MANAGE:R, FIELD OPERATIONS, COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Code: 62680 State Unclassified Range: M29 (FY 2027)

Salary: $62,089.82 - $86,932.22/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

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 of the Executive Director, Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, plans, develops, coordinates, and evaluates multiple diverse programs designed to identify and service the needs of multi-ethnic, multi-cultural clients requiring vocational rehabilitation, education, health care and prevention, career development, independent living or other services; manages budget and other resources allocated for services to blind and visually impaired clients; directs and supervises staff identifying and coordinating clients needs; does other related work.

Examples of work

• Plans, coordinates, administers and directs field operations for the effective and efficient delivery of regional or statewide client services to individuals who are blind and visually impaired, including vocational rehabilitation, education, independent living, health care and prevention, career development, deaf-blind and other services designed to benefit the client.
• Evaluates needs for assistive technology for staff and clients.
• Oversees the electronic maintenance of client, service delivery, and fiscal and other required program information.
• Analyzes and evaluates program operations.
• Supervises the activities of staff engaged in providing services to blind and visually impaired clients.
• Complies with requirements for fiscal reporting and related liaison work with the Commission's fiscal staff of the Commission; develops and negotiates annual budget proposals and implements approved budgets; monitors and manages available resources.
• Prepares and directs the preparation of clear, sound, and accurate reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations to evaluate office performance and program functions.
• Provides recommendations for the resolution of operational problems.
• Plans and develops operating procedures to satisfy program requirements, employee and client needs, and applicable statutes and policies.
• Manages the on-site administrative activities of the assigned site including responsibility for vehicle assignments, building management, equipment-ordering, etc.
• Advance agency goals; provides information regarding agency services.
• Implements federally legislated program to provide employment opportunities for clients.
• Analyzes existing and proposed legislation to identify impacts on current programs; provides input for the preparation of recommendations to modify or develop legislation necessary to expedite implementation or new programs for reforms.
• Establishes and maintains liaison and cooperative working relationships with other agencies and organizations interested or involved in the work of the program.
• Identifies and utilizes community resources for the benefit of the blind and visually impaired.
• Oversees quality control activities designed to evaluate program services.
• Estimates, projects and evaluates workloads, and develops adjustments designed to maintain continuity of sound programmatic administrative and fiscal procedures; plans and implements modifications to procedures, equipment use and staffing requirements.
• Provides guidance to staff to ensure that the Commission goals are met.
• Directs the establishment and maintenance of essential and confidential records and files to ensure that services delivery and administrative information is retained and readily accessible.
• Familiarizes staff and consumers on the various types of technology used by the Blind and Visually Impaired.
• Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
• 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.

Education

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree supplemented by a Master's degree in social work, psychology, public administration, education, rehabilitation, counseling or related field.

Experience

Four (4) years of supervisory experience providing vocational rehabilitation, education or other services to blind or visually impaired individuals.

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 supervisory principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of the vocational, educational, health and other needs and services likely to be required by blind or visually impaired individuals
• Knowledge of the community resources likely to be available to provide needed services for the blind and visually impaired.
• Knowledge of program evaluation techniques.
• Ability to oversee quality control activities for the evaluation of program services.
• Ability to manage and monitor fiscal and other resources.
• Ability to prepare and direct the preparation of clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Ability to prepare correspondence.
• Ability to manage administrative program activities of the regional office.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with the representatives of other agencies interested or involved in the work of the program.
• Ability to identify and utilize community resources.
• Ability to assign, instruct, supervise, and evaluate the work of subordinates.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate program operations.
• Ability to read and interpret laws, rules and regulations and apply them to specific situations.
• Ability to supervise the activities of staff engaged in providing services to the blind and visually impaired.
• Ability to provide recommendations for the resolution of operational problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain essential records and files.
• Ability to analyze existing and proposed legislation to identify impact.
• Ability to evaluate the need for assistive technology for staff and clients.
• Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic an/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: 29/M29 - MCK 4/21/01

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 who do not possess the Master's degree may substitute two (2) additional years of supervisory experience as described above.