63-248
SUFFOLK COUNTY
CLINIC COORDINATOR
(DRUG ABUSE)
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: NOVEMBER 6, 2021
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $60,213
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GRADE 25
SPECIFICATION # 2654
All statements
made on the application may be verified and the backgrounds
of successful candidates are subject to investigation by the appointing
authority.
SPECIAL NOTE: Candidates
who filed an application for the original examination date of March 28, 2020 will automatically be scheduled for the November 6, 2021 examination
and are NOT required to submit a new application.
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, members of a
Volunteer Fire Department or Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Agency
Explorers programs, 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 two
current vacancies and future vacancies in the Suffolk County Department of
Health Services.
DUTIES
An
employee in this class is responsible for the administration of a substance use disorder treatment clinic in the Health
Services Department. The incumbent exercises administrative control over all
staff in the assigned clinic. The work is carried out
in accordance with established federal and state regulations concerning
substance use disorder treatment centers. This class differs from that of
Clinic Supervisor (Drug Abuse) by virtue of the fact that supervision is exercised over all staff in the assigned clinic and
administrative responsibility is greatly increased. Work is
performed under the general supervision of the Clinic Administrator or
other administrative supervisor. Does
related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a Master’s
Degree* in Human Services, and current certification from NYS Office of Alcohol
and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) as a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Counselor (CASAC)**, or possession of the requirements necessary to be
designated as a Qualified Health Professional (QHP)** as defined in Title 14
NYCRR Part 800.3 (L), with one year of experience or satisfactory completion of
a training program in the treatment of substance use disorders.
Necessary
Special Requirements
At
time of appointment and during employment in this title, candidates are
required to maintain status as a QHP.
Candidates will be required to complete thirty
(30) hours of Clinical Supervision Foundations I & II training
within one (1) year of appointment. Depending on the nature of the assignment,
at the time of appointment and throughout employment in this title, employees
may be required to possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New
York State. Candidates may 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. **Please attach to
the application a copy of your credentials as a NYS CASAC or possession of the
requirements to be designated as a QHP.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The
written test will cover knowledge, skills and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Ensuring
effective inter/intra agency communications;
2.
Preparing
written material;
3.
Understanding
and interpreting written material;
4.
Social
work program oversight;
5.
Supervision.
Notes: 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 November 3, 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: August 10, 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
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
SUFFOLK COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
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