Court Services Supervisor 2

New Jersey Courts • Jersey City, NJ

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Hudson Vicinage is seeking a detail-oriented professional to serve as a Court Services Supervisor 2 in the Criminal Division. Under the general direction of the Division Manager and Assistant Division Managers, the successful candidate will coordinate, evaluate, and lead a team of professional and support staff. The role also involves monitoring and reviewing a criminal caseload and interacting with judges, staff, members of the New Jersey bar, and self-represented litigants to help ensure cases are processed efficiently.

The selected candidate will develop statistical reports, assist with Criminal Division backlog-reduction efforts, and report on the status of cases and projects. The position supports the Judiciary’s commitment to excellence, innovation, productive communication, quality customer service, mentoring and training, and efficient use of resources. Duties include evaluating individual and team performance, mediating conflicts between team members, and performing related tasks as required. Strong communication skills are required; the ability to interact with community leaders and organizations is a plus.

The selected candidate will work from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and may be required to work evenings, Saturdays, Sundays, and/or holidays. Regular and predictable physical presence at the worksite is an essential function. The Judiciary currently offers a hybrid schedule, and this position may qualify for up to two remote-work days outside Judiciary buildings. Participation requires high-speed home internet and installation of a multifactor authentication app on a phone or tablet.

Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check, including fingerprinting, and must be authorized to work in the United States. Newly hired Judiciary employees must establish and maintain their principal residence in New Jersey within one year, subject to possible exemptions. A New Jersey driver's license is required only if operating a vehicle is necessary to perform the position’s essential duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and three years of professional experience, including one year in case management, enforcement of court orders, and/or supervision, monitoring, and intervention of offenders.
• Applicants without the required education may substitute additional paraprofessional and/or professional experience on a year-for-year basis, with one year of such experience equivalent to 30 semester-hour credits.
• An associate degree from an accredited college or university and two additional years of 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.
• A law degree from an approved American Bar Association law school may be substituted for two years of general experience.
• Degrees conferred outside the United States must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service.
• Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States under applicable Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations.
• Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that includes fingerprinting.
• Newly hired Judiciary employees must establish and maintain a principal residence in New Jersey within one year, unless granted an exemption.
• A New Jersey driver's license is required only if operating a vehicle is necessary to perform essential duties.
• Selected candidate must work 9:00 AM–5:00 PM and may be required to work evenings, Saturdays, Sundays, and/or holidays.
• Regular and predictable physical presence at the worksite is an essential function.
• To participate in the hybrid-work program, the employee must have high-speed home internet and install a multifactor authentication app on a phone or tablet.

Nice To Haves

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to interact with community leaders and organizations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, evaluate, and lead a team of professional and support staff.
• Monitor and review a criminal caseload and interact with judges, staff, the New Jersey bar, and self-represented litigants to support efficient case processing.
• Develop statistical reports.
• Assist with Criminal Division backlog-reduction efforts.
• Report on the status of cases and projects.
• Support excellence, innovation, productive communication, quality customer service, mentoring and training, and efficient use of resources.
• Evaluate individual and team performance.
• Mediate conflicts between team members.
• Perform other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager