COORDINATOR, NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
In the unclassified service, Coordinator, New Jersey State Police Employee Assistance Program is appointed rather than examined for, and its pay is often negotiated case by case.
What it takes is 3 years of relevant experience. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $87,507 to $128,719, and state payroll currently lists 5 people in the title, most of them at Law and Public Safety.
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Coordinator, New Jersey State Police Employee Assistance Program appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Law & Public Safety.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Law & Public Safety | 5 |
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Who employs this title
State payroll records show 5 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $120,384. The agencies employing the most are:
- Law and Public Safety (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.
Examples of work
- Conducts on-site inspections of community resources, including: institutions, agencies, and other entities providing psychological, psychiatric, medical, pastoral, self-help, and related health/mental health services to evaluate available resources and facilities for the purpose of negotiating and establishing referral and follow-up procedures with community resources deemed appropriate.
- Interviews employees who have requested assistance or have demonstrated adverse medical and/or behavioral patterns to identify the existence and/or nature of problems which produce detrimental impacts on job performance. When requested, intervenes in family or other crisis situations, and interviews relatives or other individuals with whom the employee interacts. Makes referrals to institutions, agencies or other entities as required.
- Supervises case management with medical staff, State Police bargaining units and supervisory personnel of members returning to jobs and homes following hospitalization or absence for therapy for the purpose of negotiating back-to-work agreements, intervening in internal disciplinary processes and monitoring return to satisfactory levels of job performance. When requested or as required in the case management of family members or other individuals with whom the employee interacts, conducts follow-up for the purpose of monitoring successful resolutions of identified problems.
- Establishes and maintains appropriate files, records, and case histories on individuals referred to the program for the purpose of case management and to insure appropriate follow-up services in accordance with Federal Confidentiality Regulations, Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2, dated July, 1975.
- Collects, prepares and analyzes pertinent data from case management files, accident reports, attendance records, disciplinary records and insurance claims, to determine employee "at risk" problem employees, and to provide to those to whom the program is accountable, substantive reports for evaluations.
- Travels to various locations to meet with members, their families and other individuals for the purpose of interviewing; diagnosing; referring; providing case follow-up; negotiating service agreements and/or providing training.
- Develops and conducts appropriate educational programs, recommends modifications in existing procedures as required; develops and implements fiscal control for the purpose of implementing and monitoring effective program management of the Employee Assistance Program.
- Assigns and supervises work load of clerical and clinical staff; prepares performance appraisals; conducts staff meetings; prepares and submits periodic and/or regular reports as required concerning the disposition of personnel, procedures and material resources for the purpose of program and personnel management and for the documentation of information.
- Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
- Maintains essential records and files.
- <b> REQUIREMENTS
- Education </b>
- Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree supplemented by a Master's degree in counseling, educational psychology, guidance psychology, social welfare and social work.
Experience
Six years of professional experience in a public or private organization concerned with providing social services or related drug and/or alcohol treatment. Three years of this experience shall have been supervising persons in helping professions, including one year of program development and implementation; administration and grant writing.
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
- Thorough knowledge of the methods used in identifying alcohol and drug-related problems within individual and family systems.
- Thorough knowledge of professionally accepted intake, case finding, referral, and follow-up techniques and procedures.
- Thorough knowledge of the purpose and accomplishments of such organizations as AA, Al-Anon, and Alateen.
- Wide knowledge of the problems which may arise on the employment situation due to mental, physical, marital, medical or other employee problems.
- Wide knowledge of new developments in the areas of mental health, counselling and community resource developments.
- Basic knowledge of budget preparation.
- Considerable knowledge of group dynamics as they relate to committee functions.
- Thorough knowledge of management and procedures related to employee assistance programming.
- Basic knowledge of the personnel policies and procedures of the New Jersey State Police.
- Ability to analyze and interpret statistical data.
- Ability to assign and instruct professional and clerical employees.
- Ability to evaluate and negotiate contracts with community resource and service groups.
- Ability to prepare correspondence.
- Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate and informative reports containing findings, evaluation, conclusions and recommendations.
- Ability to work with and understand labor relations and union procedures.
- Ability to assess training needs and to design and implement appropriate training programs.
- Ability to maintain essential records and files.
- 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.