Investigator Bilingual; Spanish); Probation Child Support

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 $48,423.30 to $91,649.93 for Schedule A, and $48,423.30 to $82,047.30 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Bergen Vicinage Probation Division is seeking a reliable, detail-oriented individual interested in making a difference as an Investigator Bilingual in its Child Support Enforcement Unit. The selected candidate must have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic, as well as technical competence. Under the direction of the Probation Division Manager (Court Executive 2b) and other supervisory personnel, the selected individual will conduct investigations and gather relevant facts pertaining to cases.

See Example of Duties below for more details.

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.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Perform investigatory work, including initial intake process.
• Managing case flow and/or monitoring outcomes of cases, along with completing necessary data entry
• Analyze case histories to monitor and enforce conditions of court orders
• Explain Judiciary policies or procedures to clients/customers
• Identify clients’/customers’ case management needs
• Ensure the timely disposition and entry of all orders and subsequent proceedings
• Conduct client interviews
• Prepare case for court hearings and make recommendations to the courts
• Establish working relationships with divisions, vicinages, or other outside organizations
• Review documents submitted to the court for compliance with court rules and approved practices
• Ensure all case activities, updates and interaction are documents through case notes to ensure proper case tracking and/or draft other case-related correspondence
• Advise management and judges on case issues
• Provide cross-training to co-workers
• Perform other duties as assigned

For the bilingual title, the above examples of work are to be performed by utilizing Spanish or English,…