8-1809
SUFFOLK COUNTY
NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
SPECIALIST
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: OCTOBER 2, 2019
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $85,000
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 1809
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,
volunteer 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 online. 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 in non-county jurisdictions under the
jurisdiction of the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service. There is currently one vacancy in the Sag
Harbor Union Free School District.
DUTIES
Under general supervision of the Network
Communications Manager, an employee in this class assists the Manager in the
technical work of designing and managing a local area network. This title differs from the Network
Communications Manager in that the Manager is administrative while the Specialist
is a technical position. The Manager is
responsible for all major areas of communications and telecommunications, while
this employee is a specialist in local area networks. Performance is reviewed through consultations
and conferences. Does related work as
required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation
from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY
State with a Bachelor's Degree*, which includes or is supplemented by thirty
(30) credits in computer science, electronics or advanced mathematics, and two
(2) years of technical experience in installation, modification and maintenance
of computer networks.
Notes:
Additional experience may be substituted for education on a
year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.
Candidates must have graduated from high school or possess a high school
equivalency diploma.
Coursework in computer technology from a
non-degree-granting computer training institution** may be accepted based upon
credit hour equivalence.
Special Note: Because of the rapid evolution of technology
in this field, five (5) years of qualifying experience must have been gained
within the last six (6) years.
*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.
**Please attach to the application a copy
of your transcript(s) showing coursework in computer technology from a
non-degree-granting computer training institution.
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 provided
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 November 6, 2019 should contact the
Department of Civil Service/Human Resources.
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.
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 15, 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 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 announced 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 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-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:
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