AREA SUPERVISOR INSTITUTIONAL ASSISTANCE
In New Jersey, Area Supervisor Institutional Assistance 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 a master's degree, but candidates can swap in added experience for the diploma. The FY 2027 range lands between $79,844 and $117,228.
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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 the direction of the Chief, Bureau of Local Operations, Division of Public Welfare, Department of Institutions and Agencies, is responsible for the Administration of an Institutional Services Section Area office providing Institutional Assistance (vendor payments of maintenance) and Medical Surgical coverage to certain individuals confined in approved psychiatric hospitals; State Schools for the Retarded and State tuberculosis facilities; does related work as required.
Examples of work
Administers an area office providing assistance to certain individuals confined in hospitals for mental diseases and/or tuberculosis and State Schools for the Retarded as well as services to persons sixty-five (65) years of age and older in hospitals for mental diseases and/or tuberculosis. Plans, organizes and puts into effect the programs of the area office and its sub-area units. Plans the effective use of funds, personnel, equipment and supplies. Trains and instructs staff and supervises their work. Coordinates the activities of the subordinate field offices. Assumes responsibility for the generation of the payment for hospital/medical care for certain individuals in hospitals for mental diseases and/or tuberculosis and State Schools for the Retarded. Supervises the continuous planning for the continuity of care and/or service of individual elderly people confined in hospitals for mental diseases and/or tuberculosis. Supervises the discharge of individuals from hospitals for mental diseases and/or tuberculosis as well as State Schools for the Retarded and their readjustment to community living. 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 liaison with county welfare board, Social Security Administration District Offices and general assistance agencies, as well as coordinates activities with community organizations, to obtain services for the individual. Prepares correspondence and records and supervises the maintenance of 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.
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 public welfare programs and the operations of hospitals for mental diseases and/or tuberculosis and State Schools for the Retarded. Knowledge of planning, organizing and putting into effect the programs of the area office and the sub-area units, designed to provide assistance to certain individuals in hospitals for mental diseases and/or tuberculosis and State Schools for the Retarded, in addition to services to the elderly confined in hospitals for mental diseases and/or tuberculosis. Knowledge of the operation and procedures whereby Title XlX funds are generated on behalf of eligible institutionalized individuals. Knowledge of the problems encountered by the elderly and of methods of providing for their welfare and/or placement in alternate care facilities. Knowledge of the problems of other institutionalized recipients, specifically in terms of developing a plan for alternate care placement upon the initiation of the institutional facility. Ability to coordinate and supervise the continuous planning for the welfare of elderly individuals confined in hospitals for mental diseases and/or tuberculosis, Ability to train and supervise staff. Ability to meet and cooperate with county welfare boards, Social Security Administration District Offices and general assistance agencies, in addition to community organizations, to obtain services for the individual. Ability to prepare correspondence and reports and supervise the maintenance of records, and files. Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording 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 on the job may not be listed. 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. Six (6) years of professional experience in a public or private welfare agency, where specified functions included responsibilities for casework services as well as the administration of a large income maintenance operation directed toward eligibility determinations for various institutional public assistance programs, 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 two (2) years of the above-mentioned professional supervisory experience. OR Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or Public Administration; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional supervisory experience. "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.