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SUFFOLK COUNTY
DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELOR I
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: JANUARY 24, 2024
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: MARCH 2, 2024
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $49,931 - $52,380
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 2705
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
current and future vacancies in non-county jurisdictions under the jurisdiction
of the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil
Service. There are currently two
vacancies; one each in the Sachem Central School
District and the Town of Smithtown.
DUTIES
An
employee in this class provides professional screening and counseling services
in the implementation of a drug and alcohol abuse prevention and/or treatment
program. Work includes interviewing,
monitoring and counseling clients, as well as advising and assisting clients
with other substance abuse related problems.
Supervision is received from an administrative
or professional supervisor who reviews work by means of conferences and
reports. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
(a) Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a
Bachelor's Degree*, and one (1) year of counseling experience in drug and/or
alcohol abuse; or,
(b) Registration as a credentialed
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC)** by
the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.
Note: Graduate education* in social work or
substance abuse counseling will be substituted for experience described in a)
on a year-for-year basis.
*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 current
registration as a CASAC by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and
Substance Abuse Services.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The
written test will cover knowledge, skills and/or abilities in such areas
as:
1.
Preparing
written material;
2.
Principles
and practices of social casework;
3.
Working
with individuals to promote mental health;
4.
Interviewing.
Note: The use of calculators is
recommended 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 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.
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 February 28,
2024 are advised to contact the Department before
the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: December 19, 2023
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
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 Human Resources, Personnel and 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