PROMOTIONAL
EXAMINATION
72-765
COMPUTER OPERATOR IV
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2019
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: DECEMBER 14, 2019
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $53,740
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GRADE 23
SPECIFICATION # 0534
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
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 online. 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 performs
responsible work in the scheduling of the work of a computer operations unit,
the direct supervision of Computer Operators and the review of operations
procedures. The incumbent acts as an
assistant to the operations supervisor or assumes responsibility for the
operations unit on a particular shift.
This position differs from positions in the title of Computer Operator
III in the extent of supervision exercised, the degree of independent judgment
required in the scheduling and coordinating of the work and the responsibility
for interaction with other units. Performance is evaluated by an operations supervisor or other
administrative supervisor through consultation, conferences, review of oral and
written reports and the examination of production statistics. 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 Computer Operator III for at least one
(1) year in the jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks promotion
immediately preceding the written examination date.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written test will cover
knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Administrative
supervision;
2.
Operation
of computer hardware and peripheral equipment;
3.
Reading
and interpreting instructions relating to the execution of computer programs;
4.
Systems
analysis;
5.
Work
scheduling.
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 “General Guide to Written Tests”
helpful in preparing for this test. This
publication is available online at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.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.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.
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 December 11, 2019 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/Departments/Civil-Service
under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the
examination date.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: September 19, 2019
DATE
AMENDED: October 22, 2019
GENERAL CONDITIONS PROMOTIONAL
ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Candidates
must submit Suffolk County Application forms CS-203 (Blue). 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,
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. Unless otherwise stated
part-time experience will be pro-rated.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the training and experience examination may
appeal to the Department of Civil Service for reconsideration prior to the last
filing date appearing on this announcement.
Appeals received on or after the last filing
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 scores received
on the training and experience evaluation, plus seniority and veterans' credits
where appropriate.
6.
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.
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.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only
certified to the jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed.
11.
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.
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 application form
(CS-203).
14.
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.
15.
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.
16.
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.
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 Date: If you have applied to take a
written test announced by either one or several local jurisdictions (county,
towns, 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 test 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 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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