SENIOR YOUTH GROUP WORKER
Senior Youth Group Worker 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.
It expects a bachelor's degree and 2 years of relevant experience.
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Senior Youth Group Worker 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, takes the lead over and works with other Youth Group Workers engaged in planning, supervising, and conducting individual and group activities designed to benefit juveniles with behavioral problems; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Takes the lead over other Youth Group Workers.
- Advises, directs, and works with other Youth Group Workers engaged in organizing, supervising, and conducting various activities for a group of juveniles with behavioral problems.
- Advises and assists other Youth Group Workers in implementing programs for juveniles designed to develop an improved sense of responsibility and duty towards themselves and society.
- Attends, participates in, and may conduct professional staff meetings to plan individual and group counseling sessions to discuss emotional and behavioral problems facing juveniles.
- May assist juveniles in resolving personal problems by using counseling techniques.
- Consults with other agencies and parents when necessary.
- Monitors and records individual and group behavior during planned activities.
- Prepares reports.
- Maintains records and files.
- 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 Bachelor's degree in Sociology, Psychology, or related fields.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in counseling and guidance or in work in the fields of teaching, social welfare, or medical social services.
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 the psychological and social problems of juveniles.
- Knowledge of social, economic, and psychological causes of deviant behavior.
- Knowledge of interviewing and counseling techniques.
- Knowledge of government and private agencies that can afford help in rehabilitating juveniles.
- Knowledge of problems involved in dealing constructively with personality disorders, social behavior, and social relationships.
- Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.
- Ability to utilize counseling and guidance techniques to understand individual limitations of juveniles.
- Ability to interview juveniles who may be emotionally upset and antagonistic.
- Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Ability to maintain records and files.
- Ability 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, and 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.
Possession of a Master's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of indicated experience.