HEAD COTTAGE TRAINING SUPERVISOR
To land Head Cottage Training Supervisor in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
The one gate is 3 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $53,282 and $77,371, and state payroll currently lists about 64 people in the title, most of them at Human Services.
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Head Cottage Training Supervisor appears on the State payroll at 2 departments, most of them at Department of Human Services.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Human Services | 59 |
| Veterans Affairs | 5 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 64 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $74,754. The agencies employing the most are:
- Human Services (59)
- Veterans Affairs (5)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
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 of a supervisory cottage official, or other designated official in an institution in the Department of Human Services, supervises cottage personnel performing assigned nonprofessional programs in personal care, self-help and social training, recreation, cleanliness, and related programs designed to maintain the physical, mental, emotional health, and well- being of residents assigned to the facility; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Assigns, instructs, and supervises cottage personnel in the personal care of residents to ensure proper feeding, cleanliness, safety, and well-being of residents assigned to the cottage.
- Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.
- Maintains an adequate food service program to ensure that food is properly arranged and served to residents.
- Undertakes physiotherapy, medical care, and other specific programs prescribed by specialists for individual members of the cottage population, in accordance with instructions given by authorized professional members of the institution.
- Develops and carries out an effective safety program to eliminate accident hazards to residents and employees in cottage areas.
- Supervises training programs in the cottage setting, designed to develop the individual resident's potential in the areas of self- help and social development.
- Supervises and takes the initiative in developing and carrying out recreation programs and activities suitable to the cottage population.
- Schedules and supervises work assignments of cottage employees on each of the separate shifts.
- Assists in developing and conducting in-service training programs for cottage life employees assigned to the facility.
- Explains and interprets the rules, regulations, and customs of the institution to cottage employees and residents.
- Assumes responsibility for order and discipline in the cottage, handles minor behavior problems, and refers those of a more serious nature to a supervisory official.
- Receives visitors to cottage and escorts them in a courteous manner; responds to questions dealing with nonprofessional aspects of cottage life, and refers visitors to appropriate staff members for response to inquiries of a professional nature.
- Conducts inspections of assigned areas.
- Helps to establish standards of cleanliness and personal habits, and carries out these standards through instructing residents.
- Reports serious or chronic problems to the administrative supervisor.
- Prepares concise information reports on cottage programs, activities, residents, and employees as required.
- Maintains records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in the direct care of clients which may include training or supervision in an institutional, hospital or residential setting.
License
Appointee 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 the training, and psychological problems likely to be encountered in acting as the person in charge of a cottage unit, in a state institution for the developmentally disabled, on a twenty-four hour basis.
- Knowledge of the techniques involved in training individuals with varying degrees of developmental disabilities and physical handicaps and/or mental illness in areas of self-care and socially accepted behavior to the limits of the residents' potential.
- Knowledge of physical, mental, and emotional needs of developmentally disabled and/or mentally ill persons and of the procedures and methods required to provide adequately for such needs.
- Knowledge of the varied housekeeping, safety, and sanitation problems encountered in a cottage unit for developmentally disabled persons and of the procedures, methods, and equipment required for their solution.
- Ability to develop and initiate general and specialized programs in the cottage setting designed to maintain adequate standards of personal care, safety, and emotional well-being of developmentally disabled residents assigned to the unit.
- Ability to prepare effective work schedules and programs, provide assignments to individuals and groups, and to supervise the performance of their work.
- Ability to act as the disciplinary official of the cottage and to handle minor behavior problems among residents.
- Ability to supervise cottage housekeeping routines when required.
- Ability to resolve minor personnel problems.
- Ability to assist in developing and supervising an effective in-service training program for employees assigned to the cottage unit.
- Ability to interpret the institution's rules and regulations in a manner easily understood by employees and residents.
- Ability to handle emergency and potentially dangerous situations, to take the prescribed measures necessary for the health, welfare, custody, and safety of residents, and to take and maintain a firm and correct stand when differences of opinion arise among residents or cottage employees.
- Ability to prepare accurate factual reports.
- 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 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 listed.