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SUFFOLK COUNTY
CONSTABLE (VILLAGE OF WEST HAMPTON DUNES)
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: JUNE 5, 2024
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: JULY 13, 2024
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $66,950 - $128,750*
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(*Entry-level
salary – top step salary)
SPECIFICATION # 5049
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 Village of West
Hampton Dunes.
DUTIES
An employee in this class is a peace
officer involved in the enforcement of New York State laws and codes, the laws
and regulations of the Village of West Hampton Dunes, and other local laws and
regulations, within the Village of West Hampton Dunes. In the performance of duties, the Constable
has considerable responsibility for the exercise of sound judgment in
emergencies. The work is
performed in accordance with New York Criminal Procedure Law, under the
general supervision of the Mayor, and is subject to review through submission
of oral and written reports. Does
related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from high school or the
possession of a high school equivalency diploma, and certification** by New
York State as a police officer.
(**Please attach to the application a copy of your current certification
as a New York State police officer.)
Necessary Special Requirements
At the time of appointment and during
employment in this title, employees must possess the appropriate license issued
by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. Type of license will be
determined by the appointing authority with respect to the type of
vehicle to be operated. Valid license must be maintained throughout employment in this
position. Must be a U.S. Citizen and
resident of Suffolk County at the time of appointment.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The examination for this title will
consists of four parts:
I. The
written test will cover knowledge, skills and/or abilities in such areas
as:
1.
Preparing
written material;
2.
Applying
written information in a safety and security setting;
3.
Principles
and practices of safety and security;
4.
Following
directions (maps).
Note:
The use of calculators is allowed for this
examination.
Note: A Guide for the Written Test for
Safety and Security is available at the New York State website: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
II. Medical Evaluation (standards on
page 4): Candidates will be required to
meet the medical/physical standards for College Public Safety Officer I as
prescribed by Suffolk County. Candidates
who successfully meet the standards may be required to be
re-evaluated at intervals prescribed by the Suffolk County Office of
Employee Health Services.
III. Psychological
Evaluation: There will be a
qualifying psychological evaluation administered to passing candidates
as the needs of the service require.
This part of the exam will be administered
during the workweek (Monday – Friday).
IV. Physical
Fitness Screening Test: Candidates
will be required to meet the qualifying fitness screening test standards
(standards on page 5) for Constable (Village of West Hampton Dunes).
Candidates must pass all portions of this
examination to be eligible for appointment.
Rank on the eligible list will be determined by
written test scores only, plus veterans’ credits if applicable. 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.
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 July 10, 2024 are advised to contact the
Department before the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: April 10, 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 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
SUFFOLK COUNTY OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE MEDICAL REVIEW
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
CONSTABLE (VILLAGE OF WEST HAMPTON DUNES)
Weight: Weight should not interfere with candidate’s
ability to perform the duties of the position.
Vision: Candidates must have at least 20/40 binocular
vision with or without corrective lenses.
Binocular peripheral vision should not be less than 150 degrees. Candidates must be able to recognize color
traffic lenses.
Hearing: Candidates must be able to pass an
audiometric test of hearing acuity. A
binaural hearing loss of greater than 15% in the frequency ranges of 500, 1000
& 2000 Hz would be considered disqualifying. Hearing appliances are
allowed and must correct the deficiency so the binaural hearing loss in
the combined frequency level of 500, 1000 & 2000 Hz is no greater than 15%.
Speech: Significant speech pathology interfering with
communications will be considered disqualifying.
Speech must be clear and intelligible.
Cardiovascular
Health: Candidates must be free of chronically
disabling conditions that would interfere with the performance of required
duties; uncontrolled high blood pressure will be restricted pending
remediation.
Respiratory
Health: The respiratory system must be free of
chronic disabling conditions that would interfere with the candidate’s
performance of required duties.
Endocrine
& Metabolic: Candidates having a condition or disorder
that may affect job performance will be evaluated on a
case-by-case assessment including control of disorder, and the presence and
severity of symptoms and/or complications.
Ability to perform shift work and overtime will be
assessed.
Neurological
Health: Candidates must be free of neurological
disorders that may affect job performance. Candidates with epilepsy seizure
disorders must provide evidence of one-year seizure free history with or
without drug control.
Musculoskeletal
Health: Candidates have no defects, deformities or
disorders that will interfere with the candidate’s ability to perform the
essential functions of the position. The
use of prostheses or braces is allowed as long as the
candidate can perform the full range of duties of the position and no security
risk is posed.
Gastrointestinal
Health: Candidates must be free of gastrointestinal
disorders or deformities that would interfere with the performance of job
duties.
Mental
Health: Candidates must be free of mental illness,
serious emotional disturbances or nervous disorders, drug dependence or abuse
that would interfere with the performance of their duties.
General
Medical Statement: Candidates must be free of any medical and/or
mental health condition
which would jeopardize safety and health of the public and/or
other employees. Candidates with
communicable disease will be disqualified until
condition becomes corrected or controlled.
Ability to perform shift work and overtime will be
assessed.
Physical
Fitness: Candidates will be asked
to demonstrate physical fitness through tests of strength, flexibility and
endurance. A limited agility test will be performed to evaluate physical fitness level.
4/2024
*The
medical requirements are subject to change.*
PHYSICAL FITNESS SCREENING TEST FOR
CONSTABLE (VILLAGE OF WEST HAMPTON DUNES)
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 |
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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.
4/2024