Court Services Officer ; Pretrial Services - Criminal

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The Bergen Vicinage is seeking an individual to join the Criminal Division's Pretrial Services Program.

The selected candidate must possess excellent interpersonal, organizational, and case management skills in order to perform the duties required of this position. The selected individual will regularly interact with pretrial defendants, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, the county jail, local law enforcement, the private bar, and the public. Experience with pretrial services programs is helpful.

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.

• Researching criminal case histories.
• Conducting Pretrial Risk Assessments and preparing reports.
• Meeting with defendants.
• Making recommendations to judges regarding conditions of pretrial release for pretrial defendants.
• Staffing first appearance/Central Judicial Processing hearings and pretrial detention hearings.
• Monitoring the conditions of pretrial release for pretrial defendants.
• Assisting pretrial defendants in attaining specific goals to ensure their appearance in court and the safety of the public during the defendant's pretrial release, and report the defendant's non-compliance with conditions of release to the court.
• Providing guidance to clients with specific needs, including but not limited to social, emotional and rehabilitative concerns.
• Making recommendations and/or referrals for social services, testing, treatment and/or counseling and will monitor clients' treatment progress.
• Performing other related duties as required.

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

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and one year of paraprofessional experience in case management involving gathering, reviewing and verifying case-related information which shall have included one or more of the following: conducting investigations, monitoring casework flow, interviewing clients or customers for needed information, preparing investigative fact-finding reports and/or writing case notes or other case-related correspondence.

Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional paraprofessional or professional experience on a year-for-year basis with one year of such experience being equal to 30 semester hour credits. An associate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of additional paraprofessional or professional experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Degrees conferred outside of the United States must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service.

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 the position. For some positions, the selected candidate must be able to frequently lift and carry supplies weighing from 30 to 50 pounds and, occasionally, materials weighing up to 75 pounds, in order to perform essential duties of the position.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle is necessary to perform essential duties of the position. Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the US according to Department of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations. Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that will include fingerprinting.

In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), the "New Jersey First Act," all persons newly hired by the Judiciary within one year must establish, and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.

New Jersey Courts offers an exciting and rewarding public service career with incredible employee benefits for full-time employees only and their eligible dependents such as:

• State Health Benefits Program including options for medical, dental and prescription coverage
• Public Employee's Retirement System pension program
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness for employees with 10 years or more of service
• Generous leave program which includes vacation, personal and sick leave and…