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SUFFOLK COUNTY

 

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR

 

CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice

 

 

 

·         LAST FILING DATE:        DECEMBER 8, 2010          

·         WRITTEN TEST DATE:   JANUARY 8, 2011  

·         USUAL ANNUAL SALARY $51,288

·         SALARIES VARY BY JURISDICTION

 

 

SPECIFICATION # 1201

 

APPLY USING FORMS CS-205A AND CS-205B (SCANNABLE FORM)

 

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

A separate application is required for each examination (identified by examination number) for which you are applying.  Each application must be accompanied by a $35 non-refundable, non-transferable application processing fee. Do not send cash.  Make your check or money order payable to the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service.  Please indicate the examination title and the last four digits of your social security number on the face of your check or money order.  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 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.  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.  The waiver application is available on request from the Civil Service Department or on our website under “Online Forms.”

 

 

VACANCIES

There is currently one vacancy in the Town of Brookhaven.

 

 

DUTIES

The work involves responsibility for performing administrative and field duties involving the development, coordination and implementation of a comprehensive environmental education program for a specific park or location. The employee in this class develops and presents environmental education programs to school groups, community organizations and the public.  Work is performed under the general direction of an environmental or administrative supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, consultations and the submission of required reports.  Does related work as required.

 

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Either:

(a)                Graduation from a New York State or Regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree* in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Management/Protection or a related field; or,

(b)               Graduation from a New York State or Regionally accredited college or university with an Associate’s Degree* in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Management/Protection or a related field, and two years of related experience.

 

*Please attach to the application a copy of your college transcript(s) which must have your name, college name, and date of graduation printed on it by the institution.  Grade reports, incomplete transcripts and other similar documents are unacceptable. 

 

 

SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION

The written test will cover knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:

 

1.      Communicating and interacting with the public;

2.      Operating an interpretive center;

3.      Preparing written material;

4.      Understanding the natural sciences.

 

NOTE:              The use of CALCULATORS is ALLOWED 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.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice.

2.                  Expanded Description of the examination subtests are available by requesting a copy from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in Hauppauge.  A self-addressed, stamped 9 1/2" 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 January 5, 2011 are advised to contact the Civil Service Department before the written test date at 853-5500.

 

 

N.Y.S.

DATE PREPARED:  October 22, 2010

 

 

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.                  A booklet entitled, “Civil Service Examinations:   How to Take a Written Test,” is available upon request from the Suffolk County Civil Service Department.

4.                  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.

5.                  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.

6.                  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 veterans’ credits where appropriate.

7.                  Eligible applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination.  If an application is rejected, due notice will be sent. 

8.                  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.

9.                  There may be restrictions on employment for those who are under 18 or over 70 years of age.

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 open-competitive application form.

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.              Candidates may be fingerprinted at time of examination.

18.              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.

19.              Saturday Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:  If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your application.

20.              No smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.

21.              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.

22.              Candidates approved to take this examination and who have been approved to take another examination offered by a different civil service agency on the written test date appearing in this announcement should call (631)853-5500 for special instructions.  Do not request an alternate test date to resolve such a conflict.

23.              For information regarding a weather related cancellation of this examination, please refer to our website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice/exams/cscart/webform1.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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SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE

725 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY.

NORTH COUNTY COMPLEX, BLDG. #158                                                        Information Display Unit,

P.O. BOX 6100, HAUPPAUGE, NY  11788-0099  Phone:  853-5500                    County Center, Riverhead