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Mediator 1

Issue Date: 5/20/2026
Closing Date: 6/3/2026

Newark

Responsibilities include:

• Mediating all aspects of the collective bargaining process, including initiating cooperative efforts and guiding negotiations.
• Mediating grievances in the form of discharge and disciplinary actions, as well as disputes over contract interpretation.
• Preparing written recommendations, under appropriate circumstances and as requested by the parties, for resolution of grievances.
• Providing oversight of union officer elections, including nominations meetings.
• Supervising contract ratifications.

Required qualifications:

• Eligibility determinations will be based only upon information presented on the resume along with other supporting documents.

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TES Mediator 1 (Part-time)

Issue Date: 5/26/2026
Closing Date: 6/9/2026

Newark

Responsibilities include:

• Mediating all aspects of the collective bargaining process, including initiating cooperative efforts and guiding negotiations.

• Mediating grievances in the form of discharge and disciplinary actions, as well as disputes over contract interpretation.

• Preparing written recommendations, under appropriate circumstances and as requested by the parties, for resolution of grievances.

• Providing oversight of union officer elections, including nominations meetings.

• Supervising contract ratifications.

• Overseeing administration of card checks and other representation proceedings.

• Fulfilling other related duties of the State Board of Mediation.

Required qualifications:

• Six (6) years of comprehensive experience in the negotiating, implementing, and administration of a labor agreement in industrial, business, government, education, or labor organization. Experience accrued as an elected or appointed labor union official will be acceptable if such experience includes grievance handling, arbitration, and contract negotiation.

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Assistant Director- Quality Control, Performance Management, and Strategic Improvement 

Issue Date: 5/13/2026
Closing Date: 5/27/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Quality Control Management
• Performance Management
• Strategic Improvement Initiatives
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Reporting and Communication

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.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 Deaf Language Specialist 

Issue Date: 5/20/2026
Closing Date: 6/3/2026

Jersey City

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 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, sociology, or psychology.

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Data Entry Operator 1 

Issue Date: 5/27/2026
Closing Date: 6/10/2026

Paterson

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.

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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.

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Investigator Trainee

Issue Date: 5/27/2026
Closing Date: 6/10/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Learn to perform office and field duties of a routine nature involving the investigation of alleged fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, misconduct, or abuse/neglect by public employees, industry representatives, licensed/certified professionals, authorized vendors, out-of-home caretakers or wage replacement benefit programs.
• Learn to review criminal history record information from verifiable sources and performs follow-up investigations to determine the employment eligibility of applicants and existing employees.
• Participate in and observe the detecting, reporting, and follow-up of alleged illegal operations.
• Learn to check reports and other documents relevant to investigation or enforcement of federal, state and local regulations.
• Learn to prepare answers to complaints and inquiries by correspondence, telephone, or in person.
• Learn to prepare clear, technical, sound, accurate, and informative reports of investigational activities containing facts, findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Required qualifications:

• Four (4) years of professional office and/or field experience conducting investigations, collecting evidence, and preparing investigative reports related to criminal, civil, or regulatory matters involving fraud, misrepresentation, or other acts of criminal or civil misconduct; or as a police officer performing criminal follow-up investigations (not preliminary investigations).

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Assistant Division Director (SES)

Issue Date: 5/20/2026
Closing Date: 6/3/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Supervise staff responsible for enhancing management, organizational, and operational efficiency through the application of innovative performance management strategies and data analytics
• Identify and execute advanced administrative and operational improvements while leveraging cutting-edge technologies and data analytics to optimize performance.
• Supervising and overseeing performance management projects from inception through implementation, ensuring alignment with agency goals and long-term strategic priorities.
• Direct comprehensive organizational performance reviews and oversee high-impact projects focused on budget optimization, operational excellence, and process modernization.
• Spearhead initiatives that integrate digital tools and incorporate best practices in organizational design, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and efficiency.

Required qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of professional experience in a public or private organization involved in programs providing either social/community, medical/health, rehabilitation/education, or vocational/occupational services to a specific client population (physical, intellectual, or developmental disability, juvenile offenders, socially/economically disadvantaged, etc.), three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, OR
• Ten (10) years of professional experience as an administrator responsible for planning, budgets, and administration of programs in a large public or private agency, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, OR
• Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; and six (6) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, OR
• Possession of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field relevant to the position; and five (5) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

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There are no open positions at this time.

Personnel Trainee

Issue Date: 5/14/2026
Closing Date: 5/28/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

Labor Relations: Under the direction of a supervisor in the Labor Relations unit, provides guidance and advice to supervisory and managerial staff in the application of the State employee contracts, conducts grievance processing, prepares and presents cases for disciplinary hearings, conducts investigations, prepares written investigation summaries and does other related work.

Leave/Payroll: Under the direction of a supervisor in the Leave/Payroll unit, provides guidance and assistance to employees and management regarding the review, analysis and approval of leaves and benefits. May assist with the processing of payroll records, maintenance of personnel files and/or other related work.

Job Responsibilities include

• Conduct meetings with employees and management regarding leaves, benefits, and payroll.
• Conduct meetings with employees and management regarding grievances, workplace violence and investigations.
• Process forms for employees in a timely manner.

Required qualifications:

• Four (4) years of professional experience in a personnel program of a public or private organization.

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Technical Support Specialist 2

Issue Date: 5/12/2026
Closing Date: 5/26/2026

Various NJDOL Field Locations in Northern Region

Responsibilities include:

• Provide technical support and customer service as part of the IT Customer Support Field Staff team.
• Troubleshoot and resolve workstation hardware and software issues both remotely and on-site.
• Assist users with basic troubleshooting over the phone and in person.
• Document and track incidents and resolutions in the work order tracking system.
• Assist with the installation, configuration, and updating of IT devices, following established procedures.
• Support large-scale IT projects, including device setup and software installations.
• Continuously develop knowledge of NJDOL systems, applications, and hardware through on-the-job training and professional development.
• Help maintain and update IT documentation, contributing to the knowledge base for IT support teams.
• Act as a liaison between NJDOL IT staff and field office employees.
• Assist in researching and testing new IT products and solutions.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support NJDOL IT operations.

Required qualifications:

• Three (3) years of experience in one or more of the following: 1) information technology systems analysis and programming design; 2) the analysis of work methods and processes; 3) the operation of multi-program or client/server computer systems; or 4) help desk; one (1) year of which shall have been in the technical support area solving user problems in a help desk or related environment.

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Information Technology Assistant (IT Security)

Issue Date: 5/27/2026
Closing Date: 6/10/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Process user access requests, including account creation, modification, and deactivation, in accordance with security policies and procedures.
• Assist in reviewing and validating access rights to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Maintain accurate records of provisioning activities and update audit logs as required.
• Support periodic user access reviews.
• Provide basic troubleshooting for access-related issues, escalating complex problems to senior security staff as needed.
• Follow established workflows and contribute to refining processes for efficiency and compliance.
• Assist senior staff with audit preparations by compiling documentation and access reports.
• Maintain and update reference sheets and knowledge base entries related to provisioning tasks.
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required qualifications:

• Successful completion of four (4) high school courses in computer programming, web design, data security, ethical matters in computer science, global impact of advancements in computer science, animation, robotics, computer repair, graphic design, app development, media technology, or any related information technology area; OR
• Successful completion of a one (1) year technological training program in the operation of computers; OR
• One (1) year of experience in computer operator work involving the operation of computers and peripheral equipment, systems analysis and programming, scheduling, technical support, and/or computer operations in the data processing field; OR
• One (1) year of equivalent experience and/or training as determined by the hiring authority.

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Regulatory Officer 2

Issue Date: 5/6/2026
Closing Date: 6/6/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Function independently on routine issues.
• Assist with respect to complex regulatory matters, formal and informal.

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/or regulatory matters.

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Ombudsperson Health 1

Issue Date: 5/4/2026
Closing Date: 5/18/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Provide guidance of employees who are represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and enrolled in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP)
• Assist employees represented by CWA with locating appropriate in-network providers and services when necessary as well as aid employees with coverage denials, pre-authorizations, and other coverage issues.
• Provide assistance via phone, email, at in-person interviews and during presentations provided to groups of employees.
• The Ombudsperson conducts surveys of employees to determine whether the SHBP is meeting the needs of the covered employees and their dependents and determines the effectiveness of the services provided.

Required qualifications:

• Eight (8) years of professional experience in a health or social service program which shall have included responsibility for program development, public relations, training, complaint resolution, advocacy, and/or customer service.

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Legal Liaison

Issue Date: 5/12/2026
Closing Date: 5/22/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

The individual in this senior-level position reports directly to the Executive Director of Legal and Regulatory Services: 

(1) acting as the point of contact for the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development with the Office of the Attorney General on pending litigation to which the Department is a party, on requests for advice, and related matters

(2) assisting Departmental program areas with regard to compliance with relevant State and federal laws and rules

(3) assisting with management of the Department-wide Open Public Records Act (OPRA) compliance function, and

(4) and assisting with management of the Departmental response to subpoenas and other requests for information. 

In addition to these functions, the individual in this role serves as the Data Privacy Officer, responsible for protecting the personally identifiable information NJDOL collects, stores, and transmits, and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, availability, privacy, and safety of the NJDOL's information security program. 

This role involves reviewing proposed legislation and evaluating its potential effects on NJDOL program areas, as well as drafting proposed legislation relative to new initiatives undertaken by the department.  

Finally, this individual will provide critical policy and legal support to the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, and Chief of Staff, while effectively prioritizing various projects and policy plans to ensure the department's strategic objectives are met efficiently and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Required qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of comprehensive professional and/or administrative experience, or a combination thereof, in the review of legislative and/or general unemployment, or disability insurance types of administrative appeals.

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Secretarial Assistant 1, NS

Issue Date: 5/20/2026
Closing Date: 6/3/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Provide administrative support to office staff working within the inspection and licensing program areas of the MIBB&PVC
• Support the Bureau Chief by Preparing correspondences and reviewing prepared documents for accuracy
• Track assignments and electronic folders, retrieving documents as needed, sending reminders and purging documents when required
• Manage the Chief’s calendar and taking messages as needed
• Handle documents related to the supervision of inspectors, support staff and others; coordinates in-person and virtual meetings, conference calls and other events, booking appointments, and assembling background materials for meetings.

Required qualifications:

• Three (3) years of experience in secretarial and administrative clerical work.

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Program Specialist 3, Regulatory Programs

Issue Date: 5/27/2026
Closing Date: 6/10/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Supervise office staff in the Case Management Unit, Inspection, Licensing, Accounting and general duties. Responsible for their ePARS, eCATS, meetings, and monitoring their activities. Organize/conducts education/training workshops for both field and office staff.   Oversees the training of staff involved in program activities.
• Responsible for managing the surveys of inspectors' activities in the field. Monitors inspectors' attendance, operational logistics and compliance with all associated procedures and policies.
• Plan, improve and supervise the implementation of programs such as New Jersey (NJ) Owner-User, NJ Repair programs, Exception 6, Internship, Emergency Operating permits and New Jersey Approved Vessels.
• Review proposed statutory and regulatory changes (Statutes and NJAC 12:90) as to its potential impact on the inspected, insurance companies, other authorized inspection agencies and general public.
• Design, review and prepare proposals for implementing new programs such as the Jurisdiction Reporting System (JRS) for the management of all the Bureau's inspection programs, and revising/modifying existing programs such as Jurisdiction Online (JO) and monitors feedback during implementation.
• Research and write proposals such as justifications for outside training programs (National Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessel Inspectors [NBBI], American Society of Mechanical Engineers [ASME] & others) procurement of Bureau's equipment & other functional needs for inspectors and office staff.
• Review current Codes and Standards as published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the National Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI) and the American Petroleum Institute (API).   Reviews and updates the Bureau's Quality Assurance Manual to capture all applicable current changes in the Codes and Standards for implementation.

Required qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of professional experience in planning, monitoring, coordinating, implementing, modifying and/or evaluating regulatory programs designed to ensure public safety, health and welfare, or to protect the environment.

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Construction Code Inspector 1, BPVR

Issue Date: 5/20/2026
Closing Date: 6/17/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure that boilers, unfired pressure vessels, and refrigeration plants falling under the jurisdiction of the MIBB&PVC, are properly inspected with the intention of protecting life, health, and property
• Assure that boilers and refrigeration plants requiring licensed coverage, comply with the licensing requirements as specified under the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C) 12:90-3.10 Duties of licensed operators, and N.J.A.C. 12:90-3.11 Duties of others involved
• Use adopted Codes and Standards as well as N.J.A.C. 12:90 to perform the needed quality inspection services that are required to ensure public safety and health, by ascertaining and verifying the mechanical integrity of boilers, pressure vessels and refrigeration plants
• Write and report violations on objects referencing the applicable Codes & Standards, and follow up corrected violations at the object’s location to ensure proper compliance
• Perform investigations of incidents/accidents that occur in the boiler, pressure vessel and refrigeration industry.

Required qualifications:

• Six (6) years of experience as a stationary engineer in the maintenance and operation of high-pressure boilers, or as a boiler maker, or as an inspector for an insurance company specializing in the inspection of boilers, and licensed to do business with the state.

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Assistant Division Director - Temporary Disability Insurance

Issue Date: 5/14/2026
Closing Date: 5/28/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Establish operating goals with supervisory staff.
• Develop and administer policies regarding timely and accurate determination of temporary disability claims.
• Monitor workflow.
• Implement changes where required.
• Oversee annual internal audit.
• Other duties related to the position.

Required qualifications:

Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.

• Ten (10) years of professional experience in a public or private organization involved in programs providing either social/community, medical/health, rehabilitation/education, or vocational/occupational services to a specific client population (physical, intellectual, or developmental disability, juvenile offenders, socially/economically disadvantaged, etc.), three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
• Ten (10) years of professional experience as an administrator responsible for planning, budgets, and administration of programs in a large public or private agency, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
• Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; and six (6) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
• Possession of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field relevant to the position; and five (5) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

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Employment Services Trainee

Issue Date: 2/25/2026
Closing Date: 6/25/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Answer incoming calls from the public and gather necessary information to finalize and make claim decisions.
• 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

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There are no open positions at this time.

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Senior Employment Counselor

Issue Date: 5/19/2026
Closing Date: 6/2/2026

Somerville

Responsibilities include:

• Under the general supervision of an Employment Supervisor or manager in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, serves as team or program leader responsible for providing career counseling and related employment-directed services to job seekers;
• Takes the lead in resolving problems related to occupational choice, change, or adjustment;
• Provides assistance in researching and preparing for job opportunities, and/or provides basic or occupational skills training to achieve an industry valued credential and career path;
• Does other related duties as required.

Required qualifications:

Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.

• Six (6) years of professional experience in career guidance and employment counseling, including or supplemented by six (6) semester hour credits in Non-introductory Sociology or Psychology or other field of study directly related to vocational counseling or workforce and career development, and nine (9) semester hour credits in the Behavioral Sciences, Statistics, or Non-Introductory Labor Market Information courses.
• Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by six (6) semester hour credits in Non-introductory Sociology or Psychology or other field of study directly related to vocational counseling or workforce and career development, and nine (9) semester hour credits in the Behavioral Sciences, Statistics, or Non-Introductory Labor Market Information courses; and two (2) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.
• Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Psychology, Education, Social Work, Personnel Administration, Counseling, Student Personnel Services, or related fields, which shall have included a minimum of fifteen (15) semester hour credits outlined above; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience.

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Employment & Training Specialist 2, Apprenticeship – Opportunity Partnership

Issue Date: 5/20/2026
Closing Date: 6/3/2026

Trenton

Responsibilities include:

• Under the direction of a Supervisor, Employment and Training Programs or other supervisor within Workforce New Jersey, has state-wide responsibility for conducting the work involved in planning, coordinating, implementing, and reviewing employment and training programs;
• Plans and directs one or more of the special program services or special research and workforce development efforts;
• Related work as required.

Required qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of professional experience in the development, implementation, or coordination of a multi-phase employment and training program in a public or private agency, OR
• Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, OR
• Possession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university in political science, education, sociology, psychology, economics, public administration, or human resource development; and two (2) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.

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