Court Services Supervisor 1 - Criminal Division

About the role

The New Jersey Judiciary – Essex Vicinage seeks a Court Services Supervisor 1 in the Criminal Division. This position reports to the Criminal Division Manager and Assistant Criminal Division Manager.

Responsibilities

• Answer questions posed by the public, clients, customers, complainants, subordinates or supervisors
• Assign workload or specific duties to staff or team members
• Conduct formal work performance evaluations with staff or team members
• Cookordinate work activities of unit or team members
• Develop work unit or team goals
• Instruct staff or team members on work-related matters
• Lead a case management team
• Mediate conflicts among staff or team members
• Mentor and coach staff
• Provide direction and feedback
• Oversee proper implementation of operating procedures or systems
• Plan (prioritize) work of unit or team
• Prepare technical, statistical, financial, review or evaluation reports
• Recommend procedures or practices to ensure efficient court/unit operations
• Regulate flow of work in accordance with operating schedules
• Schedule staff or team members' work hours or vacation time

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and three years of paraprofessional and/or 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.
• A master’s degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of general experience as indicated above.
• A law degree from an approved American Bar Association law school may be substituted for two years of general experience as indicated above.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree
• Three years of paraprofessional and/or 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

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

The salary range for this position is $67,236.14 to $109,298.70 for Schedule A, and $67,236.14 to $103,833.79 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.

Schedule

The 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.

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.

Example of Duties

Selected candidate may be required to work evenings, Saturdays, Sundays and/or holidays.

Physical Presence

Regular and predictable physical presence at the worksite is an essential function of this 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.