Burlington County Board of Social Services
Board of Social Services · Burlington County
Burlington County Board of Social Services, a board of social services in Burlington County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Burlington County, 35 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
About boards of social services in New Jersey
A county board of social services administers welfare and public assistance programs, including the local side of state and federal aid programs. It's typically organized as a distinct agency within county government, with its own civil service status separate from the county's other departments.
See all 35 civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County, or browse the full employer directory.
Pension and salary data for Burlington County Board of Social Services
No separate pension figures are published for Burlington County Board of Social Services. Single-purpose public bodies are often reported through a parent municipality or county rather than as their own pension employer.
See every civil service jurisdiction in Burlington County for the ones that do report, or how we compile this.
What civil service status means for jobs at Burlington County Board of Social Services
A county board of social services, still called the county welfare agency in many of the title names, administers the local side of state and federal assistance programs. It is organised as its own agency with its own director and its own hiring, which is why it is listed separately from the county government.
The staffing pattern is distinctive. Income maintenance titles do eligibility determination and case processing. Family service and social service titles carry the casework. A separate investigative series handles fraud and recovery, running from investigator up through senior and chief investigator. Entry titles here are built around a general education requirement rather than a professional licence, which makes them one of the more open doors into county employment.
Promotional examinations are closed. They are open to employees already serving in the unit, scored on a combination of the examination and seniority, and they are how most supervisory positions in local government get filled. It is the main reason entry-level appointments matter so much: they are the door to the ladder above them.
Admission to an examination is decided on paper before anyone sits down to take it. The requirements printed in the specification are checked against what you wrote on the application, so experience you did not describe is experience that does not count. Vague employment history is the most common reason a qualified applicant never reaches the list.
Countywide civil service employers in Burlington County
Burlington County Board of Social Services operates countywide rather than inside one municipality, so it is not tied to a single town's civil service status the way a municipal library or a fire district is.
Two other countywide bodies in Burlington County are in the listing as well. They are separate employers with separate hiring, and a candidate list certified to one is not certified to another.
- Burlington County, county government
- Burlington County Library, public library
Civil service titles used by New Jersey boards of social services
Real classifications that New Jersey boards of social services draw on, each linked to its official specification: the definition of the work, the requirements, and any licence the title depends on. A sample of the system rather than a roster or a list of openings.
- Income Maintenance Technician
- Income Maintenance Worker
- Administrative Supervisor of Income Maintenance
- Family Service Worker
- Social Service Technician
- Social Service Aide
- Investigator, County Welfare Agency
- Senior Investigator, County Welfare Agency
- Field Office Supervisor, County Welfare Agency
- Medical Social Service Assistant, County Welfare Agency
Civil service coverage across Burlington County
Burlington County holds 35 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 17 municipalities, 9 fire districts, 4 public libraries, 2 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of social services, 1 county government, and 1 housing authority.
17 of the county's 40 municipalities are among them.
Burlington County is a jurisdiction too, though a county's decision does not bind the towns, authorities, libraries or districts inside it.
Also in the directory: Florence Fire District (1), Florence Township, Maple Shade, Moorestown Fire Districts (2), Moorestown Library, Moorestown Township, Mount Holly Fire District (1), Mount Holly Township. See all 35 in Burlington County.
Common questions about Burlington County Board of Social Services
Is Burlington County Board of Social Services a civil service employer?
Yes. Burlington County Board of Social Services appears in the New Jersey Civil Service Commission's listing of local civil service system jurisdictions as of July 2024, which makes it an appointing authority under Title 11A. Permanent appointments to competitive titles there come from eligible lists the Commission certifies, rather than from purely local hiring.
Does the state salary schedule apply to local jobs?
No. The salary schedules in the Compensation Compendium cover state employees. A local employer sets its own pay through ordinance and its own collective bargaining, so two towns using the identical civil service title can pay very differently. The title specification is statewide; the money attached to it is local.
Is the job specification the same everywhere?
Yes, and that is the point of the classification system. A title has one specification statewide, covering the definition of the work, the education and experience requirements, and any licence the title depends on. That is what makes experience gained at one civil service employer legible to another, even in a different county.