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1/23/2024 - Keyboarding Clerk 1 Cumberland County Clerk’s Office Starting Salary: $31,000

Keyboarding Clerk 1
Cumberland County Clerk’s Office
Starting Salary:  $31,000


Overview: The Cumberland County Clerk’s Office has several special responsibilities including but not limited to; Administering Oath of Office and certifying notaries, recording land records, such as mortgages and Deeds, filing military discharges, and issuing Veteran’s Identification cards, filing of sub-division maps, a key role in the conduct of Elections, and Passport Acceptance Agency for the United States Department of State.

Duties: Under direction, performs a variety of clerical duties including the processing, and recording of deeds, mortgages, and various other land records. Processing passport applications, recording notary oaths, veterans Id’s and other related duties as required. Election responsibilities will include preparing mail in ballots, working Primary Election and General Election Day and evening and other duties as required.  Will be required at times, to work Cumberland Mall store location during the week which will require evening hours and Saturday’s.  Will be entrusted to work with sensitive and confidential information.

Requirements: Ability to communicate with the public, and coworkers effectively and professionally. Must have knowledge of modern office methods to include email and Microsoft Office 365 products.
Ability to perform cashiering, accepting payments. Must have good organizational and analytical skills.
High school graduate or GED. Bilingual preferred

License: Employees are required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey.

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday.  Required to work Saturday’s & evenings when scheduled.
Must be available and able to assist during Elections which will require working overtime hours including weekends & certain holidays.
Must be able to work at two different office locations, Cumberland County Courthouse Clerk’s Office, Bridgeton and Cumberland Mall, Vineland with different reporting hours. 

Note: Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of physical fitness, and drug screenings.  This position is subject to a typing examination in which candidates will be required to demonstrate proficiency in keyboarding or typing 40 net words per minute.  

Applicants should submit a cover letter and work history to:
Department of Personnel
HR@cumberlandcountynj.gov
Position is open until filled.

The County of Cumberland is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to recruit and hire qualified individuals without discrimination and regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, breastfeeding, gender identity or expression, disability, liability for military service, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait and genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing). Cumberland County employment is governed by the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. 

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164 W. Broad St., Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Phone: (856) 453-2125