9-2267
PROMOTIONAL
EXAMINATION
FORENSIC SCIENTIST II (FIREARMS)
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: APRIL 21, 2021
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COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY
$82,267
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GRADE 24-11
SPECIFICATION # 2267
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 performs complex
technical work in the identification and analysis of various types of firearms,
ammunition, tools and tool marks to determine such facts as the type and
operability of weapons, projectile velocity and the origin of tool marks. Work
differs from that of a FS I (Firearms) in that the analyses performed are more
complex than those performed by a FS I
(Firearms). The work involves the use
and routine maintenance of sophisticated modern laboratory equipment. The
incumbent may oversee and review the work of subordinate laboratory personnel,
ensure the reliability of test results, and develop and evaluate methods used
in the section. May participate in crime
scene investigations and issue reports of analyses performed. The work includes giving testimony at a
variety of legal proceedings, and requires the exercise of independent judgment
and initiative. Supervision is received from an administrative supervisor
through conferences and a review of reports issued. 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 Forensic Scientist I (Firearms) for at
least two (2) years in the jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks
promotion immediately preceding the last filing date.
Necessary Special Requirement
At the time of appointment and throughout
employment in this title, employees must possess a valid license to operate a
motor vehicle in New York State.
Candidates will be subject to a background
investigation.
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 training and experience against the background of the duties of the
position. Please prepare a complete
summary of your relevant education and experience for this position.
In your summary of training include a copy of
your college transcript showing all college degrees.
In your summary of experience describe fully
each relevant position you have held during the past ten (10) years. State the type of organization and your place
within it. Give a clear and precise
description of your principal duties and responsibilities in forensic firearms
examination. Include the percent of work
time you normally devote to each. If you
have held more than one title with the same employer describe each title
separately.
Applications may be supplemented by a
resume, but submission of a resume does not relieve a candidate of the
responsibility for completing all sections of the official
application. To receive credit for
experience on a job, basic information such as your title, name and address of
employer, title of supervisor, hours in the work week, dates of employment
(including month and year), etc., must be shown.
Be as concrete and specific as possible in
your summary of training and experience; ambiguity and vagueness will not be
resolved in favor of the candidate.
Additional information concerning a candidate’s training and experience
will not be accepted after the application has been rated.
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: March 16, 2021
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 training and experience 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:
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WRCN
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