Judiciary Clerk ; Finance Division

Overview

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.

SALARY: The salary range for this position is $45,877.84 to $69,484.11 for Schedule A, and $45,877.84 to $62,203.88 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.

REMOTE WORK
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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.

Employees in these titles may perform work including, but not limited to:

• Perform cash handling responsibilities

• Intake of all court related fees, court ordered payments and revenues for the courts including Bail, Child Support, Probation Fines & Restitution, Civil, Special Civil Part, General Equity, Law/Family filing fees, and other miscellaneous fees

• Verify records and documents for accuracy, completeness, and conformity with court rules and policies

• Operate cash register

• Prepare daily deposits and disbursements

• Perform daily closeout and reconciliation of cash register receipts

• Post batch receipts and collections into the automated finance sub-systems and NJKIDS

• Modify or update cash transactions, records, or journals on judiciary information systems

• Possess the ability to answer questions posed by judges, managers, supervisors, coworkers, internal/external customers and complainants

• Other responsibilities as assigned

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

Qualifications for External Candidates

One year of experience performing a variety of clerical and support services to include keyboarding and one or more of the following: document or information processing, handling payments for fees, recording monies received, reconciling balances and/or scheduling meetings or appointments.

Keyboarding:
Ability to use a keyboard. No minimum speed required.

BICAT Testing:
Candidates selected to serve in a bilingual variant title must pass the New Jersey Civil Service Commission Bilingual Communicative Ability Test (BICAT) performance examination or provide proof of having established bilingual proficiency with the New Jersey Civil Service Commission.

Qualifications for Advancement Candidates

Open to Judiciary employees who have an aggregate of one year of permanent service as of the announced closing date in the following career (classified) titles:

• Advancement

• Judiciary Clerk 2

• Judiciary Clerk 2 Bilingual

• Judiciary Account Clerk 1

• Judiciary Account Clerk 1 Bilingual

Eligibility for Advancement: Eligibility is based upon the applicants having achieved all the competencies for…