Judiciary Clerk​/Judiciary Clerk Bilingual Spanish​/English; Civil

Judiciary Clerk 3

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 $47,483.56 to $71,916.05 for Schedule A, and $47,483.56 to $64,381.02 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 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 Monmouth Vicinage Civil Division is searching for customer service-oriented individuals with strong technical competence, reasoning, teamwork and interpersonal skills. Under the general direction of the Division Manager, or other supervisory personnel, the successful candidate will utilize office skills to provide a variety of administrative clerical functions and clerical support to the division.

Example of duties:

• Serve as a court clerk/backup court clerk to a Civil Court Judge.
• Operate and maintain Court smart.
• Mark and maintain evidence.
• Operate and test court recording equipment proficiently per the current guidelines and procedures.
• Answer inquiries from the public.
• Explain judiciary policies and procedures to clients and customers.
• Perform data entry and case processing for Civil dockets.
• Process court documents submitted through Jeds and upload documents to the E-courts case jacket.
• Examine documents for adherence to applicable procedures.
• Facilitate movement of case related matters.
• Inform court users of delinquencies in filing.
• Schedule dates or times for conferences, hearings, trials, adjournments.
• File documents and files in appropriate location.
• Provide copies of requested documents to external and internal customers.
• Purge, destroy and/or send to archives older case files.
• Complete orders/forms for various types of proceedings.
• Enter case results and distribute orders to designated court users and appropriate offices.
• Screen and process time sensitive paperwork, including checking for accuracy.
• Confer regularly with chambers staff regarding motions and scheduling.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

Open to employees of the NJ Judiciary 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 Lateral Reassignment Judiciary Account Clerk 2 Judiciary Account Clerk 2 Bilingual Judiciary Clerk 3 Judiciary Clerk 3 Bilingual Eligibility for Advancement:
Eligibility is based upon the applicants having achieved all the competencies for advancement to Judiciary Clerk 3 as listed on the Career Progression Eligibility Form for this title. Applicants for advancement to the Judiciary Clerk 3 title are not required to take a New Jersey Civil Service Commission promotional examination. Experience Requirement:
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 or accounts and/or scheduling meetings or appointments. Ability to use a keyboard, no minimum speed.

Supplemental Information:

Physical Ability:
For some positions, applicants must have the ability to perform work which requires climbing and prolonged standing, stretching, bending and reaching to perform the essential duties of…