Civil Service Commission
(1) Passaic County, (2) Bergen County, Essex County, Morris County, Sussex County
CERTIFICATE: Applicants must possess a valid Certification as a Dietary Manager issued by a vocational school or community college or, a current and valid Certification as a Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Protection Professional issued by the Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals. Please upload proof of your certification with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
NOTE: Applicants who possess a current and valid Certification of any of the following higher level certifications are considered to have met the above certificate requirement: Dietetic Technician, Registered or Registered Dietitian issued by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Please upload a copy of your certification with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
EXPERIENCE: Six (6) years of experience in the management or supervision of dietary services in a hospital, institution, or health care facility, involving the application of the principles of dietetics and nutrition to the planning of menus and diets.
NOTE: An Associate's degree in Dietetics, Food Science, Nutrition, Food Service Management or other related area or, a current and valid Certification as a Dietetic Technician, Registered, issued by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics may be substituted for one (1) year of experience. If you are substituting a degree or a certification for one (1) year of the required experience, please upload a copy of your transcript or certification with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
NOTE: A Bachelor's degree in Dietetics, Food Science, Nutrition, Food Service Management or other related area or, a current and valid Certification as a Registered Dietitian, issued by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics may be substituted for two (2) years of experience. If you are substituting a degree or certification, for two (2) years of the required experience, please upload a copy of your transcript or certification with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
NOTE: The above requirements apply to positions assigned to long term care facilities. Applicants assigned to food service operations in other environments may substitute an Associate or Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Dietetics, Nutrition, Food Service Management or related area for the required certification. The Associate's degree may also substitute for one (1) year of the required experience; the Bachelor's degree for two (2) years of the required experience. If you are substituting a degree or certification for one (1) or two (2) years of the required experience or certification, please upload a copy of transcript or certification with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. Please upload a copy of your evaluation with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
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 duties of the position.
The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications must be completed and submitted by 4:00pm on the closing date.
Customer Care and Technical Support: If you are having difficulty submitting your application online, customer care and technical support are available during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays and emergency closings. Please email: OAS.support@csc.nj.gov or call (609) 292-4144. Please note that application support requests received outside regular business hours on the closing date will not change the application filing deadline so PLEASE FILE EARLY.
- NJAC 4A:4-2.3(b) states that all requirements must be met as of the closing date.
- Online applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date listed above.
- You must complete your application in detail. Your score may be based on a comparison of your background with the job requirements. Failure to complete your application properly may lower your score or cause you to fail. NOTE: Auto-fill may cause incomplete information on your application. Please confirm your name, address and phone number prior to submitting your application.
- If an employment list results from this announcement, it may be certified to fill full-time and part-time positions.
- Effective September 1, 2011, the New Jersey First residency law was enacted. Please click here for additional information. In accordance with Public Law 2010 c. 26, Veterans pay a reduced application fee of $15.00 if they have previously established Veteran's Preference with the DMAVA (as defined by NJSA 11A:5-1 et seq). Those claiming Veteran’s Preference but have not yet received approval from DMAVA must pay the full application fee and may request a refund if the claim is approved at least 8 days prior to the issuance of the eligibility list. Please note this reduced fee does not apply to Public Safety titles.
- Application fees submitted via personal check or money order must be postmarked within five (5) business days of submitting your application. If your fee is postmarked after five (5) business days, or is returned as invalid, you will be declared ineligible and denied admittance to the examination process.
- The Civil Service Commission is increasing its use of emails as a communication tool. Please ensure that your email is always up-to-date so that important information about the testing process is not missed. Please remember to check your junk mail, spam, and clutter for these important messages.