Summary
If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.Full Time Full-Time Salem, NJ, USDESCRIPTIONUnder direction, performs one or more functions in the following areas: maintaining order and security in the courtroom, serving court processes, criminal identification, ballistics, investigations, apprehension of violators of the law; forensics and other related assignments which may include Emergency Management. As required by the operational needs of the jurisdiction (County), may be assigned to perform other law enforcement or public safety related duties outside the parameters of a courtroom environment, which may include criminal investigations, patrol duties, dispute intervention/resolution, public safety/service assistance, traffic control and enforcement, motor vehicle accidents, etc., and/or other assignments as determined by the appointing authority.EDUCATIONHigh School Diploma or equivalent.AGEMinimum of eighteen (18) years of age.CITIZENSHIPUnited States citizenship. Must be a resident of New Jersey. Preference given to Salem County Residents.SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONSAppointees will be required to successfully complete an accredited training program mandated by the New Jersey Police Training Commission within 18 months of appointment. Such training includes successful attainment of a satisfactory level of proficiency in the use of firearms. Appointees to this position must successfully qualify semi-annually in the use of firearms.MEDICAL EXAMINATION:As a prerequisite for appointment, appointees will be required to pass a thorough medical, psychological, and physical fitness examination to be administered by the appointing authority. Any psychological, medical, or physical condition or defect which would prevent efficient performance of the duties of the position, cause the appointee to be a hazard to himself/herself or others, or become aggravated as a result of performance of these duties, will be cause for rejection. Appointees will be required to undergo a psychiatric examination prior to appointment. Failure to demonstrate sufficient capacity to perform the duties of this position may be cause for rejection.LICENSEAppointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.RATE:$24.04 per hour, 40 hours per weekBenefitsHealth, Pharmacy, and Dental Insurance, State Pension and Life Insurance, Paid Holidays, and Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Personal)Additional Voluntary BenefitsVision Insurance, Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, 457(b) Accounts, Credit Union Membership, and Tuition ReimbursementEEOCThis title is classified and competitive through Civil Service#J-18808-Ljbffr
Job Description
If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.Full Time Full-Time Salem, NJ, USDESCRIPTIONUnder direction, performs one or more functions in the following areas: maintaining order and security in the courtroom, serving court processes, criminal identification, ballistics, investigations, apprehension of violators of the law; forensics and other related assignments which may include Emergency Management. As required by the operational needs of the jurisdiction (County), may be assigned to perform other law enforcement or public safety related duties outside the parameters of a courtroom environment, which may include criminal investigations, patrol duties, dispute intervention/resolution, public safety/service assistance, traffic control and enforcement, motor vehicle accidents, etc., and/or other assignments as determined by the appointing authority.EDUCATIONHigh School Diploma or equivalent.AGEMinimum of eighteen (18) years of age.CITIZENSHIPUnited States citizenship. Must be a resident of New Jersey. Preference given to Salem County Residents.SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONSAppointees will be required to successfully complete an accredited training program mandated by the New Jersey Police Training Commission within 18 months of appointment. Such training includes successful attainment of a satisfactory level of proficiency in the use of firearms. Appointees to this position must successfully qualify semi-annually in the use of firearms.MEDICAL EXAMINATION:As a prerequisite for appointment, appointees will be required to pass a thorough medical, psychological, and physical fitness examination to be administered by the appointing authority. Any psychological, medical, or physical condition or defect which would prevent efficient performance of the duties of the position, cause the appointee to be a hazard to himself/herself or others, or become aggravated as a result of performance of these duties, will be cause for rejection. Appointees will be required to undergo a psychiatric examination prior to appointment. Failure to demonstrate sufficient capacity to perform the duties of this position may be cause for rejection.LICENSEAppointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.RATE:$24.04 per hour, 40 hours per weekBenefitsHealth, Pharmacy, and Dental Insurance, State Pension and Life Insurance, Paid Holidays, and Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Personal)Additional Voluntary BenefitsVision Insurance, Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, 457(b) Accounts, Credit Union Membership, and Tuition ReimbursementEEOCThis title is classified and competitive through Civil Service#J-18808-Ljbffr
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