SUPERVISOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL THERAPEUTIC SERVICES

Code: 04006 Local Competitive

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 supervises therapy aides and/or other support staff providing nonmedical therapeutic activities to patients in a general therapy program; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

• Supervises therapy aides and/or other support staff providing nonmedical therapeutic activities to patients and performing nonprofessional tasks in a general therapy program.
• May plan, develop, and implement a program of nonmedical therapeutic activities to be conducted by nonprofessional staff, in the areas of occupational therapy, recreation therapy, music therapy, re-socialization, personal hygiene and grooming, domestic arts and physical fitness.
• Selects and supervises the selection of nonmedical therapeutic projects and activities to meet patients' needs.
• Plans, develops, and implements in-service training programs for support personnel.
• Supervises support staff instructing patients in the principles of personal hygiene and grooming.
• Supervises support staff in the planning and implementation of social activities for patients.
• Monitors staff performance to ensure adherence to policies and procedures.
• May evaluate program effectiveness, recommend and implement changes, and advise staff thereon.
• Participates in meetings, seminars, and conferences.
• Provides assignment, instruction and guidance to therapy aides and other support staff in the performance of their work .
• Oversees the procurement of supplies and equipment for the unit.
• Addresses civic groups to familiarize them with the work of the unit and to solicit their assistance.
• May prepare the budget for the unit.
• Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
• Prepares and supervises the preparation of correspondence, documentation, memoranda, specifications, written policies, guidelines, etc.
• Prepares and supervises the preparation of clear, sound, accurate and informative statistical and narrative reports containing findings, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Maintains and supervises the maintenance of essential 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.

Experience

Four (4) years of experience in the care and custody of patients and/or in work involved in occupational therapy, recreation therapy, music therapy, environmental therapy, or home economics; two years of which shall have been in a lead capacity.

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 the essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of established, non-medical therapeutic practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the challenges encountered in working in a therapy unit.
• Knowledge of institutional routines and programs.
• Knowledge of equipment, materials, and procedures used in a general therapy program.
• Knowledge of commonly used therapeutic activities designed to meet the needs of patients in an institutional setting.
• Ability to supervises a group of therapy aides and other support staff in the performance of nonprofessional tasks in a general therapy program.
• Ability to plan, develop, organize, install and supervise programs of nonmedical therapeutic activities.
• Ability to give suitable assignments and instructions to employees and to supervise the performance of their work.
• Ability to plan and conduct training for support personnel.
• Ability to prepare and supervise the preparation of correspondence, documentation, memoranda, specifications, written policies, guidelines, etc.
• Ability to prepare and supervise the preparation of clear, sound, accurate, and informative statistical and narrative reports containing findings, analyses, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Ability to maintain and supervise the maintenance of 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 essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. 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 l listed.