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SUFFOLK COUNTY
YOUTH PROJECT DIRECTOR
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: APRIL 24, 2024
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: JUNE 1, 2024
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $84,245
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 3729
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 Civil Service. There is currently one vacancy in the Town of
Huntington.
DUTIES
An employee in this class directs a funded
project designed to aid and redirect troubled youth between the ages of seven
and sixteen. The work includes the
supervision of direct services to youth and referral to community youth
resources. The incumbent supervises a
staff of professionals and volunteers.
Work is performed under the supervision of the administrative supervisor
of a town youth bureau, through the review of management reports, conferences
and the evaluation of project results.
Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
(a) Graduation from a New York State or
Regionally accredited college or university with a Master's Degree* in Social
Work or Counseling, and two (2) years of professional or administrative
experience in social work, counseling or probation; or,
(b) Graduation from a New York State or
Regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree* in Social
Work or Counseling, and four (4) years of professional or administrative
experience in social work, counseling or probation; or,
(c) An
equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of
(a) and (b).
Note:
The above experience must be directly related to the problems of youth.
*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.
Advising
and interacting with others;
2.
Preparing
written material;
3.
Administering
and Coordinating Youth programs;
4.
Supervision.
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 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 May 29, 2024 are advised to contact the Department before the
written test date at (631) 853-5500.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: March 13, 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. 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 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 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 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