Recreation Leader Family
Career series with 1 positions
Recreation Leader (handicapped) is non-competitive, meaning the state checks your education and experience against the spec instead of ranking you on a test.
Recreation Leader is a single-title classification family: Recreation Leader (handicapped) is the only position in it.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- RECREATION LEADER (HANDICAPPED) (03005)
What the Recreation Leader family covers
In New Jersey's classification plan, Recreation Leader stands alone. The family holds one title code rather than a graded series. Every title in it is a local title, used by the counties, municipalities, authorities and boards that have adopted civil service under Title 11A rather than by state departments.
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
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- Recreation Leader (handicapped): Under supervision is responsible for the organization, development, and personal leadership of activities specifically designed to provide safe recreation…
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. On how the jobs are filled: 1 is non-competitive, appointed on proof of the stated qualifications rather than by examination.
How the pay is set
No state salary schedule applies here, because these are local titles. Pay is set by each adopting county, municipality or authority under its own ordinance or negotiated agreement, so two employers using the same title code can pay very differently. How local civil service pay works.
Where these jobs exist
Nothing in this family is hired by a state department. These are local codes, which means the employer is a county, municipality, authority, library, fire district or school district that chose to come under Title 11A. Roughly a quarter of New Jersey's municipalities did. In the rest, the same job exists but the hiring is done outside the civil service system entirely, so the title code will never appear in a posting. Check a specific employer before you plan around one of these titles, or read how local civil service works.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Recreation Leader, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Recreation Leader (local jurisdiction)
- Omnibus Operator/Recreation Leader
- Omnibus Operator/Recreation Leader Handicapped (local jurisdiction)
- Work Leader Maintenance (local jurisdiction)
- Work Leader Electrical Mechanic (local jurisdiction)
- Work Leader, Electrical Metering and Relay Mechanic (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Recreation Leader jobs
How many separate Recreation Leader classifications does New Jersey have?
The Recreation Leader family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Recreation Leader paid?
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.
Is there a civil service test for Recreation Leader?
Not for the non-competitive titles in this family, of which there are 1. A non-competitive appointment is made on proof that you meet the stated requirements, without a competitive examination, though the position is still in the classified service with its own protections.
What are the requirements to become a Recreation Leader?
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.