Court Services Supervisor 2

New-Jersey-Courts; Elizabeth (NJ); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Growth opportunities

Job summary

New Jersey Judiciary is seeking a highly motivated individual for the Union Vicinage Criminal Division. You will supervise a case processing team, review reports, provide customer service, and track cases for management purposes.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of professional experience, including case management or supervision. The position offers a hybrid work schedule, potential up to 2 remote days, and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree. Three years of professional experience, with at least one year in case management, enforcement of court orders, or supervision/intervention of offenders.
• Substitution rules allow a year-for-year exchange of paraprofessional/professional experience for education credits; associate degree plus experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, monitors, coordinates, and oversees a team of staff within a case processing unit.
• Reviews and makes recommendations on staff reports and provides customer service.
• Tracks cases for case management purposes and oversees special projects.
• Reports progress to higher management and conducts formal performance evaluations.
• Leads case management operations and develops procedures to ensure efficient unit operations.
• Collaborates with judges on oversight and scheduling of matters both virtually and in-person.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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

SALARY: The salary range for this position is $74,551.38 to $129,437.61 for Schedule A, and $74,551.38 to $122,965.72 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.

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.

The Judiciary offers a strong opportunity for growth.

The Union Vicinage (Criminal Division) is seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent decision making, flexibility, interpersonal, leadership and teamwork skills. This position requires strong communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders and internal and external customers.

Under the general direction of the Criminal Division Manager and the Assistant Criminal Division Manager, the selected individual:

• Supervises, monitors, coordinates and oversees a team of professional, paraprofessional, and support staff working within a case processing unit
• Reviews and makes recommendations on all reports prepared by staff
• Provides customer service
• Tracks cases for case management purposes
• Oversees special projects
• Reports progress and resolution of problems in achieving goals and objectives to higher levels of management
• Conducts formal work performance evaluations with team members and recommends and/or implements personnel actions
• Leads a case management team
• Develops and formulates procedures and/or practices to ensure efficient unit operations
• Collaborates with assigned judges regarding the oversight and scheduling of matters both virtually and in-person
• Performs related work 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 three years of professional experience, one year of which shall have included experience in case management; enforcement of court orders; and/or supervision, monitoring and intervention of offenders.

Substitution: Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional paraprofessional and/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 and/or professional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. A master’s degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of general experience as indicated above –OR– a law degree from an approved American Bar Association law school may be substituted for two years of general experience as indicated above.

Education Note: Degrees conferred outside of the United States must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. (See https://naces.org/members/)

Note: Court Services Supervisor 2 is an unclassified position and the Judiciary has the non-reviewable right to remove employees in this position. Removed employees in this position will be permitted to return to their previously held career service title and if no prior career service title was held, the Judiciary will make good faith reasonable efforts to place the employee in another position.

Driver's License: 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.

Authorization to Work: US citizenship is not required. Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the US according to Department of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations.

Special Note: Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that will include fingerprinting. All data received will be kept in strict confidence except to inform the individual of the findings and what action will be taken as a result of this information.

Residency Law: 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. Any person may request an exemption from that requirement from the Employee Residency Review Committee in the Department of Labor & Workforce Development on the basis of either hardship or employer critical need.

The Judiciary of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action

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