4-3003
SUFFOLK COUNTY
CASEWORKER TRAINEE (SPANISH SPEAKING)
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: DECEMBER 14, 2022
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: JANUARY 7, 2023
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $43,404
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GRADE 17
SPECIAL NOTE
Applications
on our website may not be possible because of a cyberattack on Suffolk County
computers. Paper application may be obtained on Suffolk County’s landing web page at
suffolkcountyny.gov under Department of Civil Service.
SPECIFICATION # 3003
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 Social Services.
DUTIES
An employee in this class performs
entry-level professional social work for individuals and families. Work differs from that of a Caseworker
Trainee in that a position in this class requires proficiency in both the
Spanish and English languages. Trainees
receive continuous on-the-job training while performing duties of a limited
professional nature. The incumbent works
closely with professional supervisors, and all work is subject to review
through frequent consultation and examination of work performed. After one (1) year of continuous service as a
permanent Caseworker Trainee (Spanish Speaking), the incumbent achieves
permanent competitive status as a Caseworker (Spanish Speaking) without further
examination. Does related work as
required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY
State with a Bachelor's Degree*.
Necessary Special Requirement
At the time of appointment and during
employment in this title, employees must 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 examination will consist of two parts:
I. The
written test will cover knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such
areas as:
1. Establishing and maintaining effective
helping relationships in a social casework setting;
2. Interviewing (Caseworker);
3. Preparing written material.
Note: The use of calculators is
permitted for this examination.
II. Spanish Language Proficiency Test (Reading
and 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 reading and 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 Human Resources, Personnel and 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.
Candidates must pass all parts of
the examination in order to be eligible for appointment. Rank on the eligible list
will be determined by the written test scores plus veteran’s credits
where applicable.
This examination is being prepared and
rated in accordance with Section 23(2) of the Civil Service Law. The provisions of the New York State Civil
Service Law, Rules and Regulations dealing with the preparation and rating of
examinations, as well as establishment and certification of eligible lists for
positions in the classified service will apply to this examination. Candidates who file for Caseworker
examinations with more than one civil service agency will be required to use
the score received in this examination subject to the following terms and
conditions:
(1) A candidate is
permitted to take a Caseworker examination prepared by the NYS
Department of Civil Service only once
during each of the following defined periods of January 1 – June 30 and July 1
– December 31.
(2) A candidate who applies and is approved for more than one Caseworker examination during
the same six-month period (January 1 – June 30 or July 1 – December 31) is
required to use the score resulting from a single test administration for all
examinations held during the same six-month period.
(3) The candidate must inform the civil
service agency if he/she has previously taken a Caseworker examination in any
other civil service agency and provide the location and date the examination was taken.
(4) A
candidate must pay application fees for each examination requiring such
fees.
(5) A candidate’s placement on resultant
eligible list(s) and duration of eligibility for appointment will
be determined by the civil service agency conducting the examination(s).
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 January 4,
2022 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.
DECENTRALIZED
DATE
PREPARED: October 18, 2022
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