New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 55 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:55-5.2 - Staff qualifications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Residential child care facilities shall have a
				full-time administrator or director, social service staff, teaching staff members
				(if the facility provides an on-grounds educational program), medical and nursing
				staff, child care staff, a staff member(s) designated to plan and implement the
				facility's recreational program, a staff member(s) designated to direct and be
				responsible for food services, and staff who shall be responsible for daily
				housekeeping and maintenance.
(b) The
				full-time administrator or director of the facility shall:
1. Be at least 21 years of age;
2. Have one of the following qualifications:
i. A bachelor's degree in social work, psychology
				or related field from an accredited college or university and four years of
				professional experience in the human services field, two of which shall have been in
				a supervisory or administrative position;
ii. A master's degree from an accredited graduate
				school in social work, psychology, or a related field and three years of
				professional experience in the human services field;
iii. For publicly-operated facilities, meet the
				requirements of the Civil Service Commission for the position, if
				applicable;
iv. Meet the requirements
				for a licensed clinical social worker or a licensed social worker as specified in
				13:44G-4.1 and 4.2 and have three years of professional experience in the human
				services field; or
v. Meet the
				requirements for a certified social worker as specified in 13:44G-4.3, have a
				bachelor's degree in social work, psychology or related field from an accredited
				college or university and have three years of professional experience in the human
				services field, one of which shall have been in a supervisory or administrative
				position;
3. Be responsible
				for implementing the overall planning, operation, and management of the facility,
				including the facility's oversight and supervision of full-time, part-time, or
				consultant physicians, advanced practice nurses, recreational, and food
				programs;
4. Designate staff members to
				be in charge at all times during his or her absence;
5. Be on call to assist the staff in admissions,
				emergencies, and/or other responsibilities;
6. Be responsible for ensuring that all staff
				members receive an annual performance evaluation;
7. Be responsible for ensuring that all staff
				members' work schedules and time sheets are maintained;
8. Be responsible for ensuring that a daily log
				book, separate log book, or the child's case record contains a written notation of
				all visits to children;
9. Be
				responsible for ensuring that on-duty staff members complete entries in the daily
				log book that reflect the activities and events of each day;
10. Be responsible for maintaining aggregate
				statistical information on children served, including the date of each admission,
				date of discharge, and reason for each discharge; and
11. If qualified under (b)2i or ii above, not
				supervise a licensed clinical social worker, licensed social worker or certified
				social worker.