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HOMEMAKER SERVICE SUPERVISOR

Code: 05535 Local Competitive

New Jersey treats Homemaker Service Supervisor as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.

The minimum is a master's degree and 1 year of relevant experience.

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Where this title is used

Homemaker Service Supervisor 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, is responsible for the administration and supervision of the Homemaker Service Program; does related work as required.

Examples of work

  • Is responsible for the overall supervision of staff in the homemaker service unit.
  • Evaluates requests for all types of homemaker services.
  • Selects and assigns homemakers.
  • Acts as consultant to casework staff and other special services within the agency on special situations involving homemaker services.
  • Is responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and selecting all new homemaker staff trainees and makes recommendations to the agency for selection of trainees for employment.
  • Makes recommendations regarding improvement, expansion, personnel practices, and administering of the service.
  • Plans and directs special training and inservice training sessions of casework and homemaker service staff.
  • Prepares and maintains reports and records.
  • Adapts the agency's homemaker service program insofar as possible to meet individual family needs.
  • Serves as coordinator for the agency in the use of homemakers from a community homemaker agency to supplement the agency staff homemakers.
  • Coordinates activities of the homemaker service with that of other individuals or agencies handling the case.
  • Assigns homemakers to cases and arranges and adjust schedules as required.
  • Regularly confers with homemakers.
  • Visits homes where services are being given and periodically evaluates the homemaker's performance.
  • 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.

Education

AND

Experience

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Family Relationships, or Home Economics and one (1) year of experience in social work in a recognized public or private human services agency or program.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Family Relationships, or Home Economics and two (2) years of experience in social work in a recognized public or private human services agency or program.

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 modern casework theory, procedures, terminology, and methods.
  • Knowledge of problems involved in supervising a casework program including the collection and analyzing of factual information needed in passing on individual cases and the basing of determinations and grants thereon.
  • Knowledge of the welfare laws of the state of New Jersey applicable to old age, disability assistance, and dependent children, and of the pertinent articles of the Federal Social Security Act after a period of training.
  • Knowledge of social, economic, and health programs and cultural forces affecting family adjustment in the community or of family needs and how to meet them.
  • Ability to analyze, comprehend, and interpret welfare laws, rules, regulations, and procedures and apply them with consistency to individual cases.
  • Ability to analyze social and financial data.
  • Ability to evaluate recommendations of assigned homemakers, give them suitable assignments and instructions, and supervise their work.
  • Ability to work harmoniously with people.
  • Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Ability to supervise the establishment and maintenance of essential records and files.
  • Ability to plan, organize, and teach the required content of the homemaker's job and/or use instructors from various professional disciplines in the community for related subject content. Ability to write and speak effectively and to carry out administrative, supervisory, and consultative responsibilities and specialized activities.
  • 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.