Burlington Vicinage
NOTICE OF ADVANCEMENT AND LATERAL TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY
INTERNAL POSTING FOR BURLINGTON VICINAGE EMPLOYEES ONLY
POSITION TITLE: Judiciary Clerk 3
Support Staff Band
Level 3 - Journey
(Classified)
OPENING DATE:
CLOSING DATE:
November 13,,2014
November 26, 2014
MINIMUM SALARY:
MAXIMUM SALARY:
$37,467.31
$56,745.97**
LOCATION:
ANNOUNCEMENT:
POSITION NO.:
#BUR 2014-19
Family Division
Burlington Vicinage
081679
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Under the direction of the Court Executive 2B (Family Division Manager) or other supervisory personnel, this position
is responsible for the intake and docketing of matrimonial cases and reviewing documents to ensure sufficiency in the
filing process. This individual interacts with attorneys and pro se litigants to obtain information needed to file and
process matrimonial complaints and motions, and works closely with staff of the Finance Division to ensure the
accurate collection of all filing and other fees. In addition, this person serves as the primary contact with Chambers for
regards to the calendaring of all FM cases. Additional duties will include answering inquiries from the public; coding
information or documents for entry into computer terminal; scheduling dates or times for conferences, hearings, trials,
adjournments or “back-up” cases; verifying records or content of correspondence for completeness, clarity and
accuracy; reviewing legal documents for completeness or accuracy; collecting fees or costs as directed by the court;
explaining Judiciary policies or procedures to clients or customers; verifying financial transactions for accuracy;
informing the Finance Division of account discrepancies; composing non-routine correspondence and explaining
program eligibility requirements to clients or customers.
This position performs support functions in a courtroom, such as operating sound or video recording equipment;
completing detailed log sheets of recordings; recording courtroom activities such as daily attendance of jurors,
dispositions of motions or discoveries, or verdicts from juries; marking exhibits; and swearing in witnesses. Performs
related duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS
Open to employees in the Burlington who have an aggregate of one year of permanent service as of the announced
closing date in the following career (classified) service title(s):
Judiciary Clerk 2
Judiciary Clerk 3
Judiciary Account Clerk 1
Judiciary Account Clerk 2
EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of experience in an office environment 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, transcribing information, reconciling balances or accounts, scheduling meetings or appointments.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT: Eligibility is based upon the applicants having achieved all the
competencies for advancement to Judiciary Clerk 3 as listed on the Career Progression Eligibility Form for this title.
Applicants for advancement to the Judiciary Clerk 3 title are not required to take a New Jersey Civil Service
Commission promotional examination.
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
Applicants should submit a cover letter and current resume complete with announcement number, both day and evening
telephone numbers and e-mail address by November 26, 2014 to: [email protected] – OR –
Announcement # BUR2014-19, Attn: Deanna Garcia, Trial Court Administrator’s Office, Rm. 704, P.O. Box 6555, Mt. Holly, NJ
08060. 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, not to exceed the
maximum of the range or the minimum salary of the band/level, whichever is greater.
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