SUFFOLK COUNTY
POLICE OFFICER
&
POLICE OFFICER (SPANISH SPEAKING)
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING DATE: APRIL 17, 2019
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WRITTEN TEST
DATE: JUNE 15, 2019
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $42,000
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(Salary at top
step - $111,506)
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
APPLY ON-LINE OR USE FORM CS-205LE
(SCANNABLE FORM)
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE
Each application must be accompanied by a $125 NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE
application processing fee. Do not send
cash. Make your check or money order
payable to the SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE. Please indicate the examination title and the
applicant’s social security number on the face of the check or money
order. For applicants who wish to take
both the Police Officer and Police Officer (Spanish Speaking) exams, the $125
NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE application processing fee will be applied to
both examinations. Candidates who apply
for Police Officer (Spanish Speaking) will also automatically be included in
the examination for Police Officer without further application or fee.
APPLICATION FEE WAIVER AND ANNOUNCEMENT
AMENDMENT
The application processing fee may be
waived for Suffolk County residents who are veterans, auxiliary police, 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. The waiver application is available on
request from the Civil Service Department or on our website under “Online
Forms.” All claims for application fee
waiver are subject to verification.
Should it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the
Civil Service Department reserves the right to make such amendment on the
Department’s web page without notification to applicants.
INTERNET FILING
Application may be made via the internet
at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice .
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.
VACANCIES
The eligible list established as a result
of this examination will be used to fill future vacancies in the Suffolk County
Police Department and in the Town and Village police departments within Suffolk
County.
DUTIES
Patrols assigned area in a radio equipped
car, on motorcycle, or on foot to prevent and discover the commission of
crimes; answers calls and complaints involving automobile accidents, domestic
disturbances and other misdemeanors or felonies; directs traffic, enforces
traffic laws, and arrests traffic violators.
At scenes of crime; administers first aid, conducts preliminary
investigations, gathers evidence, obtains witnesses and makes arrests; testifies
in court on arrests made. Performs
related work as required.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written test for Police Officer and
Police Officer (Spanish Speaking) will be the same test in English. The test will use the multiple choice format and assess the
candidates’ cognitive abilities, work styles and background information. The results of the written test will be zone
scored. CANDIDATES MUST RESPOND TRUTHFULLY TO ALL QUESTIONS ON THIS TEST. A CANDIDATE WHO RESPONDS FALSELY TO QUESTIONS
HAS COMMITTED FRAUD ON THE EXAMINATION.
ACCORDING TO SECTION 50 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, A CANDIDATE WHO
COMMITS FRAUD ON AN EXAMINATION IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTY OF DISQUALIFICATION.
A Candidate Preparation Guide and an
on-line Candidate Tutorial will be posted on the following website link: https://ps-apps.psionline.com/candidateguide
beginning on or about April 15, 2019, and will remain available until June 15,
2019. An Access Code will be necessary
for candidates to access the site. The Access Code will be e-mailed or mailed
to candidates when they apply. The
Access Code will also be available through candidate’s Suffolk County exam
e-filing online
account. All applicants are advised to review the contents before appearing for
the written test.
Candidates who pass the written test will
be called for the following qualifying tests and evaluations as the needs of
the service require:
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL EVALUATION: Candidates will be required to meet the
medical standards (see page 3) for Police Officer and/or Police Officer (Spanish
Speaking) prescribed by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council
and by Suffolk County.
PSYCHOLOGICAL/PERSONALITY
EVALUATION: This evaluation will consist of written tests
and an interview designed to assess the suitability of the candidate’s
personality for the position of Police Officer and/or Police Officer (Spanish
Speaking).
PHYSICAL FITNESS SCREENING TEST: Candidates will be required to meet the
qualifying fitness screening test standards (see page 4) for Police Officer
and/or Police Officer (Spanish Speaking) as prescribed by the New York State
Municipal Police Training Council.
SPANISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST: The Police Officer (Spanish Speaking)
examination will also consist of a qualifying Spanish oral language proficiency
test at a level appropriate to the duties of the position. Candidates who fail the Spanish language test
may still be considered for Police Officer vacancies.
In addition to the above noted tests, a
background investigation including a polygraph test may be conducted on all
applicants.
The medical, psychological/personality and
physical fitness standards are subject to change without notice to
candidates. Failure or failure to appear
as scheduled for any of these tests or evaluations will result in the
elimination of a candidate’s application from further consideration for
purposes of this competition.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a standard senior high
school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma recognized by the New
York State Department of Education by the date of appointment.
SPECIAL AGE REQUIREMENT: Candidates must be at least 19 years 6 months
old on or before June 15, 2019. Pursuant
to Section 54 of the Civil Service Law, applicants who are within six months of
the minimum age will be permitted into the competition. Therefore, candidates who will be 19 years of
age by the exam date will be eligible.
Eligibility for appointment as a Police Officer and/or Police Officer
(Spanish Speaking) begins when the candidate reaches age 20. Candidates who reach their 35th birthday on
or before June 15, 2019 are not eligible except as follows: Candidates may have
a period of active military duty, up to six years as defined in Section 243 (10-a)
of the Military Law, deducted from their age for purposes of determining
whether they meet the age requirement.
LICENSE REQUIREMENT: Candidates will be required to possess a New
York State motor vehicle operator license at the time of appointment.
RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT: There are no residence requirements to
compete in this examination. In
accordance with the provisions of Section 23 of the New York State Civil
Service Law, for town and village positions, the Civil Service Department may
give preference in certification to legal residents of a jurisdiction if so
requested by the appointing authority.
To be deemed a legal resident of a particular jurisdiction for the
purpose of being granted preference as such, a candidate must have been a legal
resident of such jurisdiction at the time of certification and for at least 90
calendar days prior thereto. Candidates
may be required to indicate at the time of consideration for appointment
whether or not they will become a resident of the locality in accordance with
local law or ordinance.
CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT: Candidates must be United States citizens at
the time of appointment.
POLICE OFFICER TRAINING COURSE
REQUIREMENT: After appointment, candidates will be
required to successfully complete a Police Officer Training course recognized
by the New York State Municipal Training Council.
APPLICATION FORM: Candidates may file via the Internet at the
Civil Service Department website, www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice,
where the required $125 application processing fee may be paid by either VISA
or Mastercard.
Internet filers will receive an email receipt at the time of
filing. Candidates filing by paper
application must first obtain form CS-205LE by sending a stamped, self addressed envelope measuring at least 9 ½” by 4”
to: Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service, P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY
11788-0099. Completed
applications must be addressed to, and received by the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service, P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099 by the last filing date. Hard copy applications should be delivered
via certified mail, return receipt.
Applications that are not accompanied by a check or money order, and
which are ineligible for a fee waiver, will not be processed for the examination.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
OPEN-COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not received scheduling information
from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service by noon of June 12, 2019
must contact the Civil Service Department before the written test date at (631)
853-5500.
2.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the
Department of Civil Service for reconsideration no later than June 3,
2019. Appeals received after June 3,
2019 will not be considered.
3.
Applications
received after midnight of the Last Filing Date may not be considered eligible
for this examination.
4.
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. The final rank order of the
eligible list will be determined on the basis of the scores received on the
written test, plus veterans’ credits where applicable.
5.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an application is rejected, due notice
will be sent.
6.
Calculators
are not necessary for this examination.
7.
No
portion of this exam shall be subject to review by candidates.
8.
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 Civil Service Department 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.
9.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the application form.
10.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all statements made by candidates
are subject to verification.
11.
Candidates
may be fingerprinted or otherwise positively identified at time of the written
or other test(s).
12.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers: Indicate this on your
application.
13.
Smoking
is not permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.
14.
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.
15.
For
information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination,
please refer to our website at: www.suffolkcountgyny.gov/civilservice/exams/cscart/webform1.aspx
(information shown at bottom of page) or the following stations will broadcast
notice of cancellation between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM on the test date; WALK (97.5 FM);
WBAB (102.3 FM) WBLI (106.1 FM); WLNG (92.1 FM); WRCN (103.9 FM); NEWS 12 LONG
ISLAND, TV CHANNEL 12 or at their website www.news12.com.
LOCAL
DATE PREPARED: October
16, 2018
DATE AMENDED: November
8, 2018
DATE AMENDED: April
3, 2019
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
POLICE OFFICER and POLICE OFFICER (SPANISH SPEAKING)
These standards are subject to change
during the life of the eligible list without notice to candidates.
EYES: ACUITY VISION - For visual
acuity, the Snellen test is generally recognized as standard. All candidates should have vision better than
or equal to 20/30 in each eye. If a
candidate must use corrective lenses (glasses or contacts) in order to satisfy
the 20/30-vision standard, then such candidate’s uncorrected vision should be
no worse than 20/100 in each eye. Left
and right lateral (horizontal) field of vision shall be no less than 85 degrees
in each direction to provide a binocular horizontal field of vision of at least
170 degrees. Determination is to be made
without correction.
EYES: COLOR VISION - Perception of
color is deemed acceptable if the candidate reads at least 9 or more of the
first thirteen (13) plates of the 24-plate edition of the Ishihara Test. If the candidate's color perception is deemed
unacceptable through the use of said test and he/she believes the results to be
incorrect, such an individual may at his/her own expense take the Farnsworth-Munsell 100-Hue Test as prescribed by the Municipal Police
Training Council and only at facilities designated to perform this test. The
use of any lens by a candidate in order to meet the color perception standard
is not acceptable.
EARS and HEARING - A hearing loss
in either ear of more than 25 dcb in the 500, 1000,
and 2000 Hz range or a loss of more than 30 dcb in
the 3000 Hz range is considered disqualifying. Abnormal testing results between
4000 and 6000 Hz will require further evaluation. Hearing Aid Check --
Biological (HAC-B): Use of hearing aids to achieve such standards are permitted
as long as they are self-contained and fit within (auricular) or behind or over
(post-auricular) the ear. Candidates
with hearing aids shall, at their own expense, provide evidence from a licensed
audiologist, using functional gain or real ear measurements, that such aid(s)
meet the stipulated manufacturer’s standards.
Any ear condition requires a case-by-case assessment to determine if it
will affect the essential functions of the position.
NOSE, THROAT, MOUTH - Any condition
or symptom will be assessed on a case-by-case basis to determine the ability to
perform the essential functions of the position such as loss of sense of smell,
speech loss/defects, interference with proper fitting of a gas mask.
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR AND HEART - Candidates will
be assessed on a case-by-case basis as to the control of any condition and the
presence and severity of symptoms and complications to determine if the
candidate is able to perform the essential functions of the position. Resting blood pressure should be less than,
or equal to, 140 mmHg systolic and 90 mmHg diastolic on three successive
readings.
RESPIRATORY - The respiratory
system must be free of chronically disabling condition that would interfere
with the candidate's performance of required duties.
GASTROINTESTINAL - Any
malignancies, disorders, and active symptoms will be assessed on a case-by-case
basis to determine ability to perform job functions.
ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC - Candidates who
have a condition or disorder that may affect job performance will be evaluated
on a case-by-case basis.
NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH - Candidates must
be free of neurological disorders that may affect job performance. Candidates with epilepsy or seizure disorders
must provide evidence of one-year seizure free history prior to date of
examination.
MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH - Candidates must
have no defect, deformities or disorders that may affect job performance. Candidates are not acceptable if there is an
impairment of more than one finger on either hand. There should be no functional impairment of
the thumb or index finger on either hand.
Any disease or injury of back, joints or muscles as revealed by physical
examination that will interfere with the proper performance of duties will be
considered potentially disqualifying.
DERMATOLOGICAL HEALTH - Candidates must
be free of skin condition that would lead to inability to perform the duties of
the position.
MENTAL HEALTH - Candidates must
be free of mental illness, serious emotional disturbances or nervous disorders,
alcoholism, drug dependence or abuse that would interfere with the performance
of their duties. Candidates will be
evaluated through a psychological screening process. Candidates may be screened for presence of
drugs of abuse.
GENERAL MEDICAL STATEMENT - Candidates must
be free of any medical and/or nervous condition, which would jeopardize safety
and health of public and/or other employees.
Candidates with communicable disease will be disqualified unless it
becomes corrected or controlled.
PHYSICAL FITNESS SCREENING TEST
SIT UP MUSCULAR
ENDURANCE (Core Body) - The score indicated below is the number of bent-leg
sit-ups performed in one (1) minute.
PUSH-UP MUSCULAR
ENDURANCE (Upper Body) – The score indicated below is the number of full body
repetitions that a candidate must complete without breaks.
1.5 MILE RUN CARDIOVASCULAR CAPACITY - The score
indicated below is calculated in minutes:seconds.
The running surface may vary and the test may be conducted on either an indoor
or outdoor track.
TEST
– MALE |
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AGE |
SIT-UP |
PUSH-UP |
1.5 MILE RUN |
20
– 29 |
38 |
29 |
12:38 |
30
– 39 |
35 |
24 |
12:58 |
40
– 49 |
29 |
18 |
13:50 |
TEST
– FEMALE |
|||
20
– 29 |
32 |
15 |
14:50 |
30
– 39 |
25 |
11 |
15:43 |
40
– 49 |
20 |
9 |
16:31 |
A candidate must successfully complete
each of the three elements of the test battery at the minimum score as set
forth above to be deemed to have successfully completed the physical fitness
screening test.
These standards are subject to change
during the life of the eligible list without notice to candidates.
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