8-0301
SUFFOLK COUNTY
MATERIEL CONTROL CLERK I
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2019
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $25,735
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GRADE 5
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $50,435
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 0301
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 $40. Application may be made
via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service. 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, firefighters, members in good standing of a local
fire district or ambulance company, volunteer CERT members and members of the
Suffolk County Police Explorers program. 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 are
currently two vacancies in Western Suffolk BOCES.
DUTIES
An employee in this class performs
clerical and routine manual work related to the receiving, storage, inventory
control and redistribution of bulk supplies, equipment, furnishings, mail and
parcels. Duties include keeping records
and may require lifting and moving heavy objects and operating an automobile or
small truck to make deliveries or to conduct on-site inventories. Work differs from that of a Materiel Control
Clerk II in that the incumbent would not be expected
to act as a lead worker and the complexity of inventory records kept is
less. Supervision is
received from a higher level Materiel Control Clerk or other designated
supervisor. Does related work as
required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a standard senior high
school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma.
Necessary Special Requirement
Depending on the nature of the position
under consideration, candidates may be required at the time of appointment and
during employment in this title to possess a valid New York State Driver's
license or Commercial Driver's license.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written test will cover
knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Understanding
and interpreting written material;
2.
Clerical
operations;
3.
Record
keeping.
Note: The
use of calculators is permitted for this examination.
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/Departments/Civil-Service.
2.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service by October 30, 2019 are advised to
contact the Civil Service Department before the written test date at (631)
853-5500.
3.
You
can view your room assignment and exam site on our home page at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the
examination date.
LOCAL
DATE
PREPARED: July 18, 2019
GENERAL CONDITIONS
OPEN-COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Paper
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 www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
click on the “Weather Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the bottom of that page. The following stations will broadcast notice
of cancellation:
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
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P.O. BOX 6100,
HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-0099 Phone:
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