63-552
SUFFOLK COUNTY
HEALTH AND SAFETY ASSISTANT
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING DATE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: NOVEMBER 3, 2018
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $51,215
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 5359
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/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. Application may also be made using the
Suffolk County Application for Employment (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B). Make your check or money order payable to the
Suffolk County Department of Civil Service.
Do not send cash. Please indicate
the examination title and the last four digits of your social security number
on the face of your check or money order.
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, auxiliary police, members in
good standing of a local fire district or ambulance company and volunteer CERT
members. 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 (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B). 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 for this title in non-county
jurisdictions under the jurisdiction of the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service. There is currently one vacancy
in the Town of Smithtown.
DUTIES
An employee in this class reviews Workers’
Compensation claims to uncover accident trends and causes, and assists in
developing and implementing related health and safety programs and
procedures. The focus of the position is
on loss control and the employee is expected to identify areas of concern,
recommend corrective actions and provide training to assure compliance with
proper work processes. Work is
supervised by an administrative supervisor through conferences, review of
written reports and observations. Does
related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Either:
(a) Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a
Bachelor's Degree* and two (2) years of experience in the development and/or
implementation of employee health and/or safety programs that includes
evaluation of accident trends and causes; or,
(b) Graduation from a standard senior high
school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, and six (6) years of
experience in the development and/or implementation of employee health and/or
safety programs that includes evaluation of accident trends and causes; or,
(c) An
equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of
(a) and (b).
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 written test will cover
knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Inspection
and interviewing techniques;
2.
Statutory
and regulatory requirements relating to occupational health and safety, and
building safety;
3.
Occupational
health and safety including accident prevention and control;
4.
Preparing
written material;
5.
Principles
and practices of staff development and training.
Note: The
use of calculators is allowed 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 “How to Take a Written Test” helpful in
preparing for this test. This
publication is available online at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
NOTES
1.
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.
The most current copy of this announcement is available during the
filing period at www.suffolkcounyny.gov/civilservice.
2. Expanded Description of the examination subtests is available by requesting a copy from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in Hauppauge. A self-addressed, stamped 9 ½” X 4” envelope must accompany this request.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service by October 31, 2018 are advised to contact the Civil
Service 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/civilservice
under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the
examination date.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: August 6, 2018
GENERAL CONDITIONS
OPEN-COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Paper
applications are available at the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in
Hauppauge and at the Riverhead County Center display, or by sending a stamped,
self-addressed 9 ½” X 4”envelope for each title
to: Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service, P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY
11788-0099.
2.
Applications
postmarked after midnight of the last filing date may not be considered
eligible for this examination.
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 scored 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 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.
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 non-county 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 throughout 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/civilservice
click on the “Weather Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the
bottom of that page. The following
stations will broadcast notice of cancellation:
WALK PATCHOGUE 97.5 FM
WBAB BABYLON 102.3 FM
WBLI BABYLON 106.1 FM
WLNG SAG HARBOR 92.1 FM
WBZO FARMINGDALE 103.1
FM
WRCN MEDFORD 103.9 FM
NEWS
12 LONG ISLAND TV CHANNEL 12 website:
www.news12.com
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
Announcements and Applications Also Available At
SUFFOLK COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
725 VETERANS
MEMORIAL HWY.
WILLIAM J LINDSAY
COUNTY COMPLEX, BLDG. #158
Information Display Unit,
P.O. BOX 6100,
HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-0099 Phone:
853-5500 County Center, Riverhead