9-0406
PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION
CHIEF PERSONNEL ANALYST (CLASSIFICATION)
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2018
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $71,858
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GRADE 31
SPECIFICATION # 0406
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER
The application processing fee is $40.
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 promotional examination (Form CS-203). 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, members
in good standing of a local fire district or ambulance company
and volunteer CERT members. 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 (Form CS-203). All claims for application fee waiver are
subject to verification.
DUTIES
An employee in this class assists the
Director of Classification in coordinating and overseeing all operational
activities of the Classification Division of the Department of Civil
Service. Supervision is maintained over
a technical and clerical staff, and responsibility is included for assignment,
planning and review of work in addition to personally participating in the more
complex problems. Work is performed
under the supervision of the Director of Classification and in conformance with
Civil Service Law and departmental policies, and is reviewed through meetings
and conferences. Does related work as
required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To be eligible, a candidate must now be
serving and have served on a continuous basis with permanent or contingent permanent
competitive status as a Principal Personnel Analyst in the Suffolk
County Department of Civil Service for at least two (2) years
immediately preceding the last filing date.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
There will be no written or oral test for
this examination. Candidates who meet
the minimum qualifications will receive a rating based on an evaluation of
their experience against the background of the duties of the position.
Experience will be rated based on official
records of employment maintained by the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service. Therefore, it is not necessary
for candidates to submit information describing their experience.
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.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice.
2. Candidates who filed for this examination
more than six months ago are advised to amend their applications to include
current information.
LOCAL
DATE
PREPARED: August 28, 2018
GENERAL CONDITIONS
PROMOTIONAL 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 1/2" x 4" envelope for each title to: Suffolk County Department of Civil Service,
P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, New York 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.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the training and experience examination may
appeal to the Department of Civil Service for reconsideration immediately upon
notification of ineligibility. Appeals
received untimely 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 scores received on the written test, plus seniority and 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-checkers, personal digital assistants, address books, language
translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only certified to the
jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed.
9.
In
accordance with Section 52 of the Civil Service Law, for County Service, first
consideration in appointment will be given to employees in the department where
a vacancy occurs, after which appointments will be made from the general list.
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the promotional
application form.
14.
For
each six months of continuous permanent competitive service within the
jurisdiction, to a maximum of 20 years, .10 credits for seniority will be added
to the scores of passing candidates only.
15.
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.
16.
A
waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are an officer or member of
the Suffolk County Auxiliary Police or if you are a Suffolk County resident
veteran, volunteer firefighter, volunteer EMT or volunteer CERT member. All claims for application fee waiver are
subject to verification. If you can
verify eligibility for application fee waiver, complete a “Request for
Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with your
application by the close of business on the Application Deadline as listed on
the Examination Announcement. The form is available from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service or on our website under “Online Forms.”
17.
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.
18.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
19.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.
20.
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.
21.
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.
22.
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
Announcements and Applications Also Available At
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COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
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LINDSAY COUNTY COMPLEX, BLDG. #158 Information Display Unit,
P.O. BOX
6100, HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-0099 Phone: 853-5500 County Center, Riverhead