EXANDED SCOPE
FOR
COMMUNTIY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST OC 1,2,3,4
LITERACY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ASSISTANT
(SPANISH SPEAKING) OC 1,2,3
.
1. EDUCATING AND
INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC- These questions test for knowledge of
techniques used to interact effectively with individuals and/or community
groups, to educate or inform them about topics of concern, to publicize or
clarify agency programs or policies, to negotiate conflicts or resolve
complaints, and to represent one's agency or program in a manner in keeping
with good public relations practices. Questions may also cover interacting with
others in cooperative efforts of public outreach or service.
2. PREPARING WRITTEN
MATERIAL-These
questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately,
and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions,
you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four
restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For
other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of
order. You must then choose, from four suggestions,
the best order for the sentences.
3. UNDERSTANDING AND
INTERPRETING WRITTEN MATERIAL-These questions test for the ability to
understand and interpret written material. You will be presented with brief
reading passages and will be asked questions about the passages. You should
base your answers to the questions only on what is presented in the
passages and not on what you may happen to know about the topic.
4. UNDERSTANDING AND
INTERPRETING TABULAR MATERIAL-These questions test your ability to
understand, analyze, and use the internal logic of data presented in tabular
form. You may be asked to perform tasks such as completing tables, drawing
conclusions from them, analyzing data trends or interrelationships, and
revising or combining data sets. The concepts of rate, ratio, and proportion
are tested. Mathematical operations are simple, and computational speed is not
a major factor in the test. You should bring with you a hand-held
battery- or solar-powered calculator for use on this test. You will not
be permitted to use the calculator function of your cell phone.
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.
USE OF CALCULATORS
IS RECOMMENDED