600008-180
SUFFOLK COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIAL
WORKER
CIVIL SERVICE
OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: JANUARY
22, 2025
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: MARCH
1, 2025
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COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY $54,392
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GRADE 21
SPECIFICATION #
2661
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, active duty military, members of the reserves or National Guard,
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 future vacancies in the
Suffolk County Department of Health Services.
DUTIES
An
employee in this class performs professional medical social work for patients
treated at County clinics. Work involves applying specialized social work
techniques to the rehabilitation and adjustment of physically ill and/or
emotionally disturbed persons. The
incumbent works closely with other health care professionals, such as
physicians and nurses, in planning treatment for patients, and works with other
agencies and community organizations to obtain services and develop
resources. Supervision is received from
an administrative supervisor through the review of case records and reports,
and through individual and staff conferences.
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 Social Work, including course fieldwork in a
hospital, outpatient clinic, medical rehabilitation, medical care or mental
health program.
Note: One (1) year of experience as a medical
social worker in a hospital, outpatient clinic, medical rehabilitation facility
or mental health facility may be substituted for the course fieldwork.
Necessary
Special Requirements
At
the time of appointment and throughout employment in this title, candidate must
be Licensed as a Master Social Worker (LMSW) or be a Licensed Clinical Social
Worker (LCSW) by the New York State Education Department.
At
the time of appointment and throughout employment in this title, employees are
required to possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York
State.
*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.
Preparing
written material;
2.
Developing
and implementing treatment in a social work program;
3.
Working
with individuals to promote mental health;
4.
Interviewing.
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 on line 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
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.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service by February 26, 2025 are advised to contact
the Department before the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: December 11, 2024
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.
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. Candidates who are within twelve
months of obtaining the minimum education requirements will be allowed into the
examination on a pending basis.
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 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 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 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 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
and click on the “Weather Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the
bottom of that page.
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: (631)
853-5500