New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 54 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE REGISTRATION
Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS FOR SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
Section 3A:54-3.1 - General staff requirements

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:54-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The executive director or administrator and every staff member of a sponsoring organization shall:

1. Be of good character and reputation;

2. Be in sufficient physical, mental and emotional health to perform his or her duties satisfactorily; and

3. Possess skills, attributes and characteristics conducive to and suitable for directing a sponsoring organization and/or providing services to parents and providers, as specified in the Manual of Requirements.

(b) Prior to the employment or utilization of the executive director/administrator or a staff member, the sponsoring organization shall require the applicant for executive director/administrator and each staff applicant to complete and sign an application for employment, indicating the applicant's:

1. Name, address and telephone number;

2. Education and work experience; and

3. Disclosure of criminal convictions, if any.

(c) Prior to the executive director/administrator's or any staff member's employment, the sponsoring organization shall obtain two references, either in writing or verbally, from former employers or other persons who have knowledge of the applicant's work experience, education, and character.

(d) The executive director/administrator and every staff member shall notify the sponsoring organization by the end of the sponsoring organization's next working day, of any criminal convictions during their employment or utilization by the sponsoring organization.

(e) Evidence of conviction for crimes of violence, anti-social behavior, child abuse/neglect or other crimes which may relate adversely to the operation of the sponsoring organization shall be among those actions that are considered in determining an individual's fitness and suitability to serve as executive director/administrator or as a staff member.

(f) Evidence of conviction of a crime, in itself, shall not automatically preclude an individual from serving as executive director/administrator or as a staff member and shall not automatically result in the removal or termination of the executive director/administrator or a staff member from his or her position or job. Such determination shall be made on a case by case basis, in keeping with the provisions of the State Rehabilitated Convicted Offenders Act (2A:168A-1 et seq.), which provides that a person convicted of a crime may not be disqualified or discriminated against by a licensing authority unless the conviction relates adversely to the occupation, trade, vocation, profession or business for which a license is sought.

(g) The sponsoring organization shall maintain on file for the executive director/administrator and for each staff member:

1. A completed employment application;

2. Written documentation of references; and

3. Disclosure(s) of criminal convictions, if any.

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