Supervising Program Development Specialist Family
Career series with 1 positions
Supervising Program Development Specialist (criminal Justice) is a local-government title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
On paper it calls for a master's degree, though the specification lets enough relevant experience stand in for the degree.
Supervising Program Development Specialist is a single-title classification family: Supervising Program Development Specialist (criminal Justice) is the only position in it. Supervising Program Development Specialist supervises titles such as Physician Specialist and Program Specialist.
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What the Supervising Program Development Specialist family covers
In New Jersey's classification plan, Supervising Program Development Specialist 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.
Analyst and planner titles are where New Jersey puts the work of deciding rather than delivering: land use, capital programming, rate setting, program evaluation and policy research. Many exist at the local level because municipal and county planning boards were early adopters of civil service, so the family may hold only local codes even when the same work happens at the state under a different name. The qualification pattern is consistent, a bachelor's degree at entry with experience substituting upward, and the ladders are usually clean numbered progressions.
What each title does
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- Supervising Program Development Specialist (criminal Justice): Under direction, supervises and is responsible for the work of a criminal justice program development staff engaged in the…
What it takes to qualify
Across the 1 title we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 1 of them. Experience requirements sit at 3 years wherever they are stated.
On how the jobs are filled: 1 is competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional 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 Supervising Program Development Specialist, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Program Development Specialist Aging (local jurisdiction)
- Education Program Development Specialist 1 ($83,582 to $122,832, state jurisdiction) — in the Education Program Development Specialist family
- Senior Program Development Specialist Aging (local jurisdiction)
- Program Development Specialist 1 Corrections (local jurisdiction) — in the Program Development Specialist family
- Program Development Specialist Youth Services (local jurisdiction)
- Program Development Specialist Human Resources (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Supervising Program Development Specialist jobs
How many separate Supervising Program Development Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Supervising Program Development Specialist family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Supervising Program Development Specialist 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 Supervising Program Development Specialist?
Yes for most of the family. 1 of the 1 title 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 a Supervising Program Development Specialist?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 1 of the 1 title. Stated experience ranges from 3 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.