CIER-2026-7H - Program Specialist (Hourly)
Primerica · Trenton, NJ · 3 wk ago
On-siteOTHR$25/hrFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: Use for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Open to: General Public
- Work Week: 40 hours per week (Up to 944 hours max per fiscal year)
- Salary: $25/Hour
- Opening Date: 9/25/2026
- Closing Date: 10/16/2026
- Existing Vacancies: 1
- Program/Location: Department of Environmental Protection Community Investment & Economic Revitalization Green Acres 401 East State Street Trenton, NJ 08625
- Scope of Eligibility Description: Open to applicants who meet the requirements below Under the close supervision of a Program Specialist 3 or 4, or other supervisory official in a state department, institution or agency, assists in the professional, administrative and analytical work to promote the planning, operation, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of various programs and services administered by the Department of assignment; assists in conducting the research and field work necessary to meet the needs of the appropriate state and/or local public or private agencies; does other related work.
- Specific to Position: Work with Green Acres and DEP staff to review Recreation and Open Space Inventories that are submitted by municipalities and counties that receive Green Acres funding. Research online property tax records and maps, compare documents, and work with municipalities and counties to finalize lists of land held for recreation and conservation purposes. Attention to detail and experience with Microsoft Excel are critical to this position. Commitment to land preservation and recreation are helpful as these documents are used to protect open space and parks in New Jersey. Assist with the Green Acres Local and Nonprofit Assistance Program as needed
- Requirements: (list)
- NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
- Three (3) years of professional experience in planning, monitoring, coordinating, implementing, modifying and/or evaluating agency programs and services.
- OR Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience.
- OR Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a discipline appropriate for the position.
- NOTE: "Professional experience" refers to work that is analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range of basic knowledge of the profession's concepts and practices; and is performed with the authority to act and make accurate and informed decisions.
- NOTE: All U.S. degrees and transcripts must be from an accredited college or university. All foreign degrees and transcripts must be evaluated for accreditation by a recognized evaluation service by the closing date of this posting. Failure to provide documentation may 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 the essential duties of the position.
- SAME Applicants: If you are applying under the NJ SAME program, your supporting documents (Schedule A or B letter) must be submitted along with your resume by the closing date indicated above. For more information on the SAME program, please visit SAME Program, email SAME@csc.nj.gov, or call CSC at (609) 292-4144 and select Option #3.
- Veteran's Preference: To qualify for New Jersey Veteran's Preference/status, you must establish Veteran's Preference through the Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs. Please submit proof of your Veteran's Preference along with your resume as indicated. For more information, please visit https://www.nj.gov/military/veterans/services/civil-service-preference/
- Residency: All persons newly hired on or after September 1, 2011, have one year from the date of employment to establish, and then maintain principal residence in the State of New Jersey subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L.2011, Chapter 70), also known as the “New Jersey First Act”.
- Employee Benefits: TES / Hourly employee benefits include: Earned Sick Time*Enrollment in Defined Contribution Retirement Plan upon meeting minimum earnings threshold *Earn one hour of earned sick leave for every 30 hours you work.
- Authorization to Work: Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship, and Immigration Services regulations. NOTE: The State of New Jersey does not provide sponsorship for citizenship to the United States.
- Equal Opportunity Employment: (boilerplate, remove)
- DEP Notices of Vacancy have a 4:00 p.m. deadline on the closing date. When filing for these opportunities, please be sure to have your letter of interest and credentials sent electronically before 4 p.m. on the closing date. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to inclusive hiring and a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Accommodations under ADA will be provided upon request.
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We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions.
Thus we should remove sections like Equal Opportunity Employment, DEP Notices of Vacancy deadline, etc. Also remove "Authorization to Work" maybe? It's not boilerplate but it's a requirement; but it's about authorization to work in US. Might be considered a requirement but not boilerplate. However it's a generic statement; but it's specific to the job (must be authorized). Might keep as part of Requirements? The instruction says remove application instructions. Authorization to Work is not exactly application instruction but a condition. Might keep.
We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content.
Potential sections:
- About the role: Could be the Scope of Eligibility Description + Specific to Position. That's a description of role.
- Responsibilities: Could be the Specific to Position bullet points (work with staff, research, etc). Could also include assisting with Green Acres Local and Nonprofit Assistance Program.
- Requirements: The list of education/experience requirements, license, SAME, Veteran's Preference, Residency, Authorization to Work.
- Qualifications: Might overlap with Requirements; but we can combine. The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
- Skills: Could mention Attention to detail and experience with Microsoft Excel are critical; Commitment to land preservation and recreation helpful. Could be Skills section.
- Benefits: Employee Benefits: Earned Sick Time, Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, earn sick leave.
- Pay: Salary: $25/Hour.
- Schedule: Work Week: 40 hours per week (Up to 944 hours max per fiscal year).
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Open to: General Public
- Work Week: 40 hours per week (Up to 944 hours max per fiscal year)
- Salary: $25/Hour
- Opening Date: 9/25/2026
- Closing Date: 10/16/2026
- Existing Vacancies: 1
- Program/Location: Department of Environmental Protection Community Investment & Economic Revitalization Green Acres 401 East State Street Trenton, NJ 08625
- Scope of Eligibility Description: Open to applicants who meet the requirements below Under the close supervision of a Program Specialist 3 or 4, or other supervisory official in a state department, institution or agency, assists in the professional, administrative and analytical work to promote the planning, operation, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of various programs and services administered by the Department of assignment; assists in conducting the research and field work necessary to meet the needs of the appropriate state and/or local public or private agencies; does other related work.
- Specific to Position: Work with Green Acres and DEP staff to review Recreation and Open Space Inventories that are submitted by municipalities and counties that receive Green Acres funding. Research online property tax records and maps, compare documents, and work with municipalities and counties to finalize lists of land held for recreation and conservation purposes. Attention to detail and experience with Microsoft Excel are critical to this position. Commitment to land preservation and recreation are helpful as these documents are used to protect open space and parks in New Jersey. Assist with the Green Acres Local and Nonprofit Assistance Program as needed
- Requirements: (list)
- NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
- Three (3) years of professional experience in planning, monitoring, coordinating, implementing, modifying and/or evaluating agency programs and services.
- OR Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience.
- OR Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a discipline appropriate for the position.
- NOTE: "Professional experience" refers to work that is analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range of basic knowledge of the profession's concepts and practices; and is performed with the authority to act and make accurate and informed decisions.
- NOTE: All U.S. degrees and transcripts must be from an accredited college or university. All foreign degrees and transcripts must be evaluated for accreditation by a recognized evaluation service by the closing date of this posting. Failure to provide documentation may 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 the essential duties of the position.
- SAME Applicants: If you are applying under the NJ SAME program, your supporting documents (Schedule A or B letter) must be submitted along with your resume by the closing date indicated above. For more information on the SAME program, please visit SAME Program, email SAME@csc.nj.gov, or call CSC at (609) 292-4144 and select Option #3.
- Veteran's Preference: To qualify for New Jersey Veteran's Preference/status, you must establish Veteran's Preference through the Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs. Please submit proof of your Veteran's Preference along with your resume as indicated. For more information, please visit https://www.nj.gov/military/veterans/services/civil-service-preference/
- Residency: All persons newly hired on or after September 1, 2011, have one year from the date of employment to establish, and then maintain principal residence in the State of New Jersey subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L.2011, Chapter 70), also known as the “New Jersey First Act”.
- Employee Benefits: TES / Hourly employee benefits include: Earned Sick Time*Enrollment in Defined Contribution Retirement Plan upon meeting minimum earnings threshold *Earn one hour of earned sick leave for every 30 hours you work.
- Authorization to Work: Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship, and Immigration Services regulations. NOTE: The State of New Jersey does not provide sponsorship for citizenship to the United States.
- Equal Opportunity Employment: (boilerplate, remove)
- DEP Notices of Vacancy have a 4:00 p.m. deadline on the closing date. When filing for these opportunities, please be sure to have your letter of interest and credentials sent electronically before 4 p.m. on the closing date. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to inclusive hiring and a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Accommodations under ADA will be provided upon request.
- Powered by JazzHR eEuSI81IwX (remove)
We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions.
Thus we should remove sections like Equal Opportunity Employment, DEP Notices of Vacancy deadline, etc. Also remove "Authorization to Work" maybe? It's not boilerplate but it's a requirement; but it's about authorization to work in US. Might be considered a requirement but not boilerplate. However it's a generic statement; but it's specific to the job (must be authorized). Might keep as part of Requirements? The instruction says remove application instructions. Authorization to Work is not exactly application instruction but a condition. Might keep.
We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content.
Potential sections:
- About the role: Could be the Scope of Eligibility Description + Specific to Position. That's a description of role.
- Responsibilities: Could be the Specific to Position bullet points (work with staff, research, etc). Could also include assisting with Green Acres Local and Nonprofit Assistance Program.
- Requirements: The list of education/experience requirements, license, SAME, Veteran's Preference, Residency, Authorization to Work.
- Qualifications: Might overlap with Requirements; but we can combine. The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
- Skills: Could mention Attention to detail and experience with Microsoft Excel are critical; Commitment to land preservation and recreation helpful. Could be Skills section.
- Benefits: Employee Benefits: Earned Sick Time, Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, earn sick leave.
- Pay: Salary: $25/Hour.
- Schedule: Work Week: 40 hours per week (Up to 944 hours max per fiscal year).
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
Under the close supervision of a Program Specialist 3 or 4, or other supervisory official in a state department, institution or agency, assists in the professional, administrative and analytical work to promote the planning, operation, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of various programs and services administered by the Department of assignment; assists in conducting the research and field work necessary to meet the needs of the appropriate state and/or local public or private agencies; does other related work.
Responsibilities
- Work with Green Acres and DEP staff to review Recreation and Open Space Inventories submitted by municipalities and counties that receive Green Acres funding.
- Research online property tax records and maps, compare documents, and work with municipalities and counties to finalize lists of land held for recreation and conservation purposes.
- Assist with the Green Acres Local and Nonprofit Assistance Program as needed.
Skills
- Attention to detail.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel (critical).
- Commitment to land preservation and recreation (helpful).
Requirements
- Three (3) years of professional experience in planning, monitoring, coordinating, implementing, modifying and/or evaluating agency programs and services; OR
- Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience; OR
- Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a discipline appropriate for the position.
- Thirty (30) semester hour credits equal one (1) year of relevant experience (can be combined with education).
- Professional experience must be analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; require basic knowledge of the profession's concepts and practices; performed with authority to act and make accurate and informed decisions.
- All U.S. degrees and transcripts must be from an accredited college or university; foreign degrees and transcripts must be evaluated for accreditation by a recognized evaluation service by the closing date.
- Possess a valid New Jersey driver's license if vehicle operation is necessary to perform essential duties.
- If applying under the NJ SAME program, submit Schedule A or B letter with resume by the closing date.
- To qualify for New Jersey Veteran's Preference, establish Veteran's Preference through the Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs and submit proof with resume.
- All persons newly hired on or after September 1, 2011 must establish and maintain principal residence in New Jersey within one year of employment (New Jersey First Act).
- Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per DHS/USCIS regulations; the State of New Jersey does not provide sponsorship for citizenship.
Benefits
- Earned sick time.
- Enrollment in Defined Contribution Retirement Plan upon meeting minimum earnings threshold.
- Earn one hour of earned sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
Pay
$25 per hour.
Schedule
40 hours per week (up to 944 hours maximum per fiscal year).
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