Disabilities Services Specialist Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
Disabilities Services Specialist is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 2 titles spanning 2 levels.
Entry is typically through Disabilities Services Specialist 1, advancing through the ladder toward Disabilities Services Specialist 2. State payroll records show 4 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Human Services.
Disabilities Services Specialist commonly advances into Program Specialist and Health Systems Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- DISABILITIES SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 (18600)
- DISABILITIES SERVICES SPECIALIST 2 (18601)
What the Disabilities Services Specialist family covers
Disabilities Services Specialist is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 2 title codes across 2 levels. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Case-carrying titles are the largest civilian block in New Jersey government outside clerical work. They run through the Department of Children and Families, Human Services, county welfare and social services boards, and the guardianship and child support programs. The families are usually built as clean numbered ladders because caseload complexity is what separates one rung from the next, not a change of profession. A social work degree is common at the professional levels, though many of the specialist and technician titles admit experience instead.
What each title does
Each title in the family carries its own published definition. These are the opening lines of each one, which is usually where the difference between two neighboring rungs is actually stated.
- Disabilities Services Specialist 1: Under the direction of the Director/Deputy Director, State Office of Disability Services or Chairman of the Council on…
- Disabilities Services Specialist 2: Under the direction of the Director/Deputy Director, State Office of Disability Services or Chairman of the Council on…
What it takes to qualify
None of the specifications in this family names a degree requirement, which places these titles among the New Jersey positions open to applicants without formal higher education. Experience requirements sit at 1 year wherever they are stated.
On how the jobs are filled: 2 are unclassified, which means appointment at the employer's discretion and salary set individually.
Who actually employs these titles
State payroll records show 4 people working under 1 of this family's title, spread across 1 agency. Human Services alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Human Services — 4 employees
Median actual pay for Disabilities Services Specialist 1 is $77,610, which is what people in the title are really paid rather than the published band.
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
Bargaining is handled by CWA. Union contracts and rights are collected here.
Where these jobs exist
These are state titles, hired by New Jersey departments, commissions and boards through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process rather than by an ordinary job posting. How state hiring works, and which agencies employ what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Disabilities Services Specialist, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Director of Nursing Services 1, Developmental Disabilities ($65,195 to $91,272, state jurisdiction) — in the Director of Nursing Services family
- Assistant Director of Nursing Services 1 Developmental Disabilities ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction) — in the Assistant Director of Nursing Services family
- Regional Administrator Community Services, Developmental Disabilities ($83,210 to $116,477, state jurisdiction)
- Regional Administrator Community Services, Developmental Disabilities ($126,854 to $187,691, state jurisdiction)
- Assistant Supervisor of Resident Living Dev Disabilities/Veterans Services ($69,668 to $101,951, state jurisdiction)
- Supervisor of Professional Residential Services Developmental Disabilities ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction) — in the Supervisor family
Common questions about Disabilities Services Specialist jobs
How many Disabilities Services Specialist titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Disabilities Services Specialist family holds 2 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Disabilities Services Specialist earn in New Jersey?
No state salary schedule figure is published for the titles in this family, which is normal for local classifications. Local civil service employers set their own pay by ordinance or negotiated agreement, so the rate depends on which county, municipality or authority is hiring.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Disabilities Services Specialist?
Mostly no. 2 of the 2 titles here are unclassified, so appointment is at the employer's discretion rather than from an eligible list, and salary is set individually rather than by a published step. That also makes cross-agency salary comparison less reliable for these titles.
What qualifications does a Disabilities Services Specialist need?
No degree requirement is parsed from the specifications in this family, which puts these titles among the New Jersey civil service jobs reachable without formal higher education. Experience of 1 year is named where a requirement is stated.
Which agencies employ Disabilities Services Specialist staff?
State payroll records show 4 people in this family across 1 agency, with Human Services the largest at 4. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.