PRINCIPAL PLANNING AIDE
New Jersey treats Principal Planning Aide as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
Eligibility comes down to 2 years of relevant experience.
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Principal Planning Aide 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, performs highly responsible subprofessional field and office planning work involved in preparing and making surveys, collecting and compiling data, and assisting in transposing statistical data into visual forms, and/or has charge of a small planning aide unit; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Assists by performing tasks involved in preparing graphic and written presentations of solutions developed for particular planning problems.
- Assists by performing tasks involved in transposing statistical data into forms suitable for the preparation of maps and charts.
- Assists by performing involved in informing subdividers on procedures and review of subdivision plans, informing applicants for zoning variances, compiling data for land acquisition costs, collecting data for zoning maps, collecting information on land use, calculating acreage for open land surveys, and making studies of public facilities.
- Gives assignments and instruction to assigned planning aides.
- Prepares reports.
- Keeps essential records.
- 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.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in performing field and office tasks involved in preparing and making planning surveys, collecting and compiling data, and transposing statistical data into visual form.
License
Appointees will be required to posses a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of methods and techniques used in planning work on the subprofessional level.
- Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.
- Ability to give suitable assignments and instructions to assigned planning aides.
- Ability to prepare suitable reports.
- Ability to keep necessary records.
- 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 definition and 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.
Satisfactory completion of thirty (30) semester hour credits in planning course work at an accredited college or university may be substituted for each year of the required experience.