50 to $79,471.38 for Schedule A, and $50,417.50 to $71,144.74 for Schedule

B. For newly hired individuals, the starting salary will normally be at the minimum of the salary range. For current Judiciary employees, salary upon promotion or advancement will be an increase of 5% of base salary, not to exceed the maximum of the range, or the minimum salary of the band/level, whichever is greater. Judiciary employees hired prior to August 21, 2014, are considered Schedule

A. Newly hired individuals, and Judiciary employees hired on or after August 21, 2014, are considered Schedule

B.

The Judiciary offers a strong opportunity for growth.

The Judiciary currently offers a hybrid work schedule, and this position may qualify for up to 2 days of remote work outside of Judiciary buildings. To participate in this program, in addition to installing a multifactor authentication app on your phone or tablet, you will be required to have high speed home internet access.

The New Jersey Judiciary Hudson Vicinage has an exciting advancement opportunity open only to Judiciary employees. Under the general direction of the Finance Division Manager and other managerial or supervisory personnel, the Judiciary Clerk 4 in the Finance Division is responsible to act as the lead worker to team members of non‑subordinates in assigned tasks, regulate the flow of work in accordance with operating schedules, and give higher level technical advice to staff.

The successful candidate will serve as lead worker of the unit. Other duties include but are not limited to perform cash control functions (daily cash registers cash outs, deposit preparations, and reconciliations); provide assistance, training and cross‑training to staff and other team members; inform managers about unresolved staff or team conflicts, analyze case processing, child support modifications; serve as a liaison to Hudson County Welfare and other stakeholders of the child support program;

complete statistics; process documents; utilize available systems including but not limited to eCourts, NJKIDS, CABS, CAPS, ACMS and others, to ensure optimal recording of financial transactions; reconcile daily edit reports, stats and daily activity assignments; answer and explain judiciary policies and procedures to customers, answer questions from the various divisions on payments and/or documents filed through Finance. Assist in the completion of the IV‑D Cost Allocation report, provide customer service in English language.

Perform related work as required.

Regular and predictable physical presence at the worksite is an essential function of this position.

• Advancement – Judiciary Clerk 3, Judiciary Clerk 3 Bilingual, Judiciary Account Clerk 2, Judiciary Account Clerk 2 Bilingual
• Lateral Reassignment – Judiciary Clerk 4, Judiciary Clerk 4 Bilingual

• Eligibility for Advancement: Eligibility is based upon the applicants having achieved all the competencies for advancement to Judiciary Clerk 4 as listed on the Career Progression Eligibility Form for this title. Applicants for advancement to the Judiciary…