PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION
9-0765
OFFICE SYSTEMS ANALYST II
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: FEBRUARY 23, 2022
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $51,260
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GRADE 21
SPECIFICATION # 0765
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. 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 claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
DUTIES
An employee in this class is involved in
evaluating departmental network and equipment needs, and the selection and
implementation of equipment and software for a County department or in the
Suffolk County Community College. The incumbent may perform specialized work
that requires knowledge of specific programs and procedures. Work is performed
under the general supervision of an Office Systems Analyst III or other
administrator, and is reviewed through conferences, consultations and the
submission of required reports. Supervision may be exercised over lower level
employees including Office Systems Technicians and Analysts I. Duties require
independent judgment and initiative in the evaluation and design of computer
networks and systems. 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 an Office Systems Analyst I for at least
one (1) year or as a Data Entry Supervisor for at least two
(2) years in the jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks promotion
immediately preceding the last filing date.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The only subject of the examination will
be an evaluation of the candidates’ training and experience. Candidates who
meet the minimum qualifications will receive a rating based on an evaluation of
their training and experience against the background of the duties of the
position.
All candidates should submit an
application on or before the last filing date. After a preliminary review of
qualifications, all approved candidates will be required to complete and return
a questionnaire describing their relevant training and experience. The rating
of training and experience will be based upon the information candidates
provide on the questionnaire. Ambiguity and vagueness will not be resolved in
the candidate’s favor. Additional information concerning a candidate’s training
and experience will not be accepted after the questionnaire has been
rated. Candidates who have not received
a questionnaire by March 23, 2022 should contact the Department of Human
Resources, Personnel and Civil Service.
NOTES
1. Should it become necessary to amend any
part of this announcement, the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and
Civil Service 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. Candidates
who filed for this examination more than six months ago are advised to amend
their application to include current information.
LOCAL
DATE
PREPARED: January 5, 2022
GENERAL CONDITIONS
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for Promotional Examination
(Form CS-203).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Form CS-203.
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 Human Resources, Personnel and 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 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. 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 eligible list.
9.
When
an examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County Department of Human
Resources, Personnel and Civil Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County
Civil Service Rules dealing with the rating of examination will apply.
10.
When
the 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.
11.
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 Department of Human Resources,
Personnel and Civil Service 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.
12.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the promotional
application form.
13.
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.
14.
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.
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.
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 Department of Human Resources,
Personnel and Civil Service before the last filing date appearing on this
announcement for alternate test date information.
19.
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 Human Resources, Personnel and 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
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