New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES
Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Section 3A:56-6.4 - Work and employment

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:56-6.4

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

(a) The home shall not allow a child to be responsible for duties assigned to staff members.

(b) The home may require children to perform work assignments in the home that have an instructive value, including normal household chores, so long as these assignments are not scheduled to interfere with a child's school program, other aspects of the treatment or case management plan, or any regularly scheduled program activity for the children in the home.

(c) The home's staff members shall encourage children to hold part-time employment outside the home, but shall ensure that the work does not interfere with the child's school program, or other aspects of the treatment or case management plan.

1. The home may require a child to maintain specific academic standards as a condition for seeking or maintaining employment.

2. The home may prohibit a child's employment, if a child does not maintain appropriate academic or behavioral standards, or if the job is determined to be detrimental to his or her health, safety or well-being.

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