RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR 1 - 10 MONTHS
Career Family: RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR
In New Jersey, Residential Services Supervisor 1 - 10 Months is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
The stated bar is an associate's degree, but candidates can swap in added experience for the diploma. The FY 2027 range lands between $48,272 and $69,861.
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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 the Director of Residential Services or Administrative Supervisor, Residential Services, Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf, Department of Education, has charge of planning and directing activities of an assigned dormitory, residence, or cottage; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Plans, directs, organizes, and carries out programs for twenty- five (25) or more students including social and recreation activities according to individual capacities.
- Communicates with students to meet their education, social, emotional, and recreation needs as they relate to the residential program.
- Supervises and instructs subordinate personnel in the care of the hearing impaired.
- Ensures that students are suitably, safely, and comfortably housed in accord with rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
- Establishes standards of cleanliness and personal habits, and carries out these standards through instructing and supervising students.
- Ensures that proper discipline is observed on vehicles transporting students.
- Reports serious or chronic discipline problems to the administrative supervisor.
- May counsel students on matters relating to their social, personal, and moral development.
- Advises parents in matters of clothing, transportation, and general development.
- May train new personnel assigned to the area.
- Attends scheduled meetings.
- Prepares reports.
- Supervises students in chartered school buses and other school vehicles.
- Maintains 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.
Education
Successful completion of sixty (60) semester hour credits at an accredited college or university.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in direct care training and supervision of handicapped children in a residential setting, one (1) year of which shall have been with the hearing impaired.
SPECIAL SKILL: Appointee must be able to communicate effectively in the language of the deaf, particularly American Sign Language, sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
SPECIAL
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 practical problems involved in supervising the safety and cleanliness of a residence, dormitory, or cottage in which children with impaired hearing are housed.
- Ability to communicate effectively with the hearing impaired by use of Sign Language, finger spelling, or other accepted methods by successfully completing training provided.
- Ability to supervise employees and to organize work.
- Ability to interpret established rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
- Ability to establish standards of cleanliness and personal habits, and to instruct and counsel students so they adhere to these standards.
- Ability to plan, direct, organize, and carry out programs and recreation activities for the hearing impaired.
- Ability to ensure that proper discipline devoid of unnecessary harshness is maintained.
- Ability to counsel students on matters relating to their social, personal, and moral development.
- Ability to consult with parents on matters relating to student's= hygiene needs and personal development.
- Ability to train new personnel.
- Ability to prepare 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 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.
- CODES: 16/H14- RKR/eck 4/26/97
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.
Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional experience as indicated below on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.
Appointees for Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf must successfully pass a screening process administered by the school's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Committee.
A medical examination by a physician will be required.