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 S0964F
 SENIOR CLERK TYPIST
07/01/2024
07/22/2024
BAYSIDE/SO STATE CORR FACILITY
$34,025.07 ~ $47,286.84 Per Year
2
35 Hours per Week
$25.00

(1) Maurice River Twp.; (2) Cumberland & Cape May Counties; (3) Salem County

EXPERIENCE:  One (1) year of experience in clerical work, including typing.

NOTE:  Successful completion of a clerical training program with a minimum of 700 clerical training hours or thirty (30) credit hours in secretarial science from an accredited college or university can be substituted for experience indicated above. Course work must include typing skills, methods and procedures, additionally other courses may include but not be limited to office procedures, word processing, and business English. If you are substituting for the required experience, please upload a copy of your transcript with your application.  Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.

A five-minute qualifying typing/keyboarding test (scored on a pass/fail basis) may be scheduled or administered during the interview process. If you have a current typing proficiency certificate you should upload a copy with your application. Applicants who have taken a typing/keyboarding test administered by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) or an approved representative of the CSC and have been issued a scoring report indicating a passing score, or a proficiency certificate, are not required to be tested again. Candidates will be graded on a scale based on the number of errors made. The minimum acceptable typing speed is 40 net words per minute. Net words equals total words per minute minus errors. Keyboards will be provided.

LICENSE:  Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position. 

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.

PLEASE NOTE:  Applications must be completed and submitted by 4:00 pm on the closing date.

Customer Care and Technical Support:  If you are having difficulty submitting your application online,customer care and technical support are available during regular businesshours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays and emergencyclosings.  Please email: OAS.support@csc.nj.gov or call (609) 292-4144.  Please note that applicationsupport requests received outside regular business hours on the closing datewill not change the application filing deadline so PLEASE FILE EARLY.

Appointees must have resided within the municipality, county or contiguous counties for at least six (6) months. Appointees must provide proof to the Appointing Authority that they satisfy this requirement at the time of certification. Failure to do so will result in rejection from the examination process.

The current vacancies are in Cumberland County. 

  1. NJAC 4A:4-2.3(b) states that all requirements must be met as of the closing date.
  2. Online applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date listed above.
  3. 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: Auto-fill may cause incomplete information on your application. Please confirm your name, address and phone number prior to submitting your application.
  4. If an employment list results from this announcement, it may be certified to fill full-time and part-time positions.
  5. Effective September 1, 2011, the New Jersey First residency law was enacted. Please click here for additional information. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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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