REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS

 DEFINITION:

 Has charge of the work involved in obtaining reports of and
 recording births, marriages, and deaths in the municipality.
 May respond to inquiries and process clerical transactions
 for other functions of the organization; does related work 
 as required.
 
 NOTE:  The definition and examples of work for this title 
 are for illustrative purposes only.  A particular position using this
 title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification.
 Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

NOTE: Appointments may be made to positions requiring bilingual skills.

05493 - Bilingual in Spanish and English
SPECIAL SKILL
Applicants must be able to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate 
in Spanish and English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.

 EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Develops procedures for obtaining prompt and accurate 
 reports of births, marriages, and deaths.

 Passes on the certificates and other forms used in reporting
 births, marriages, and deaths.

 Makes statistical compilations and organizes such calculations
 in the form of tables.

 May issue various municipal licenses.

 Studies  the reporting of births, marriages, and deaths for 
 the purpose of checking the completeness and accuracy 
 of the reports and the means of improving registrations.

 Issues certified copies of birth, marriage, and death records.

 Collects fees and accounts for the money collected.

 Answers nonroutine inquiries for information within the 
 organization in accord with department policy and regulations.

 Determines the manner in which records and files are to be kept.

 Addresses groups interested in the reporting and compilation
 of births, marriages, and deaths.

 Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or manual recording and computerized information 
 systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS

 EXPERIENCE:
 
 Three (3) years of clerical experience.

 CERTIFICATION:

 Appointees must obtain a Certified Municipal Registrar 
 (CMR) certificate issued by the Department of Health 
 and Senior Services within six (6) months of appointment

 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.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge  of the laws relating to the reporting and registration
 of births, marriages, and deaths.

 Knowledge of giving  correct information to varied types of
 inquirers.
 
 Knowledge of the statistical methods to be used in compiling
 sound and informative reports from the data collected.

 Knowledge of the establishment and maintenance of a system
 of reports, records, and general files over a long period of time.

 Ability to analyze the laws relating to the reporting and registration 
 of births, marriages, and deaths and apply them to specific cases.

 Ability to establish a simple and effective system of records of
 births, marriages, and deaths.

 Ability  to handle correspondence with numerous and varied types
 of inquiries.

 Ability to devise suitable forms.

 Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
 manual recording and information systems used by the
 agency, office, or related units.

 Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate
 in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
 American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered
 as acceptable forms of  communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they 
 can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable 
 accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation
 cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, 
 such persons may not be eligible.

This job specification is applicable to the following title code(s) which
are different work week or work month and/or variants of the job class title:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
03050@
L
C
  
N/A
08
-
05493
Bilingual In Spanish And English
L
C
  
N/A
08
-

This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 6/18/2009