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At NJDOL, we're committed to providing quality services that support New Jersey’s workforce and employers. Our staff is passionate about helping New Jerseyans thrive, and we are always looking for talent looking to join us in our mission. Click on the division names below to see what positions we currently have open to members of the public.
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There are no open positions at this time.
Employment Services Trainee
Entry-level position
Trenton, Newark, Passaic, Toms River, Vineland
Issue Date: 3/8/2023
Closing Date: 3/22/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Verifying the accuracy and validity of incoming appeals of disputed unemployment and temporary disability benefits claims
- Crosstraining for all aspects of the initial intake process
- Reviewing and processing all incoming correspondence
- Creating appeal dockets and scheduling hearings
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
There are no open positions at this time.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Entry-level position
Field offices (Newark, New Brunswick, Vineland)
Issue Date: 3/9/2023
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Making field and office audits
- Evaluating program objectives and effectiveness
- Appraising the utilization of fiscal resources
- Keeping financial records and reports
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, including or supplemented by 21 semester hour credits in any combination of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance courses
Analyst Trainee
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/9/2023
Closing Date: 3/23/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Receiving on-the-job training in analytic practices/procedures and application and research and preparation of reports
- Completing assignments which will provide practical analyst experience
- Learning to review and analyze financial reports
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 5/31/2022
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Preparing financial statements
- Forecasting, accounting, reporting, and processing of expenditures
- Preparation of quarterly reports for federal programs
- Active participation in financial audits
- Meeting with program managers to discuss financial performance
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, including or supplemented by 21 semester hour credits in any combination of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance courses
Personnel Trainee
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/14/2023
Closing Date: 3/28/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Receiving on-the-job training in government personnel practices and procedures and their application
- Doing work which will provide practical personnel experience
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree
There are no open positions at this time.
Construction Code Inspector 2 Mining
Mid-level position
Main office, Trenton + in the field
Issue Date: 3/21/2023
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Performs field and office work involving investigations and inspections of mines and construction blasting places to enforce and ensure compliance with the occupational and public safety regulations as required by the Explosives Act and the Mine Safety Act
- Conducts special investigations of complex and difficult situations in any area of the State
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of experience in mining as required by N.J.S.A. 34:6-98.3(g).
- Seven (7) years of experience in explosives with a minimum four years’ experience in mining.
Assistant Commissioner (Unclassified Appointment)
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/21/2022
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Doing work involved in interviewing and classifying job applicants for employment
- Making field and office investigations to determine applicant eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assisting assists in making investigations involved in observance of Title 34, New Jersey Statutes, or in administration of sections of the Prevailing Wage Act for which the office is responsible
- Other related duties as required
- Oversees the development of the Division of PSOSH's plans to ensure existing and new legislatively mandated programs and functions are accomplished by using effective and cost-efficient strategies. Ensures that PSOSH plans are implemented in a timely manner and consistent with PSOSH, Departmental, and legislative requirements. Ensures that implemented plans are reviewed, monitored and function in a cost effective and efficient manner as intended. Ensures laws enforced are relevant to the times. Makes recommendations for changes or amendments as needed. Analyzes state and federal data of fatalities/injuries. Reviews more complex and high-level Orders to Comply involving difficult cases, fatalities, and matters of political sensitivity. Attends the more complex and high-level hearings involving difficult cases, fatalities, and/or matters of political sensitivity. Direct the operations of the PSOSH to meet statutory mandates and federal contract and grant agreements. Ensure that managers and supervisors have established goals for staff, including but not limited to federal OSHA and MSHA contract and other program requirements. Ensure that all rules and policy directives are disseminated to managers and staff as needed within the established time frames. Complete all PEOSH State Plan related activities within established time frames.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in the field of occupational safety and health
- A minimum of eight years of supervisory/managerial experience some of which must include the administration of a comprehensive safety and/or workplace standards and enforcement program, with a minimum of five years as a manager
- Demonstrated managerial skills including:
- interpersonal skills
- decision making
- problem analysis and creative thinking
- administrative judgment
- development of subordinates
- organizational awareness
Construction Code Inspector 1, BPVR
Mid-level position
Main office, Trenton + in the field
Issue Date: 4/6/2022
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Performing field and administrative functions involving plan review
- Inspecting boilers, pressure vessels, and refrigeration plants to ensure compliance with the state safety laws
Required qualifications:
- A license to do business with the state
- Six years of experience as:
- a stationary engineer in the maintenance and operation of high pressure boilers, or
- a boiler maker, or
- an inspector for an insurance company specializing in the inspection of boilers
Assistant Commissioner (Unclassified Appointment)
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/21/2022
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Doing work involved in interviewing and classifying job applicants for employment
- Making field and office investigations to determine applicant eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assisting assists in making investigations involved in observance of Title 34, New Jersey Statutes, or in administration of sections of the Prevailing Wage Act for which the office is responsible
- Other related duties as required
- Oversees the development of the Division of PSOSH's plans to ensure existing and new legislatively mandated programs and functions are accomplished by using effective and cost-efficient strategies. Ensures that PSOSH plans are implemented in a timely manner and consistent with PSOSH, Departmental, and legislative requirements. Ensures that implemented plans are reviewed, monitored and function in a cost effective and efficient manner as intended. Ensures laws enforced are relevant to the times. Makes recommendations for changes or amendments as needed. Analyzes state and federal data of fatalities/injuries. Reviews more complex and high-level Orders to Comply involving difficult cases, fatalities, and matters of political sensitivity. Attends the more complex and high-level hearings involving difficult cases, fatalities, and/or matters of political sensitivity. Direct the operations of the PSOSH to meet statutory mandates and federal contract and grant agreements. Ensure that managers and supervisors have established goals for staff, including but not limited to federal OSHA and MSHA contract and other program requirements. Ensure that all rules and policy directives are disseminated to managers and staff as needed within the established time frames. Complete all PEOSH State Plan related activities within established time frames.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in the field of occupational safety and health
- A minimum of eight years of supervisory/managerial experience some of which must include the administration of a comprehensive safety and/or workplace standards and enforcement program, with a minimum of five years as a manager
- Demonstrated managerial skills including:
- interpersonal skills
- decision making
- problem analysis and creative thinking
- administrative judgment
- development of subordinates
- organizational awareness
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Intermittent Labor Clerk
Entry-level position (hourly/part-time)
Call centers in Union City, Freehold, and Vineland
Issue Date: 1/10/2023
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Varied clerical work to assist in the administration of regular or special programs of the department, including:
- preparing, processing, and paying claims for unemployment compensation
- preparing and coding applicant and job order data for database entry
Required qualifications:
- Two years of clerical experience providing customer service in a public or private sector organization, involving the interpretation of rules and regulations
Employment Services Trainee
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 1/10/2023
Closing Date: 4/10/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Doing work involved in interviewing and classifying job applicants for employment
- Making field and office investigations to determine applicant eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assisting assists in making investigations involved in observance of Title 34, New Jersey Statutes, or in administration of sections of the Prevailing Wage Act for which the office is responsible
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
Clerk Typist
Entry-level position
Various Offices Statewide
Issue Date: 2/24/2023
Closing Date: 3/24/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Providing general clerical support: filing, telephone coverage, and processing incoming and outgoing mail
- Providing accurate information to internal and external customers
- Interviewing and classifying job applications for employment
- Data entry
Required qualifications:
- Must type at least 25wpm
Employment Services Trainee Veteran Services
Entry-level position
One-Stop Career Centers - Ocean & Elizabeth
Issue Date: 3/24/2023
Closing Date: 4/24/2023
Responsibilities include:
-
interviewing/classifying veteran job applicants for employment
-
learns to make field and office investigations to determine eligibility of applicants for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
Employment Services Trainee
Entry-level position
One-Stop Career Centers Statewide
Issue Date: 3/9/2023
Closing Date: 4/9/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Doing work involved in interviewing and classifying job applicants for employment
- Making field and office investigations to determine applicant eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assisting assists in making investigations involved in observance of Title 34, New Jersey Statutes, or in administration of sections of the Prevailing Wage Act for which the office is responsible
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
There are no open positions at this time.
Employment Services Trainee
Entry-level position
Trenton, Newark, Passaic, Toms River, Vineland
Issue Date: 3/8/2023
Closing Date: 3/22/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Verifying the accuracy and validity of incoming appeals of disputed unemployment and temporary disability benefits claims
- Crosstraining for all aspects of the initial intake process
- Reviewing and processing all incoming correspondence
- Creating appeal dockets and scheduling hearings
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
Director (unclassified)
Senior-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 4/8/2022
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Leading managerial/supervisory teams and operational staff successfully to meet overall goals
- Paying attention to detail and demonstrating effective verbal and written communication skills
- Directing the development of budgets and staffing plans for the division
- Maintaining oversight reviews of the DDS budget through coordinated efforts
- Applying problem solving/decision-making skills, and independent thinking and sound judgement
- Applying data analysis to evaluate service delivery, program outcomes and administering strategic plans
- Developing and implementing an organizational vision integrating program goals, priorities, and values
- Assessing training needs and establishing administrative guidelines for conducting training within DDS
- Developing proposals and plans for strategic change
- Working in a fast-paced environment and exhibiting adaptability to changing conditions
- Asserting oneself and drawing boundaries that requires business etiquette and a customer service approach
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- Five years of professional experience in planning, leading, and directing a broad range of operational programs and functions (three years in a supervisory capacity)
- Experience in operational budgets and financial management functions is helpful. Knowledge of benefit claims operations and/or Social Security law and regulations is useful
- Knowledge of and experience in state operations pertaining to the adjudication of Social Security disability claims is helpful
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Entry-level position
Field offices (Newark, New Brunswick, Vineland)
Issue Date: 3/9/2023
Closing Date: 3/22/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Making field and office audits
- Evaluating program objectives and effectiveness
- Appraising the utilization of fiscal resources
- Keeping financial records and reports
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, including or supplemented by 21 semester hour credits in any combination of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance courses
Contract Administrator 1
Mid-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/9/2023
Closing Date: 3/23/23
Responsibilities include:
- Participating in the review and administration of various contracts and/or grants
- Providing provides assistance in the areas of contract and/or grant preparation, monitoring and/or evaluation
- Providing recommendations for contract/grant approval to supervisory staff
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree
- 2 years of experience involving contract/grant work, project financing, construction management, fiscal administration, social service administration, and/or budget and management operations of a government or business entity, at least 1 year of which shall have involved responsibility for some aspect of contract/grant administration
Administrative Analyst 3, Procurement
Mid-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/9/2023
Closing Date: 3/23/23
Responsibilities include:
- Assisting with all aspects of purchasing, departmental contract management, and RFP and Waiver development and coordination
- Performing research and analysis of procurement methods and practices and interacts with vendors to determine compliance with specifications
- Working closely with IT procurement staff, as well as other Program Area staff on procurement initiatives regarding IT Procurements, Professional Services, annual maintenance renewals and new IT procurements
- Interacting with OIT and other DOL business areas to assist with procurement practices and policies
- Assisting in the management of DOL contracts, as assigned
- Assisting with the training new employees on NJSTART within the DOL
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree
- 3 years' experience in the procurement/purchasing process through the competitive bidding process for a large public or private organization
Purchasing Assistant
Mid-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/9/2023
Closing Date: 3/23/23
Responsibilities include:
- Performing highly complex technical functions related to purchasing
Required qualifications:
- Completion of 60 semester hours at an accredited college
- 2 years of responsible technical, clerical experience in assisting professional staff in the purchase of commodities and services and maintaining purchasing records
Analyst Trainee
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/9/2023
Closing Date: 3/23/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Receiving on-the-job training in analytic practices/procedures and application and research and preparation of reports
- Completing assignments which will provide practical analyst experience
- Learning to review and analyze financial reports
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 5/31/2022
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Preparing financial statements
- Forecasting, accounting, reporting, and processing of expenditures
- Preparation of quarterly reports for federal programs
- Active participation in financial audits
- Meeting with program managers to discuss financial performance
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, including or supplemented by 21 semester hour credits in any combination of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance courses
Personnel Trainee
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/14/2023
Closing Date: 3/28/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Receiving on-the-job training in government personnel practices and procedures and their application
- Doing work which will provide practical personnel experience
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree
Information Technology Specialist
Mid-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 7/29/2022
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Managing IT hardware and software installations, configurations, diagnosis, repairs, and updates
- Diagnosing PC hardware/software problems and repairing/replacing equipment per DOL warranty and replacement policies
- Ensuring that hardware/software is properly installed and configured per DOL standards for users, security and antivirus measures
- Providing on-site and remote remediation for virus, malware and other suspected sources of security breaches
- Coordinating with DOL Building Management regarding issues pertaining to IT infrastructure
- Taking action to resolve technical problems as assigned in the ITCS work order system and as reported via e-mail and phone calls
- Conducting remote or on-site troubleshooting, making every effort to resolve problems in a timely and courteous manner and documenting resolution with relevant information when closing work orders
- Resolving LAN/WAN connection problems such as data lines, patch panels and WAN equipment
- Conducting remote or on-site troubleshooting of connectivity issues affecting mainframe, cloud or email applications and coordinates with LAN/WAN server administrators to resolve problems.
- Assisting fellow members of Field Support Unit by covering other territories, as needed
- Serving as liaison between DOL's Division of Information Technology and DOL field office staff, including county partners
Required qualifications:
- Associate's
- Successful completion of a one-year technological training program in the operation of electronic computers or one year of experience in the operation of data processing related equipment, e.g. data entry, etc.
Construction Code Inspector 2 Mining
Mid-level position
Main office, Trenton + in the field
Issue Date: 3/21/2023
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Performs field and office work involving investigations and inspections of mines and construction blasting places to enforce and ensure compliance with the occupational and public safety regulations as required by the Explosives Act and the Mine Safety Act
- Conducts special investigations of complex and difficult situations in any area of the State
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of experience in mining as required by N.J.S.A. 34:6-98.3(g).
- Seven (7) years of experience in explosives with a minimum four years’ experience in mining.
Director, (SES or Unclassified)
Senior-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/20/2023
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Preparing budgets, allocating and managing resources
- Evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of operations and initiating change
- Modification, or corrective action to improve service to the Division's internal and external customers
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- A degree in the field of occupational safety and health is preferred.
Construction Code Inspector 1, BPVR
Mid-level position
Main office, Trenton + in the field
Issue Date: 4/6/2022
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Performing field and administrative functions involving plan review
- Inspecting boilers, pressure vessels, and refrigeration plants to ensure compliance with the state safety laws
Required qualifications:
- A license to do business with the state
- Six years of experience as:
- a stationary engineer in the maintenance and operation of high pressure boilers, or
- a boiler maker, or
- an inspector for an insurance company specializing in the inspection of boilers
Assistant Commissioner (Unclassified Appointment)
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/21/2022
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Doing work involved in interviewing and classifying job applicants for employment
- Making field and office investigations to determine applicant eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assisting assists in making investigations involved in observance of Title 34, New Jersey Statutes, or in administration of sections of the Prevailing Wage Act for which the office is responsible
- Other related duties as required
- Oversees the development of the Division of PSOSH's plans to ensure existing and new legislatively mandated programs and functions are accomplished by using effective and cost-efficient strategies. Ensures that PSOSH plans are implemented in a timely manner and consistent with PSOSH, Departmental, and legislative requirements. Ensures that implemented plans are reviewed, monitored and function in a cost effective and efficient manner as intended. Ensures laws enforced are relevant to the times. Makes recommendations for changes or amendments as needed. Analyzes state and federal data of fatalities/injuries. Reviews more complex and high-level Orders to Comply involving difficult cases, fatalities, and matters of political sensitivity. Attends the more complex and high-level hearings involving difficult cases, fatalities, and/or matters of political sensitivity. Direct the operations of the PSOSH to meet statutory mandates and federal contract and grant agreements. Ensure that managers and supervisors have established goals for staff, including but not limited to federal OSHA and MSHA contract and other program requirements. Ensure that all rules and policy directives are disseminated to managers and staff as needed within the established time frames. Complete all PEOSH State Plan related activities within established time frames.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in the field of occupational safety and health
- A minimum of eight years of supervisory/managerial experience some of which must include the administration of a comprehensive safety and/or workplace standards and enforcement program, with a minimum of five years as a manager
- Demonstrated managerial skills including:
- interpersonal skills
- decision making
- problem analysis and creative thinking
- administrative judgment
- development of subordinates
- organizational awareness
There are no open positions at this time.
Unemployment Insurance Clerk
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 6/13/2022
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Reviewing, organizing, logging and distributing incoming mail
- Preparing and filing claims documents for processing by Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance examining staff
- Responding to claims inquiries received by mail or through direct telephone contact by accessing mainframe systems (DABS/LOOPS/LAN)
- Researching information needed for the processing of claims
Required qualifications:
- Two years of clerical experience, one of which shall involve interpretation of rules and regulations, and insurance claims or benefits payment or job placement operation for public or private sector organization
Intermittent Labor Clerk
Entry-level position (hourly/part-time)
Call centers in Union City, Freehold, and Vineland
Issue Date: 1/10/2023
Closing Date: TBD
Responsibilities include:
- Varied clerical work to assist in the administration of regular or special programs of the department, including:
- preparing, processing, and paying claims for unemployment compensation
- preparing and coding applicant and job order data for database entry
Required qualifications:
- Two years of clerical experience providing customer service in a public or private sector organization, involving the interpretation of rules and regulations
Data Entry Operator 2
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 3/22/2023
Closing Date: 5/22/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Under limited supervision, uses alphanumeric keyboard, image scanner, or other data entry input device to enter, edit and/or update data from varied source document into prescribed computer system for storage, processing, or data management purpose
- Compares entered data to source document to ensure the accuracy of input, and reenters or edits inaccurate data where necessary
- provides guidance and direction to entry level operators; does other related duties as required
Required qualifications:
- One (1) year of experience in the operation of an electronic data entry input device and/or alphanumeric keyboard to transcribe data into data processing equipment or computer.
Employment Services Trainee
Entry-level position
Main office, Trenton
Issue Date: 1/10/2023
Closing Date: 4/10/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Doing work involved in interviewing and classifying job applicants for employment
- Making field and office investigations to determine applicant eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assisting assists in making investigations involved in observance of Title 34, New Jersey Statutes, or in administration of sections of the Prevailing Wage Act for which the office is responsible
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
Clerk Typist
Entry-level position
Various Offices Statewide
Issue Date: 2/24/2023
Closing Date: 3/24/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Providing general clerical support: filing, telephone coverage, and processing incoming and outgoing mail
- Providing accurate information to internal and external customers
- Interviewing and classifying job applications for employment
- Data entry
Required qualifications:
- Must type at least 25wpm
Employment Services Trainee Veteran Services
Entry-level position
One-Stop Career Centers - Ocean & Elizabeth
Issue Date: 3/24/2023
Closing Date: 4/24/2023
Responsibilities include:
-
interviewing/classifying veteran job applicants for employment
-
learns to make field and office investigations to determine eligibility of applicants for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
Employment Services Trainee
Entry-level position
One-Stop Career Centers Statewide
Issue Date: 3/9/2023
Closing Date: 4/9/2023
Responsibilities include:
- Doing work involved in interviewing and classifying job applicants for employment
- Making field and office investigations to determine applicant eligibility for employment disability benefits and/or unemployment insurance
- Assisting assists in making investigations involved in observance of Title 34, New Jersey Statutes, or in administration of sections of the Prevailing Wage Act for which the office is responsible
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
Our commitment to diversity is unwavering. We understand that a diverse workforce allows for different lived experiences and perspectives to have a voice and seat at the organizational table, which improves the quality of services and resources we provide to our constituents.
Click here to learn more about the Department's committment to diversity, equality, and inclusion.
Employee benefits
NJDOL employees have some additional perks and benefits not offered to all other state workers, including unlimited free training courses and full tuition reimbursement!
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