EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OFFICE ON AGING
Executive Director Office on Aging is a competitive local-government title, the kind you test for: the exam result, not a hiring manager's pick, decides where you land in line.
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Executive Director Office on Aging is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, provides leadership in the development and implementation of the work of a local Office on Aging; coordinates community resources and services relating to concerns of older people; maintains liaison with state and local agencies and organizations concerned with the diverse subject of aging; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Provides leadership, guidance, and administrative direction in the development and implementation of an information and referral service on community resources related to the broad field of aging.
- Consults with, advises, and provides professional assistance to organized efforts by community organizations, associations, and groups which can contribute to the understanding of aging or who should be aware of aging as a social process.
- Maintains a continuous inventory of resources and services available to older people.
- Assesses adequacy of existing programs, identifying gaps and stimulating alternatives and new solutions to persistent problems involving aging.
- Plans and develops an education and public information program to develop knowledge and understanding of the real nature of aging.
- Assembles, disseminates, and publicizes information of value to the general public and to all groups concerned with the diverse subject of aging.
- Promotes public relations by speaking before various civic and community organizations.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree.
Experience
Five (5) years of professional experience in either a paid or volunteer capacity in an agency operating programs relating to elderly people in the fields of social work, public health, nursing, teaching, recreation, gerontology, psychology, vocational counseling, community organization work, or a related field.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of community development and planning.
- Knowledge of community agencies and resources and an awareness of interrelatedness of social issues.
- Knowledge of problems, concerns, and needs of the aging.
- Ability to work with public and private agencies.
- Ability to communicate with groups through public speaking, leading discussions, and informal conversation.
- Ability to write and speak effectively.
- Ability to organize office work.
- Ability to prepare clear, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Ability to maintain essential records and files.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional experience as indicated on a year-for- year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.
Possession of a Master's degree in any of the above fields from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of indicated experience.