Court Services Officer 1

New Jersey Courts•Newton, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 Morris/Sussex Vicinage is seeking a team player who possesses strong problem solving, reasoning, technical competence, and interpersonal skills who is also committed to providing exceptional customer service to clients and a case management team. Under the general direction of the Court Executive 2B (Vicinage Civil Division Manager) and other supervisory personnel, the selected individual will perform duties. Although this position is based at the Sussex Judicial Center (Newton, New Jersey) travel to the Morris County Superior Courthouse (Morristown, New Jersey) and other Judiciary locations may be required. 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.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree.
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's degree 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. (See https://naces.org/members/ )

Responsibilities

Analyze, monitor and process cases from intake through disposition in the civil or special civil part.
Recommend strategies for case progression and meeting case management goals.
Participate in team/work unit meetings.
Advise judges and/or management on case issues.
Review court activities for compliance with procedures, laws, court rules or administrative directives.
Prepare and review trial calendars.
Call the calendar, monitor outcomes and cases to ensure compliance with discovery deadlines and case management orders.
Organize work to ensure efficiency; communicate regularly with judges, attorneys, self-represented litigants.
Recommend civil complementary dispute resolution programs (arbitration, mediation, settlement events).
Conduct pre court conferences; oversee electronic filing systems and advise others on technical issues.
Prepare technical, statistical, financial, review or evaluation reports.
Moderate court proceedings via audio visual programs such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams and perform other duties as required.