Court Services Supervisor ; Family

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.

The salary range for this position is $64,962.45 to $ for Schedule A, and $64,962.45 to $ 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 29, 2015, are considered Schedule

A. Newly hired individuals, and Judiciary employees hired on or after August 29, 2015, are considered Schedule

B.

Note: This section summarizes salary information and does not modify any personnel policies.

REMOTE WORK 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.

Selected candidate may be required to work evenings, Saturdays, Sundays and/or holidays. Regular and predictable physical presence at the worksite is an essential function of this position.

• Supervising the day-to-day operations of a case management team consisting of professional, paraprofessional and/or support staff in person and remotely; regulating work flow in accordance with operating schedules; ensuring that team members function in accordance with human resource policies, relevant laws, regulations, rules, directives, policies and procedures.
• Advising management on personnel issues and addressing work performance deficiencies accordingly including investigating disciplinary matters.
• Using systems such as FACTS, NJKIDS, E-COURTS to complete assigned tasks; coordinating training for staff on judiciary systems and virtual platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
• Ensuring mail is promptly opened, reviewed, and distributed accordingly by staff; assigning and reviewing records requests for timely completion; compiling statistical data on workload volume and efficient court/unit operations.
• Directing and coordinating work between units or teams; monitoring backlog; implementing leadership strategies to accomplish organization/unit goals.
• Effectively communicating with judges, attorneys, supervisors, staff, litigants, and outside stakeholders; performing other related duties as assigned.
• Overseeing the Division’s Early Settlement Program, including preparing and reviewing calendars, interacting with panelists and Judges, and assisting litigants and attorneys.
• Overseeing special projects, including records projects that consist of purging files, entering files into the electronic system SCRIMS, and coordinating with the Administrative Office of the Courts and other divisions to ensure pick up of the files.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree and three years of paraprofessional and/or professional experience, one year of which shall have included experience in case management; enforcement of…