INTERVIEWER AIDE (A12)
To land Interviewer Aide in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
The FY 2027 range lands between $44,750 and $64,522, and state payroll currently lists about 19 people in the title, most of them at Labor.
How to apply
This title is filled by competitive examination.
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Interviewer Aide appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Labor.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Labor | 19 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 19 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $53,186. The agencies employing the most are:
- Labor (19)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Examples of work
- Records job orders accurately and encodes them onto appropriate forms for data entry.
- Contacts employers by telephone to verify the status of job orders and to obtain results of referrals, makes notes of same on proper forms.
- Conducts local office file search for job orders and applicants in order to facilitate suitable job match.
- Screens and determines the importance of problems with job orders or referrals, and refers them to appropriate professionals for resolution.
- Contacts by phone or call-in mail card appropriate applicants for job openings.
- Determines applicant's eligibility or ineligibility for CETA programs.
- Contacts CETA offices to verify status and results of referrals; completes all forms necessary to document results.
- Gives instruction to examinees taking aptitude tests; administers tests; and scores completed tests for review and interpretation by professional staff.
- Assigns Dictionary of Occupational Title codes to applications or job orders.
- Refers applicants to valid job openings in routine or straight-forward referral situations; explains details of job and application procedures to applicants.
- Fills in appropriate forms in compliance with mandatory registration as required by Food Stamp and Federal Welfare Programs.
- Writes or edits Special Program Office applicant resumes or practice applications.
- <b>REQUIREMENT
- EDUCATION</b>
- Completion of 60 semester hours at an accredited college.
Experience
One year experience in a public or private agency in work involving the interviewing, classifying, and referral of applicants for employment.
Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional experience as indicated on a year for year basis (30 semester hours are considered one year of college).
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Ability to acquire considerable knowledge of local office policies and procedures pertaining to the recordkeeping, verification, and follow-up of job orders, and the recording of information on Employment Service application card.
- Ability to acquire considerable knowledge of the types, purposes, administration, and scoring of the various tests given by the Division.
- Ability to acquire considerable knowledge of and familiarity with the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
- Ability to acquire basic knowledge of the eligibility criteria for program under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA).
- Ability to acquire basic knowledge of the various mandatory registration programs in which Employment Service participates.
- Basic knowledge of modern office routines and their practical application.
- Ability to acquire knowledge about the local office procedures pertaining to the maintenance of records and files.
- Ability to apply the Dictionary of Occupational Titles to the assignment of occupational tiles and codes to job orders and applications.
- Ability to take and record job orders accurately and according to procedures.
- Ability to update and verify employer information on job order forms based on discussions and referral experience.
- Ability to apply CETA eligibility criteria to the determination of applicant eligibility for CETA programs.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with employers, applicants, and co-workers.
- Ability to demonstrate test procedures, administer and score the aptitude tests given by the Division.
- Ability to deal effectively with representative of employers or other agencies.
- Ability to maintain essential records and files.
- Ability 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.