Thematic Superfish jQuery Conflict

Please, Please, can someone tell me how to write a jQuery snippet on a Thematic Child theme that doesn’t get conflicted by the Superfish dropdowns?

I’ve tried: replacing the $ with jQuery but it doesn’t seem to be working. Below is my code in my functions:

function my_in_head(){ 	?>

	<script type="text/javascript">
	//<![CDATA[

	jQuery.noConflict();
	jQuery(document).ready(function(jQuery) {
		jQuery('.snips').mouseenter(function() {
			jQuery(this).animate({paddingLeft: '5px', backgroundColor: "#C6C6C6"});
			});
		jQuery('.snips').mouseleave(function() {
			jQuery(this).animate({paddingLeft: '0px', backgroundColor: "#AEAEAE"});
			});
	}); //end document ready functions

	/* ]]> */
	</script>

<?php }
add_action('wp_head', 'my_in_head');