65-800
SUFFOLK COUNTY
DRUG AND ALCOHOL
COUNSELOR I
(SPANISH SPEAKING)
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: FEBRUARY 19, 2020
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: MARCH 28, 2020
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $57,117
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 2714
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.
Application may also be made using the Suffolk County Application for
Employment (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B).
Make your check or money order payable to the Suffolk County Department
of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service. Do not send cash. Please indicate the examination title and the
last four digits of your Social Security number on the face of your check or
money order. 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. Internet applicants
should complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form
on-line. All other applicants should complete a “Request for Application Fee
Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with your application (Forms
CS-205A and CS-205B). 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 is currently one vacancy in the Town of Babylon.
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. The work includes interviewing,
monitoring and counseling English and Spanish speaking clients as well as
advising and assisting them with other substance abuse related problems. The duties require proficiency in both the
Spanish and English languages. 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
Either:
(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 registration as a CASAC issues by the NYS OASAS.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
I. This examination will consist of two
parts:
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 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:
www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
II. Spanish
Language Proficiency Test (Speaking):
Candidates who pass the written examination and do not qualify for a
waiver* of the Spanish language proficiency test will be scheduled for the
language test as the needs of the service require. This part of the examination will be
administered during the work week (Monday – Friday) and is designed to evaluate
speaking proficiency in the Spanish language at a level appropriate for the
position(s) being filled. Candidates
must pass both parts of the examination in order to be eligible for
appointment. Rank on the eligible list
will be determined by the written test scores only, plus veterans’ credits if
applicable.
Note: *A candidate may be eligible for waiver of
the Spanish language proficiency test on the basis of a previous performance
test administered by the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service or present
employment in a jurisdiction serviced by the Suffolk County Department of Human
Resources, Personnel and Civil Service.
Details explaining the waiver policy are available upon request from the
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service Department.
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 by requesting a copy from the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service. A self-addressed, stamped 9 ½” X 4” envelope must accompany this request.
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 March 25, 2020
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: January
2, 2020
GENERAL CONDITIONS OPEN-COMPETITIVE
ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Paper
applications are available at the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources,
Personnel and Civil Service in Hauppauge and at the Riverhead County Center
display, or by sending a stamped, self-addressed 9 ½” X 4”envelope for each
title to: Suffolk County Department of
Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service, P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099.
2.
Applications
postmarked after midnight of the last filing date may not be considered
eligible for this examination.
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 scored 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 non-county 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 throughout 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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