CHIEF OFFICE OF HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVERS
Career Family: CHIEF
New Jersey treats Chief Office of Home and Community Based Waivers as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
The spec names a master's degree, but it leaves the door open to substitute experience for the degree. The FY2026 range lands between $106,547 and $157,363.
How to apply
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Exam
This is an application to sit an exam and be placed on an eligible list for this title, not an application for a specific job. A $35 application fee applies to Non-Public-Safety announcements issued on or after 2026-02-01. There may be no current vacancy behind it, and the list it produces may not be certified for months or years.
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Exam
Open to permanent employees in the competitive division who hold a qualifying lower title in the same unit. A $35 application fee applies to Non-Public-Safety announcements issued on or after 2026-02-01. Like the open competitive exam, this places you on a list; it is not itself a job offer.
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.
Definition
Under direction of a director or other official in the Department of Human Services, plans, develops, organizes, monitors, and administers the Home and Community Based Waiver programs and/or state-funded home care programs providing services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled; establishes the systems necessary to collect federal reimbursements for expenses; does related work as required.
Examples of work
Assigns, instructs, and supervises the staff responsible for monitoring the programs and providers for compliance with federal and state regulations. Plans and executes the monitoring functions necessary to obtain information for appraisal of existing conditions and to improve operating efficiency. Prepares work plans and formulates operating procedures to implement and facilitate the work of the Home and Community Based Service Waivers and other service programs. Analyses and reviews monitoring reports and prepares formal recommendations. Oversees the monitoring of the quality of care provided by medical day care centers within New Jersey; ensures that measures are taken to correct deficiencies. Interfaces with other divisions within the department to ensure the enrollment of eligible clients in the program. Oversees the generation of reports used and a basis for cost reimbursement service rates in accordance with applicable federal regulations. 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. Assists the department managerial staff in the formulation of new plans, policies, and procedures for management of Home and Community Bases Waivers and other department programs; prepares recommendations for changes in the existing programs and policies; ensures application of established polices/procedures within scope of authority. Speaks before lay and professional groups; plans, conducts, and/or participates in workshops and conferences. Prepares and directs the preparation of extensive correspondence. Coordinates the activities necessary to effect the maximum utilization of waiver authority; establishes the systems and procedures necessary to collect federal reimbursements for eligible expenses, and manages the claims system. Provides commentaries on new or revised federal and state regulations; represents the department at conferences, hearings, and other meetings involving relevant department issues. Provides liaison and establishes cooperative working relationships with other state and federal agencies whose functions interact with those of the department. Coordinates the Home Care Advisory Committee representing major home care service provider organizations and the hospice organization in New Jersey. Provides information for preparation of the annual budget request to ensure funding of services. Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative statistical, budget, fiscal, procedural, and other containing findings and formal recommendations. Supervises the maintenance of essential records, reports, and files. May 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.
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 modern administrative practices and procedures, and of supervisory techniques. Knowledge of the problems likely to be encountered in the administration of an expense reimbursement program. Knowledge of the home and community care needs of the intellectually and developmentally disabled, and the problems likely to be encountered in the administration of programs designed to provide services for their needs. Knowledge of budget analysis and preparation. Ability to assign, instruct, and supervise the work of a diversified staff. Ability to read and interpret federal and state rules, regulations, and policies and apply them to specific situations to ensure program compliance. Ability to confer with, and establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those organizations whose functions impact upon those of the program. Ability to plan and execute monitoring functions, review, and analyze monitoring reports, and to develop and implement new and revised policies and procedures consistent with program goals and objectives. Ability to establish the systems and procedures necessary to effectively operate a collection reimbursement program. Ability to speak before the public. Ability to prepare and edit instruction materials. Ability to prepare and oversee the preparation of clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative statistical, financial, procedural and other reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Ability to review and evaluate budget requests and to prepare for and participate in budget hearings. Ability to supervise the establishment and 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 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 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 Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Nine (9) years of professional experience involving the review, analysis, and evaluation of management and operating procedures, two (2) years of which shall have included responsibility for budget review and analysis, and two (2) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and five (5) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, two (2) years of which shall have included responsibility for budget review and analysis, and two (2) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. OR Possession of a master's degree in Administration, Psychology, Social Work, or Nursing from an accredited college or university; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, two (2) years of which shall have included responsibility for budget review and analysis, and two (2) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.
Study guides for this exam
- Management Test Battery (MTB) National Learning Corporation · $52.95
- Manager/Administrator Test National Learning Corporation · $49.95 · general prep, not specific to this title
The Civil Service Commission does not publish official study guides or release past tests. These are independent equivalency guides.