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SUFFOLK COUNTY
FORENSIC SCIENTIST TRAINEE
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: MARCH 17, 2021
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: APRIL 17, 2021
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $46,328
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GRADE 19
SPECIFICATION # 2280
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. 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, 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. Applicants should complete the “Request
for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form online. All claims for
application fee waiver are subject to verification.
VACANCIES
The eligible list for this title will be
used to fill future vacancies in the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.
DUTIES
An employee in this class performs
entry-level work and receives training in one of the following forensic science
specialties: firearms, drug chemistry, trace evidence, questioned documents,
biological sciences, or toxicology. The
incumbent performs routine laboratory functions while learning the theory,
principles and techniques of professional work in the chosen specialty area,
and is expected to function with increasing independence as knowledge and
expertise are gained. After two (2)
years of continuous service as a permanent Forensic Scientist Trainee, the
incumbent achieves permanent competitive status as a Forensic Scientist I
(Firearms), Forensic Scientist I (Drug Chemistry), Forensic Scientist I (Trace
Evidence), Forensic Scientist I (Q.D.), Forensic Scientist I (Biological
Sciences) or Forensic Scientist I (Toxicology) without further
examination. Does related work as
required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Biological Sciences Specialty: Graduation from
a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State
with a Bachelor's Degree* in one of the natural or forensic sciences, which
includes or is supplemented by three (3) credit hours in biochemistry, three
(3) credit hours in genetics, three (3) credit hours in molecular biology, and
three (3) credit hours in either statistics or population genetics.
All Other Specialties: Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a
Bachelor's Degree* in one of the natural or forensic sciences, which includes
or is supplemented by sixteen (16) credit hours in chemistry.
Necessary Special Requirements:
Depending upon assignment, possession of a
professional license and registration, issued by the New York State Education
Department, as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist will be required. Candidate must maintain the license
throughout employment in the assignment.
At the time of appointment and during employment in this title,
employees will be required to possess a valid license to operate a motor
vehicle in New York State. Candidates
will be subject to a background investigation.
*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.
Record
keeping;
2.
Analyzing
and interpreting written technical material;
3.
Basic
laboratory equipment and glassware;
4.
General
laboratory principles and practices.
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 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. Expanded Description of the examination subtests is available at: www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service by April 14, 2021
are advised to contact the 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: February 23, 2021
GENERAL CONDITIONS
OPEN-COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for Employment (Forms CS-205A
and CS-205B).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Forms CS-205A and CS-205B.
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 written test date appearing on this announcement. Appeals received on or after the announced
written test 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 score received on the written test, plus 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-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 Human
Resources, Personnel and 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 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.
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 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 within five years of 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 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 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 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
12 LONG ISLAND TV CHANNEL 12 website:
www.news12.com
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