Investigator - Bilingual Spanish & English

Have you dreamed of joining an organization which values its human capital, and where every position is integral to our mission and success? Do you want to make a difference in people's lives? The New Jersey Judiciary may have opportunities available at locations throughout the state.

The New Jersey Judiciary is seeking dedicated and detail-oriented individuals to conduct pre-disposition investigations and prepare reports; collect court-ordered payments; monitor and enforce conditions of probation and/or court order; provide access to social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders; and/or makes recommendations for alternate dispute resolution, adjudication, rehabilitation planning and treatment of offenders, including conditional release, substance abuse treatment, and education and employment stipulations.

For more information on open Investigator opportunities, visit the New Jersey Courts website at www.njcourts.gov.

Salary range is $46,785.80 - $79,272.75 per year. For newly hired individuals, the starting salary will be at the minimum of the salary range.

Read the full job specification at the State of New Jersey Civil Service Commission’s website:

https://info.csc.nj.gov/jobspec/77210C.htm

REQUIREMENTS

EXPERIENCE:  Two (2) years of paraprofessional experience in casework involving the collection of facts, securing and verifying socioeconomic data, obtaining information by observing conditions, examining records, interviewing individuals, and/or preparing investigative reports of findings.

NOTE:  Applicants may substitute semester hour credits from an accredited college or university for the required experience on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience. If education is used to meet requirement, please upload a copy of your transcript with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.

Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. Please upload a copy of your evaluation with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.

BILINGUAL IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH VARIANT:  The above examples of work are to be performed by utilizing Spanish or English, as required, depending on the needs of the individual persons communicated with during the course of official duties. Such examples do not require an individual to interpret or translate any court proceeding or in any other context. Candidates will be tested at time of certification for the ability to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish.

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.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to visit the State of New Jersey Civil Service Commission’s Online Application System and submit an application.

Applications must be completed and submitted by 4 PM on the closing date of 7/21/2025. Application fee of $25.00.

Customer Care and Technical Support: If you are having difficulty submitting your application online, customer care and technical support are available during regular business hours, 8: 00 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays and emergency closings. Please email: OAS.support@csc.nj.gov or call (609) 292-4144.

Please note that application support requests received outside regular business hours on the closing date will not change the application filing deadline so PLEASE FILE EARLY.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:  

* NJAC 4A: 4-2.3(b) states that all requirements must be met as of the closing date.

* Online applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date listed above.

* You must complete your application in detail. Your score may be based on a comparison of your background with the job requirements. Failure to complete your application properly may lower your score or cause you to fail. NOTE: Autofill may cause incomplete information on your application. Please confirm your name, address and phone number prior to submitting your application.

* If an employment list results from this announcement, it may be certified to fill full-time and part-time positions.

* Effective September 1, 2011, the New Jersey First residency law was enacted. Please click here for additional information - https://www.state.nj.us/csc/about/news/2012/approved/20120131a.html.

* In accordance with Public Law 2010 c. 26, Veterans pay a reduced application fee of $15.00 if they have previously established Veteran's Preference with the DMAVA (as defined by NJSA 11A: 5-1 et seq). Those claiming Veteran’s Preference but have not yet received approval from DMAVA must pay the full application fee and may request a refund if the claim is approved at least 8 days prior to the issuance of the eligibility list. Please note this reduced fee does not apply to Public Safety titles.

* Application fees submitted via personal check or money order must be postmarked within five (5) business days of submitting your application. If your fee is postmarked after five (5) business days, or is returned as invalid, you will be declared ineligible and denied admittance to the examination process.

* The Civil Service Commission is increasing its use of emails as a communication tool. Please ensure that your email is always up-to-date so that important information about the testing process is not missed. Please remember to check your junk mail, spam, and clutter for these important messages.

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