ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR OF INCOME MAINTENANCE

 DEFINITION:

 Under the direction of an Administrative Supervisor of Income
 Maintenance, Director or Deputy Director of Welfare, assists in
 the planning, coordination and supervision of activities and
 staff involved in the collection, analysis, and evaluation of
 data to determine an applicant's eligibility for program
 services; does other related work.

 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.

 EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Supervises activities and staff involved in the collection,
 analysis and evaluation of information to determine eligibility
 for program services.

 Interprets laws, rules and regulations governing eligibility for
 program services.

 Provides training, assignments and instructions to staff and
 supervises their work performance.

 Evaluates quality of service provided by program staff.

 Supervises staff providing referrals for other needed services.

 Supervises the review and disposition of applications and other
 documents for program services.

 Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with
 public and private agencies providing additional services needed
 by clients.

 Supervises the preparation of correspondence.

 Prepares reports.

 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.

 REQUIREMENTS:

      EDUCATION:

      Graduation from an accredited college or university with a
 Bachelor's degree.

      EXPERIENCE:

      Two (2) years of experience examining, adjusting,
 determining, or authorizing eligibility or entitlement for cash
 awards or benefits in a public or private financial assistance
 program, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory
 capacity.

      NOTE: Applicants who do not possess the required education
 may substitute experience as indicated above on a year-for-year
 basis.

      NOTE: A Master's degree in public or business
 administration may be substituted for one (1) year of the non-
 supervisory experience.

      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 AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge of research techniques.

 Knowledge of the types of assistance services likely to be needed
 by program applicants.

 Knowledge of the problems encountered by individuals in financial
 need.

 Knowledge of the methods used to obtain and evaluate financial
 and other resource information.

 Ability to provide training, assignments and instructions to
 staff and supervise their performance.

 Ability to interpret laws, rules and regulations and apply them
 to specific situations.

 Ability to supervise the activities and staff involved in the
 collection, analysis and evaluation of information to determine
 eligibility for program services.

 Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working
 relationships with other agencies interested or involved in the
 work of the program.

 Ability to prepare reports and correspondence.

 Ability to supervise the maintenance of 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.

 
This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
00303
L
C
  
N/A
04
-

This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

MCK   9/29/2001