CHIEF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SPECIALIST

 DEFINITION

 Under  direction plans, organizes, and supervises  activities  of
 the  community  organization and/or tenant organization  program;
 does other related duties as required.

 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:

 Plans   and   develops  policies/procedures  for  the   community
 organization program concerned with federal, state, and municipal
 services available to community residents.

 Assigns, instructs, and supervises staff in organizing/developing
 community  oriented programs to improve living/social  conditions
 in the community.

 Attends community meetings and public conferences.

 Introduces  the  concerned public to new/proposed projects  using
 accepted community involvement techniques.

 Gathers  community  input/reaction to programs,  and  works  with
 local officials to see that programs meet community needs.

 Estimates  community interest in programs, and  seeks  to  ensure
 community participation.

 Meets  with local government/agency officials to make them  aware
 of  existing  community problems and assists them  in  trying  to
 solve the problems.

 Participates  with  local  government/agency  officials  in   the
 determination  of  allocation/distribution  of  funds   to   meet
 community needs or to improve conditions in the community.

 Prepares  recommendations  to municipal departments/agencies  for
 the  need  of  implementing/funding community action programs  as
 they   relate  to  a  department/agency=s  responsibilities   and
 jurisdiction.

 Supervises   staff   and   participates  in  organizing/providing
 technical assistance to community organizations.

 Prepares reports.

 Supervises establishment/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:

      EXPERIENCE:

      Five (5) years of full time experience in organizing various
 groups  of  people  in  such fields as trade unionism,  community
 organization,  or  political action or fund  raising,  three  (3)
 years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

      NOTE: Satisfactory completion of sixty (60) college
 semester  hour  credits may be substituted for one  (1)  year  of
 nonsupervisory  experience or 120 college semester  hour  credits
 may   be   substituted  for  two  (2)  years  of   nonsupervisory
 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 essential duties
 of the position.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge  of  principles, techniques, and methods  of  community
 relations and organizations as they apply to residents  of  older
 urban areas.

 Knowledge  of techniques used to stimulate community interest  in
 community   programs   and   in  ensuring   effective   community
 participation.

 Knowledge  of  functions and relationship of government/community
 groups at the local, regional, and state levels.

 Ability  to  organize  assigned  technical/supervisory  work,  to
 analyze  problems arising therein, and to develop effective  work
 methods.

 Ability  to  assign/instruct technical and  other  employees  and
 supervise the performance of their work.

 Ability  to  gather/disseminate information  regarding  community
 programs and community responses.

 Ability  to  carry  on  a community oriented  program  using  all
 available channels/resources.

 Ability  to  deal  directly with the public and  with  government
 agencies.

 Ability  to  coordinate community oriented  programs  with  other
 municipal programs.

 Ability to analyze public response.

 Ability  to  prepare  reports  containing  suggestions  for   the
 resolution of problems where appropriate.

 Ability to supervise maintenance of records, reports, and files.

 Ability  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, and  communicate  in
 English   sufficiently  to  perform  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  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
01105
L
C
  
N/A
14
-

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.

 6/04/1998