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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 Bilingual Spanish & English
Issue Date: 4/13/2026
Closing Date: 4/27/2026
Neptune
Responsibilities include:
- Provide counseling services to a varied population of clients with disabilities requiring rehabilitative services over an extensive period of time
- Assist clients with disabilities in the process of selecting and obtaining the necessary training and related services for their vocational rehabilitation
- Assist clients and employers in obtaining suitable employment or employees
- Other related duties as required
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, sociology, or psychology.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 Deaf Language Specialist
Issue Date: 4/16/2026
Closing Date: 4/30/2026
Elizabeth (Temporary work location: Newark)
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinate services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interview 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.
- Obtain and evaluate 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, sociology, or psychology.
Data Entry Operator 1
Issue Date: 4/16/2026
Closing Date: 4/30/2026
Jersey City
Responsibilities include:
- Use an alphanumeric keyboard, image scanner, or other data entry input device to enter, edit and/or update data from a standard source document into a prescribed computer system for storage, processing, or data management purposes
- Compare entered data to source document to ensure the accuracy of input and reenters or edits inaccurate data where necessary
- 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 Rehabilitation Counselor 1
Issue Date: 3/10/2026
Closing Date: 9/10/2026
Statewide
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinate services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interview 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.
- Obtain and evaluate 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, sociology, or psychology.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Issue Date: 1/20/2026
Closing Date: 5/20/2026
Newark, New Brunswick, and Vineland
Responsibilities include:
- Make field and office audits
- Evaluate program objectives and effectiveness
- Appraise the utilization of fiscal resources
- 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.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 1/20/2026
Closing Date: 5/20/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in analyzing legal documents and financial reports
- Assist in determining, establishing, and/or verifying the tax liability of employers
- Analyze an employer’s records and accounting transactions to determine the present reporting or financial status of an account
- Analyze less-complicated accounts to determine and initiate proper procedures for the resolution of delinquent accounts, to identify fraudulent reporting, and to establish contribution experience rates
- Assist in preparing, verifying, and/or processing forms of various types of legal documents including Certificates of Debt, Writs of Executions, Warrants of Satisfaction, Claims in Bankruptcy, Certificates of Indebtedness, Foreclosure and Condemnation Proceedings, and Criminal Complaints
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in the examination of records and reports involved in the determination, establishment, and/or verification of tax liability of employers.
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.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Issue Date: 2/25/2026
Closing Date: 6/25/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
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Answer incoming calls from the public and gather necessary information to finalize and make claim decisions.
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Other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in the investigation, review, analysis, evaluation, and eligibility determination of claims for unemployment and/or insurance compensation in a public or private organization; OR
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
There are no open positions at this time.
Data Entry Operator 1
Issue Date: 4/9/2026
Closing Date: 4/23/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Answer incoming phone calls concerning inquiries from the public and other stakeholders.
- Compile, sort, and verify the completeness and accuracy of data prior to entering into the W&H database.
- Review and prep hard copy documents for processing through digital image scanners.
Required qualifications:
- Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents. Applicants who possess a degree from a college or university outside the United States must provide an evaluation of the transcripts from a recognized evaluation service at the time of submission. Failure to do so may result in your ineligibility.
Clerk Typist
Issue Date: 4/9/2026
Closing Date: 4/23/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Import complaints from WHATS Web and verify information
- Issue summons complaints and Stop Work Order notices
- Set calendars for Wage Collection Referees
- Answer phones
- File/scan documents
Required qualifications:
- Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents. Applicants who possess a degree from a college or university outside the United States must provide an evaluation of the transcripts from a recognized evaluation service at the time of submission. Failure to do so may result in your ineligibility.
There are no open positions at this time.
Clerk Typist
Issue Date: 4/21/2026
Closing Date: 5/5/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under supervision, type and perform routine, repetitive, clerical work of a varied nature;
- Operate office machines and equipment; Maintain essential records and files;
- Learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units;
- Other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents.
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.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 Bilingual Spanish & English
Issue Date: 4/13/2026
Closing Date: 4/27/2026
Neptune
Responsibilities include:
- Provide counseling services to a varied population of clients with disabilities requiring rehabilitative services over an extensive period of time
- Assist clients with disabilities in the process of selecting and obtaining the necessary training and related services for their vocational rehabilitation
- Assist clients and employers in obtaining suitable employment or employees
- Other related duties as required
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, sociology, or psychology.
Administrative Analyst 3, IS
Issue Date: 4/13/2026
Closing Date: 4/27/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under general supervision of an Administrative Analyst 4, Information Systems, or other supervisory officer in a state department or agency, perform the analysis and evaluation of internal operations, business practices, methods and techniques of the organization to determine optimal solutions and/or approaches to satisfy agency information technology (IT) business needs/initiatives;
- Evaluate users' needs and recommends (IT) solutions; provides recommendations in support of the agency's business needs and IT goals and objectives; formulates and/or recommends IT policies and procedures; may function as project leader;
- Other related duties as required.
- Knowledge of DVRS utilized software programs (Such as Agate and AWARE) is essential to the functioning of this position.
Required qualifications:
- Seven (7) years of professional experience in work involving the review, analysis, and evaluation of the administrative, business, and/or operational policies, procedures, practices, and processes and/or the technological requirements of an organization for the purpose of revising/enhancing existing information systems and/or developing/acquiring and implementing new IT solutions and services.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 Deaf Language Specialist
Issue Date: 4/16/2026
Closing Date: 4/30/2026
Elizabeth (Temporary work location: Newark)
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinate services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interview 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.
- Obtain and evaluate 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, sociology, or psychology.
Data Entry Operator 1
Issue Date: 4/16/2026
Closing Date: 4/30/2026
Jersey City
Responsibilities include:
- Use an alphanumeric keyboard, image scanner, or other data entry input device to enter, edit and/or update data from a standard source document into a prescribed computer system for storage, processing, or data management purposes
- Compare entered data to source document to ensure the accuracy of input and reenters or edits inaccurate data where necessary
- 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 Rehabilitation Counselor 1
Issue Date: 3/10/2026
Closing Date: 9/10/2026
Statewide
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinate services for a caseload of clients with disabilities requiring varied rehabilitation, vocational training, and other related services.
- Interview 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.
- Obtain and evaluate 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, sociology, or psychology.
Auditor Accountant Trainee
Issue Date: 1/20/2026
Closing Date: 5/20/2026
Newark, New Brunswick, and Vineland
Responsibilities include:
- Make field and office audits
- Evaluate program objectives and effectiveness
- Appraise the utilization of fiscal resources
- 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.
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 1/20/2026
Closing Date: 5/20/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in analyzing legal documents and financial reports
- Assist in determining, establishing, and/or verifying the tax liability of employers
- Analyze an employer’s records and accounting transactions to determine the present reporting or financial status of an account
- Analyze less-complicated accounts to determine and initiate proper procedures for the resolution of delinquent accounts, to identify fraudulent reporting, and to establish contribution experience rates
- Assist in preparing, verifying, and/or processing forms of various types of legal documents including Certificates of Debt, Writs of Executions, Warrants of Satisfaction, Claims in Bankruptcy, Certificates of Indebtedness, Foreclosure and Condemnation Proceedings, and Criminal Complaints
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in the examination of records and reports involved in the determination, establishment, and/or verification of tax liability of employers.
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.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
There are no open positions at this time.
Assistant Director Temporary Disability Insurance (SES)
Issue Date: 4/13/2026
Closing Date: 4/27/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
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Establish operating goals with supervisory staff.
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Develop and administer policies regarding timely and accurate determination of temporary disability claims.
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Monitor workflow.
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Implement changes where required.
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Oversee annual internal audit.
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Other duties related to the position.
Required qualifications:
- Five years of professional, supervisory experience in the administration of Disability Insurance Programs in a public or private insurance program.
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Employment Services Trainee
Issue Date: 2/25/2026
Closing Date: 6/25/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
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Answer incoming calls from the public and gather necessary information to finalize and make claim decisions.
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Other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- Four (4) years of professional experience in the investigation, review, analysis, evaluation, and eligibility determination of claims for unemployment and/or insurance compensation in a public or private organization; OR
- Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
There are no open positions at this time.
Data Entry Operator 1
Issue Date: 4/9/2026
Closing Date: 4/23/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Answer incoming phone calls concerning inquiries from the public and other stakeholders.
- Compile, sort, and verify the completeness and accuracy of data prior to entering into the W&H database.
- Review and prep hard copy documents for processing through digital image scanners.
Required qualifications:
- Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents. Applicants who possess a degree from a college or university outside the United States must provide an evaluation of the transcripts from a recognized evaluation service at the time of submission. Failure to do so may result in your ineligibility.
Clerk Typist
Issue Date: 4/9/2026
Closing Date: 4/23/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Import complaints from WHATS Web and verify information
- Issue summons complaints and Stop Work Order notices
- Set calendars for Wage Collection Referees
- Answer phones
- File/scan documents
Required qualifications:
- Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents. Applicants who possess a degree from a college or university outside the United States must provide an evaluation of the transcripts from a recognized evaluation service at the time of submission. Failure to do so may result in your ineligibility.
There are no open positions at this time.
Clerk Typist
Issue Date: 4/21/2026
Closing Date: 5/5/2026
Trenton
Responsibilities include:
- Under supervision, type and perform routine, repetitive, clerical work of a varied nature;
- Operate office machines and equipment; Maintain essential records and files;
- Learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units;
- Other related duties as required.
Required qualifications:
- Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents.
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