SOMERSET/HUNTERDON/WARREN VICINAGE INTERNAL VICINAGE-WIDE*

SOMERSET/HUNTERDON/WARREN
VICINAGE
INTERNAL
VICINAGE-WIDE*
NOTICE OF ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY
POSITION TITLE:
Probation Officer
Level 2b - Basic
(Career Service)
LOCATION:
Hunterdon County Justice Center**
Family Division
Flemington, New Jersey
OPENING DATE:
CLOSING DATE:
October 29, 2014
November 14, 2014
SALARY RANGE:
$44,914.80 - $76,395.30*
ANNOUNCEMENT #:
POSITION #:
V14-50
959248
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Under the general direction of the Court Executive 1B (Assistant Division Manager), or other supervisory personnel, this individual will be primarily
assigned to the Non-Dissolution team (FD) and must possess strong organizational, interpersonal and automated skills. This position will provide the
processing and case management work for the FD docket and act as the backup for the Domestic Violence and Contempt dockets. Duties will include,
but not be limited to: interviewing clients seeking to establish and/or modify applications for child support, custody, parenting time, including UIFSA
petitions for out of state child support; provide information to Judges, Managers and Supervisors; verify data and clients eligibility for assistance; gather
relevant facts pertinent to the case; maintain statistics to generate reports in FACTS and NJKiDS; adhere to statutes, court rules, case law and policies
for cases related to clients or customers; analyze case processing from intake through disposition; assemble case files for hearings; prepare Judges’ and
Hearing Officer calendars; respond to attorney, litigant or citizen complaints; provide support in court, creating court orders on NJKiDS for Judge’s
signature; establish working relationships with outside agencies; hold consent conferences; conduct home inspections and best interest evaluations and
write corresponding reports; intake and process domestic violence complaints, including interview of victims applying for Restraining Orders; serve
on juvenile on-call rotation; interact daily with Judges and their Chambers; answer questions posed by customers; work collaboratively with all team
members; and perform any other duties assigned.
**Although this position will be based in the Hunterdon County Justice Center (Flemington, NJ), based on vicinage needs, it can be relocated to the
Somerset County Courthouse (Somerville, NJ) or the Warren County Courthouse (Belvidere, NJ).
REQUIREMENTS
Open to Judiciary employees who meet the education requirement listed below and have an aggregate of one year of permanent service as of the
announced closing date in the following career (classified) service title(s).
ADVANCEMENT
Investigator
Education:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in the Behavioral or Social Sciences.
Substitution:
A Bachelor’s degree in any area, which includes or is supplemented by twenty-four (24) credit hours in the Behavioral or Social
Sciences, may be substituted for the required education.
Driver’s
License:
Appointee will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of these positions.
Authorization
To Work:
Residency Law:
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:
The terms and conditions of employment will be governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L.2011, Chapter 70), also known as the “New Jersey First Act”, all persons newly hired by the
Judiciary must establish, and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
Applicants should submit a cover letter and current resume complete with announcement number, with both day and evening telephone numbers and
e-mail address by November 14, 2014 to: vicinage13HCcareers.mailbox@judiciary.state.nj.us using MS Word or PDF format. If you are responding to
more than one Notice of Vacancy, please submit a copy of your resume/cover letter for each posting. Please include the announcement number in the
subject line of your email submission.
*For current Judiciary employees, salary upon promotion or advancement will be an increase of 5% of base salary or the minimum salary of the
band/level, whichever is greater. In no case may the employee be paid more than the maximum salary for the title.
The New Jersey Judiciary consists of: the Supreme Court, the Superior Court including the Appellate Division and the Trial Court of the 15 vicinages in New
Jersey, the Tax Court and the Municipal Court System. The Administrative Office of the Courts provides technical assistance, operational support, training,
research and development, budget and personnel coordination, and development and operation of information systems for the Courts of New Jersey.
The Judiciary of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Committed to Ensuring an Open Door to Justice