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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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Clerk
Issue Date: 6/4/2025
Closing Date: 6/18/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under immediate supervision, performs routine, repetitive clerical work of a varied nature as a beginner at the entrance
level of employment, including a relatively small proportion of difficult tasks - Does other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1 Bilingual
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1 Deaf Language Specialist
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Issue Date: 5/13/2025
Closing Date: 6/11/2025
Newark, New Brunswick, and Vineland
Responsibilities include:
- Make field and office audits
- Evaluate program objectives and effectiveness
- Appraise the utilization of fiscal resources
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Keep financial records and reports
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional accounting or auditing experience, including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester-hour credits in professional accounting courses which may include courses in municipal or government accounting
There are no open positions at this time.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Issue Date: 6/4/2025
Closing Date: 7/4/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Preparation of 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:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in work involving fiscal analyses and evaluation, budgeting, and management operations in government, business, and/or a management consulting firm, including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester-hour credits in any combination of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance courses.
There are no open positions at this time.
Information Technology Specialist (IT Policy & Standards)
Issue Date: 6/4/2025
Closing Date: 6/18/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in drafting, revising, and maintaining IT policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
- Coordinate the review and approval process for IT governance documentation.
- Research best practices and emerging regulatory and security requirements to ensure compliance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional IT teams to promote understanding and adherence to internal policies and external regulations.
- Support the planning and delivery of IT compliance and awareness training to Department employees.
- Assist in maintaining documentation libraries and repositories to ensure accessibility and effective version control.
- Monitor policy compliance metrics and assist in identifying and mitigating non-compliance issues
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree in Computer Science or Computer/Information Technology.
There are no open positions at this time.
Regulatory Officer 2
Issue Date: 5/16/2025
Closing Date: 6/13/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Develop and promulgate departmental regulations in the areas under the Department’s jurisdiction, including but not limited to, wage and hour compliance, employee misclassification, public employee occupational safety and health, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, family leave insurance, and earned sick leave.
- Provide assistance to departmental senior staff in the preparation for and prosecution of contested cases involving violations of the laws and rules under the Department’s jurisdiction.
- Provide daily assistance to departmental senior staff with regard to the proper interpretation and implementation of relevant State and Federal law and regulations.
Required qualifications:
- Two (2) years of experience performing any of the following: conducting legal research; analyzing, reviewing, and evaluating legal documents, rules, regulations, legislation, and/orr regulatory matters.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Analyst Trainee
Issue Date: 4/24/2025
Closing Date: 5/22/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Receive training in identifying information, tools, and research methods required for project completion.
- Engage in monitoring activities with program areas, consistent with pertinent federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
- Prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations for improvements.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience relevant to the position
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Clerk
Issue Date: 6/4/2025
Closing Date: 6/18/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under immediate supervision, performs routine, repetitive clerical work of a varied nature as a beginner at the entrance
level of employment, including a relatively small proportion of difficult tasks - Does other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents.
Supervising Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Issue Date: 5/23/2025
Closing Date: 6/6/2025
Elizabeth, NJ
Responsibilities include:
- Under the direction of a supervisory official in a state department, institution, or agency, supervises the performance of professional and support staff engaged in providing counseling and rehabilitation services for the vocational rehabilitation of clients with disabilities requiring rehabilitative services over an extensive period of time
- Provides supervision to staff in assisting clients and employers in obtaining suitable employment or employees
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance or Psychology and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
- Three (3) years of experience in vocational/ rehabilitation guidance or counseling, or social or medical casework in a rehabilitation agency, facility or other social program designed to increase the employability of persons with disabilities.
Assistant Director
Issue Date: 5/14/2025
Closing Date: 5/28/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under the administrative direction of the Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS), is responsible for the administration, planning, development and evaluation of the DVRS Program Unit, Contract Unit, Information Technology Unit, and Community Rehabilitation Program unit.
- Administers the operating budget of the agency, including the federal contracts awarded to the Division, the state funded contracts awarded to the Extended Employment Programs and a variety of specialized programs on a statewide basis and other related work as required.
Required qualifications:
- Minimum of six (6) years of professional experience in vocational rehabilitation services, public administration, employment services, or other work programs. A minimum of two years of such experience shall have included supervisory responsibility in a multi-service vocational rehabilitation facility, public administration, employment service or other work program
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1 Bilingual
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
Vocational Rehabilition Counselor 1 Deaf Language Specialist
Issue Date: 2/7/2025
Closing Date: TBD
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinates services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interviews clients to obtain relevant information regarding medical history, work experience, educational background, interests, and socioeconomic history; disseminates information to clients regarding vocational rehabilitation policies and procedures and other available services.
- Obtains and evaluates relevant documentation for the determination of client eligibility for services according to established federal, state, and agency policies and guidelines.
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Education, Social Work, Counseling, Special Education, School Guidance, or Psychology, and successful completion of one (1) graduate course in Theories and Techniques of Counseling.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Issue Date: 5/13/2025
Closing Date: 6/11/2025
Newark, New Brunswick, and Vineland
Responsibilities include:
- Make field and office audits
- Evaluate program objectives and effectiveness
- Appraise the utilization of fiscal resources
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Keep financial records and reports
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional accounting or auditing experience, including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester-hour credits in professional accounting courses which may include courses in municipal or government accounting
There are no open positions at this time.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Issue Date: 6/4/2025
Closing Date: 7/4/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Preparation of 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:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in work involving fiscal analyses and evaluation, budgeting, and management operations in government, business, and/or a management consulting firm, including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester-hour credits in any combination of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance courses.
Deputy Chief Financial Officer - Senior Executive Services
Issue Date: 6/3/2025
Closing Date: 6/17/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Assist the CFO with planning, organizing, and managing day-to-day operations of Finance and Accounting’s four functional units: Budget & Trust Fund, Income Security, Workforce Development and Procurement.
- Assist the CFO with annual technical budget exercise, managing fiscal reports, budget interpretation, cost and fund accounting, administrative accounting, and analysis of operating financial data.
- Assist the CFO in drafting fiscal policies and procedures, and will act as a representative of F&A in CFOs absence.
Required qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. An advanced degree in management, administration, or other areas related to the particular position would be helpful.
There are no open positions at this time.
Information Technology Specialist (IT Policy & Standards)
Issue Date: 6/4/2025
Closing Date: 6/18/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in drafting, revising, and maintaining IT policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
- Coordinate the review and approval process for IT governance documentation.
- Research best practices and emerging regulatory and security requirements to ensure compliance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional IT teams to promote understanding and adherence to internal policies and external regulations.
- Support the planning and delivery of IT compliance and awareness training to Department employees.
- Assist in maintaining documentation libraries and repositories to ensure accessibility and effective version control.
- Monitor policy compliance metrics and assist in identifying and mitigating non-compliance issues
Required qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree in Computer Science or Computer/Information Technology.
There are no open positions at this time.
Regulatory Officer 2
Issue Date: 5/16/2025
Closing Date: 6/13/2025
Main Office Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Develop and promulgate departmental regulations in the areas under the Department’s jurisdiction, including but not limited to, wage and hour compliance, employee misclassification, public employee occupational safety and health, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, family leave insurance, and earned sick leave.
- Provide assistance to departmental senior staff in the preparation for and prosecution of contested cases involving violations of the laws and rules under the Department’s jurisdiction.
- Provide daily assistance to departmental senior staff with regard to the proper interpretation and implementation of relevant State and Federal law and regulations.
Required qualifications:
- Two (2) years of experience performing any of the following: conducting legal research; analyzing, reviewing, and evaluating legal documents, rules, regulations, legislation, and/orr regulatory matters.
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