Judiciary Clerk 3/Judiciary Clerk 3 Bilingual (Spanish & English)

New Jersey Courts•Jersey City, NJ

15h•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.

Requirements

One year of experience performing a variety of clerical and support services to include keyboarding and one or more of the following: document or information processing, handling payments for fees, recording monies received, reconciling balances or accounts and/or scheduling meetings or appointments.
Ability to use a keyboard, no minimum speed.
Candidates selected to serve in a bilingual variant title must pass the New Jersey Civil Service Commission Bilingual Communicative Ability Test (BICAT) performance examination or provide proof of having established bilingual proficiency with the New Jersey Civil Service Commission.
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.
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.
Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that will include fingerprinting.
All persons newly hired by the Judiciary within one year must establish, and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.

Nice To Haves

Strong technical skills
Strong reasoning skills
Strong customer service skills
Teamwork skills

Responsibilities

Attend the customer service windows of the Central Finance Fee Office.
Assist the division in communicating with limited English language proficiency customers.
Calculate clients', attorney's fees or court costs.
Collect fees or costs as directed by the courts.
Verify the authenticity or validity of documents.
Verify records for accuracy, completeness or conformity.
Explain Judiciary Policies Procedures to customers.
Record cash payment transactions.
Code information or documents for entry into computer terminals.
Answer inquiries from the public, attorneys or vicinage staff.
Complete document/filings processing activities.
Verify payments received.
Balance accounts.
Verify requisitions, vouchers, bank statements or financial transactions for accuracy.
Modify (update) cash transactions, record, or journals.
Summarize account information or transaction details.
Record case payment transactions into the Judiciary's database, spreadsheets and systems.
Sort mail, cards, letters, forms or other documents.
Review documents for routing to appropriate unit, department or individual.
Send form letters such as affidavits, notices etc. for routine correspondence.
Perform duties utilizing Spanish or English, as required, depending on the needs of the individual persons communicated with during the course of official duties.