60-112
SUFFOLK COUNTY
SENIOR MAIL CLERK
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING
DATE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
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WRITTEN TEST
DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2015
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COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY
$29,858
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GRADE 11
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $36,860
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 0018
All
statements made on the application may be verified and the backgrounds of
successful candidates are subject to investigation by the appointing authority.
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE
WAIVER
The application processing fee is $35.
Application may be made via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice. Payment must be made by VISA or MasterCard
credit card and there will be an additional convenience fee of $1.95. An acknowledgement of receipt of application
will be sent to all internet applicants via e-mail. Application may also be made using the
Suffolk County Application for Employment (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B). Make your check or money order payable to the
Suffolk County Department of Civil Service.
Do not send cash. Please indicate
the examination title and the last four digits of your social security number
on the face of your check or money order.
A separate application and processing fee are required for each
examination (identified by examination number) for which you are applying. The application processing fee is
non-refundable and non-transferable.
The application processing fee may be
waived for Suffolk County residents who are veterans, auxiliary police,
volunteer firefighters, volunteer EMTs and volunteer CERT members. The fee may
also be waived if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support
of a household and for recipients of Medicaid, SSI, Public Assistance or those
in a training program under the Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce
Investment Act administered by a state or local social service agency. Internet
applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and
Certification” form on-line. All other applicants should complete a “Request
for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with your
application (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B).
All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
VACANCIES
The eligible list for this title will be
used to fill current and future vacancies for this title in Suffolk County
Departments and non-county jurisdictions under the jurisdiction of the Suffolk
County Department of Civil Service.
There is currently one vacancy in the Town of Babylon.
DUTIES
An employee in this class supervises and
participates in the duties connected with mail distribution in a public
jurisdiction or, in the absence of supervision, assumes responsibility for
mailing procedures. The work involves
setting up procedures for sorting and delivering mail and internal
communications. The incumbent assigns
and/or performs other clerical tasks after the mail work is completed. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
One (1) year of experience performing
mail room and mail delivery duties.
Necessary Special Requirement
Depending on the nature of the position,
at the time of appointment and during employment as a Senior Mail Clerk,
employees may be required to possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle
in New York State.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written test will cover knowledge,
skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1. Clerical operations with letters and
numbers;
2. Name and number checking;
3. Office record keeping;
4. Supervision.
Note: The
use of calculators is allowed for this examination.
Note: The New York State Department of Civil
Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in
the publication “How to Take a Written Test” helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available online at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm.
NOTES
1.
Should
it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Civil Service
Department reserves the right to make such amendment on the Department’s web
page without notification to applicants.
The most current copy of this announcement is available during the
filing period at www.suffolkcounyny.gov/civilservice.
2.
Expanded Description of the
examination subtests is available by requesting a copy from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service in Hauppauge.
A self-addressed, stamped 9 ½” X 4” envelope must accompany this
request.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service by October 14, 2015 are advised to contact
the Civil Service Department before the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
4.
You
can view your room assignment and exam site on our home page at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the
examination date.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: July 24, 2015
GENERAL CONDITIONS OPEN-COMPETITIVE
ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Candidates
must submit Suffolk County Application forms.
Applications are available at the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service in Hauppauge and at the Riverhead County Center display, or by sending
a stamped, self-addressed 9 ½” X 4”envelope for each title to: Suffolk County Department of Civil Service,
P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099.
2.
Applications
postmarked after midnight of the last filing date may not be considered
eligible for this examination.
3.
Unless
otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications by the date
of the written test, or last filing date in the case of training and experience
evaluations. Unless otherwise stated
part-time experience will be pro-rated.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the
Department of Civil Service for reconsideration prior to the written test date
appearing on this announcement. Appeals
received on or after the announced written test date will not be considered.
5.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further consideration for purposes of this
competition. Unless otherwise specified,
the final rank order of the eligible list will be determined on the basis of
the scored received on the written test, plus veterans’ credits where
appropriate.
6.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an application is rejected, due notice
will be sent.
7.
Unless
specifically prohibited by the examination instructions, candidates are
permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards,
spell-checker, personal digital assistant, address books, language translators,
dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
When
the examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with
the rating of examination will apply.
9.
When
the written examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department
of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the
provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations which deal
with the rating of examination will apply.
10.
The
eligible list established as a result of this examination will remain in force
for at least one year and may be extended by the Civil Service Department for a
maximum of four years. Changing
conditions may make it necessary to certify to future vacancies at higher or
lower salaries than those announced.
11.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the open-competitive
application form.
12.
Pursuant
to Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police
officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional
ten points added to a passing score attained in a competitive examination for
original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent
served. If you are qualified to
participate in this examination, and you are the child of a firefighter or
police officer killed in the line of duty, please so notify us in writing when
you submit your application for examination.
A candidate claiming such credit must submit appropriate documentation
to verify eligibility to receive these additional credits before the eligible
list is established. No additional
credits will be granted after the eligible list is established.
13.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all statements made by candidates
are subject to verification. Some
employers may require the candidate to be fingerprinted and to pass a
background investigation.
14.
Candidates
must be medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the
duties of the job. Candidates who are
appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may be required to pass
qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological evaluations.
15.
Residency
is not required for taking any examinations.
However, some non-county jurisdictions, such as schools, libraries,
etc., give hiring preference to residents.
Some towns also require employees to establish residency within the
township. For employment in a Suffolk
County Department, with only limited exceptions set forth in Suffolk County
Law, residency within Suffolk County is required throughout employment with the
county. In any case in which residency
preference is given, the appointee(s) must meet a specific residency standard
as defined in the Civil Service Rules.
16.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
17.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.
18.
If
you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the United States
on the date of this test, please contact the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service before the last filing date appearing on this announcement for
alternate test date information.
19.
Multiple
Examinations Scheduled for the Same Day:
If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or
several local jurisdictions (county, town, city) scheduled to be held on the
same test date as this written test, you must notify each of the local
jurisdictions no later than two weeks before the test date, so they can make
arrangements for taking all tests at one test site. All examinations for positions in State
government will be held at a State examination center. If you have any questions please call the
Suffolk County Department of Civil Service at (631) 853-5500.
20.
For
information regarding a weather related cancellation of this examination, please
refer to our website at http://apps.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice/Efiling/Default.aspx
or the following stations will broadcast notice of cancellation between 6:00
A.M. and 8:00 A.M. on the test date:
WALK PATCHOGUE
97.5 FM
WBAB BABYLON 102.3 FM
WBLI BABYLON 106.1 FM
WLNG SAG HARBOR
92.1 FM
WBZO FARMINGDALE 103.1 FM
WRCN MEDFORD 103.9 FM
NEWS
12 LONG ISLAND TV CHANNEL 12 website:
www.news12.com
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
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P.O. BOX 6100,
HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-0099 Phone:
853-5500 County
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