9-2282                                                                                    

 

 

PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION

 

FORENSIC SCIENTIST III

 (BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES)

 

http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service

 

 

 

·         LAST FILING DATE:         MARCH 2, 2022       

·         COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY $98,397    

·         GRADE 28 STEP 11

 

 

SPECIFICATION # 2282

 

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 oversees the technical and/or administrative functions of one (or more) sub-units, disciplines, or areas of specialized responsibilities within the Biological Sciences section of the crime laboratory.  The incumbent coordinates and participates in the performance of highly complex technical analyses in the Biological Sciences section.  The work involves the use of and maintenance of highly sophisticated laboratory equipment.  An employee in this class may be assigned specialized responsibilities in the section (such as acting as the Technical Leader or Casework CODIS Administrator) in accordance with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) standards and/or minimum qualifications.  The work includes giving testimony at a variety of legal proceedings, and requires the exercise of independent judgment and initiative. Supervision may be exercised over subordinate laboratory staff and is received from an administrative or section supervisor through conferences and review of reports issued. May act as a crime scene team leader.  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 II (Biological Sciences) in the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office for at least two (2) years immediately preceding the last filing date.

 

Necessary Special Requirements

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.

 

 

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 on Form CS-205A.

 

In your summary of training include a copy of your college transcript(s) 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 including experience in forensic biology.  Include the percent of 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.  Rank on the eligible list will be determined by the training and experience evaluation plus seniority and veteran’s credits if applicable.

 

 

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 28, 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 and click on the “Weather-Related Exam Cancellations” link.  Civil Service Announcements are shown at the bottom of that page.   Also check News 12 Long Island for notice of cancellation of this examination:  NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, TV CHANNEL 12 or at their website:  www.news12.com 

                                                               

 

 

SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE

 

SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE

725 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY. WILLIAM J LINDSAY COUNTY COMPLEX,

BLDG. #158 

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