Assistant Food Service Supervisor Family
Career series with 3 positions across 3 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Assistant Food Service Supervisor names a 3-level progression covering 3 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Assistant Food Service Supervisor 3, advancing through the ladder toward Assistant Food Service Supervisor 1. Pay across the family spans $60,876 to $97,354, around the 27th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 35 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Corrections.
Assistant Food Service Supervisor is a common next step after Supervising Family Service Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- ASSISTANT FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR 3 (44724) $60,876 - $88,743/year
- ASSISTANT FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR 2 (44725) $63,663 - $92,953/year
- ASSISTANT FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR 1 (44726) $66,592 - $97,354/year
What the Assistant Food Service Supervisor family covers
New Jersey classifies Assistant Food Service Supervisor as a 3-level series holding 3 separate title codes. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Institutional food service keeps the state hospitals, correctional facilities, developmental centers and veterans homes fed, and it runs on a small ladder from worker to cook to supervisor. Nutrition titles sit alongside it but belong to public health: they run the WIC program and dietary planning rather than the kitchen. Because the work follows the institution rather than the office, these titles carry unusual work weeks and shift patterns, and several exist in both twelve-month and ten-month variants.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Sorted by pay instead of by title number, the Assistant Food Service Supervisor family stacks up as follows. Note that the numbers in these titles do not run in pay order. In this family a lower number sits higher on the ladder, which is a New Jersey convention that catches people out when they read a title list top to bottom.
- Assistant Food Service Supervisor 1 — $66,592 to $97,354 (a bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience)
- Assistant Food Service Supervisor 2 — $63,663 to $92,953 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Assistant Food Service Supervisor 3 — $60,876 to $88,743 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Assistant Food Service Supervisor 3 to the top of Assistant Food Service Supervisor 1 is $36,478, an increase of about 60% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
The specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.
- Assistant Food Service Supervisor 3: Under a Food Service Supervisor 3 or other supervisor, in a state hospital, institution, or agency, with a resident inmate, patient, or student…
- Assistant Food Service Supervisor 2: Under a Food Service Supervisor 2, in a state hospital, institution or agency with a resident, patient, or student population of 900 to 2500, assists…
- Assistant Food Service Supervisor 1: Under a Food Service Supervisor 1, or other supervisor, in a state hospital, institution or agency, with a resident inmate, patient or student…
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 3 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 3 of them. Stated experience runs from 3 years at the lowest rung to 5 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 3 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
35 people appear on the state payroll under 3 of these titles, at 4 agencies. Corrections alone accounts for about 40% of them.
- Corrections — 14 employees
- Health and Senior Services — 8 employees
- Military and Veterans Affairs — 8 employees
- Human Services — 5 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $74,972 for Assistant Food Service Supervisor 3 up to $91,090 for Assistant Food Service Supervisor 1. Those are medians of what people are really paid, not schedule minimums and maximums.
State payroll only, deduplicated by payroll title; local employers file separately, so a family with local codes looks smaller here than it is. How this is counted.
How the pay is set
Titles in this family are paid on the A-P-R-S salary schedule. See every step in that schedule. Bargaining is handled by CWA. Union contracts and rights are collected here.
Where these jobs exist
Hiring for this family runs through state service. Departments, commissions and boards fill these titles from eligible lists built by the Civil Service Commission, so the route in is an announcement and a filing deadline rather than a posting you apply to directly. What state jurisdiction means, and a breakdown of who employs what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Nearby in the plan, ranked by how distinctive the shared terms are rather than by how many words happen to match.
- Food Service Manager (local jurisdiction)
- Supervisor Food Service (local jurisdiction) — in the Supervisor family
- Food Service Supervisor 4 ($63,663 to $92,953, state jurisdiction) — in the Food Service Supervisor family
- Senior Food Service Worker (local jurisdiction)
- Senior Food Service Handler ($38,928 to $55,860, state jurisdiction)
- Senior Food Service Handler ($38,928 to $55,860, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Assistant Food Service Supervisor jobs
How many separate Assistant Food Service Supervisor classifications does New Jersey have?
The Assistant Food Service Supervisor family holds 3 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is an Assistant Food Service Supervisor paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $60,876 at the bottom of Assistant Food Service Supervisor 3 to $97,354 at the top of Assistant Food Service Supervisor 1. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Is there a civil service test for Assistant Food Service Supervisor?
Yes for most of the family. 3 of the 3 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What are the requirements to become an Assistant Food Service Supervisor?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 3 of the 3 titles. Stated experience ranges from 3 to 5 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Assistant Food Service Supervisor staff?
State payroll records show 35 people in this family across 4 agencies, with Corrections the largest at 14. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Assistant Food Service Supervisor 1 higher or lower than Assistant Food Service Supervisor 3?
In this family the lower number is the more senior title. New Jersey's level numbering does not run in pay order, and reading the titles by number alone will give you the ladder upside down. The list above is sorted by what each title actually pays.