88352-010
SUFFOLK COUNTY
PRINCIPAL DETECTIVE INVESTIGATOR
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2024
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: NOVEMBER 9, 2024
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $170,329*
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*SALARY EFFECTIVE
6/1/2017
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GRADE 32
(Bargaining Unit 12)
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**Salary
contingent on current contract
SPECIFICATION # 5733
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 $125.
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 Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
DUTIES
An employee in this class assists in
directing and coordinating the activities of the investigative staff for the
assigned units within the District Attorney's Office. The duties involve planning the work of the
senior investigative and clerical staff. The incumbent assists in training the
investigative staff in the operating procedures of the office. Supervision is
received from the Chief and Deputy Chief Detective Investigator through
conferences and written reports. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
An aggregate minimum of ten (10) years of
experience supervising the investigations of a detective or plainclothes
investigator while employed by a state, county, city, town or village police
department within New York State, three (3) of which must have been within the
last five (5) years (supervising experience must include scheduling, time
management, training, and discipline of subordinate officers); experience in
testifying at trials or hearings and grand jury; and at least eight (8) or more of the
following:
Three
(3) years’ experience in the following:
1. Undercover operations as lead
investigating officer and tactical coordinator;
2. Monitoring wiretap investigations as an
affiant, coordinator, or plant manager;
3. Cultivating and handling confidential
informants;
4. Obtaining search warrants and arrest
warrants;
Five
(5) years’ experience in the following:
1. Investigating
homicides or pattern violent crimes with use of cell phone data analysis,
social media analysis, witness interviews, and interrogations;
2. Organized
crime investigations involving gambling, prostitution, narcotics or firearms
trafficking, extortion, or counterfeiting and establishing conspiracy
indictments;
3. Child
exploitation investigations and related computer forensics;
4. Financial
crimes investigations as lead investigating officer;
5. Public
corruption investigations as lead investigating officer.
Necessary Special Requirements
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. At the
time of appointment, employee must have completed an approved Basic Course for
Police Officers from a police department within New York State.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The examination for this positon will
consist of four parts:
I. The
written test will cover knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such
areas as:
1.
Evaluating
information and evidence;
2.
Investigative
techniques and criminalistics;
3.
New
York State Laws – Police;
4.
Preparing
written material in a police setting;
5.
Understanding
and interpreting written material;
6.
Planning,
supervising and administering police programs and activities.
Note: The
use of calculators is prohibited for this examination.
Note: A
Guide for the Written Test for Second-
and Third-Line Supervisors is available at the New York State Department of
Civil Service website: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
Those candidates who receive passing
graded on the written test will be called for the qualifying medical/physical
and personality/psychological evaluation and the physical agility screening
test as the needs of the service require.
II. Medical/Physical Evaluation – (See page
4): Candidates will be required to meet
the medical/physical standards for Senior Detective Investigator 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. Personality/Psychological
Evaluation: There will be a qualifying
personality/psychological evaluation administered to passing candidates as the
needs of the service require.
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.
*At the discretion of the Appointing
Authority, qualifying evaluations may be waived for candidates who previously
passed the required evaluations, and have been continuously employed since then
in a peace officer or police officer position within Suffolk County.
“Continuously” is defined as having no break greater than one (1) year.
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 November 6, 2024 are advised to contact
the Department before the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: September 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 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.
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 AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
PRINCIPAL DETECTIVE INVESTIGATOR
Vision – Candidates must
have uncorrected vision with neither eye less than 20/100, and must be
correctable to 20/30 binocular.
Binocular peripheral vision should not be less than 170 degrees.
Color
Vision
– Perception of color is deemed acceptable if the candidate reads at least 9 or
more of the first 13 plates of the 24-plate edition of the Ishihara Test. The
use of any lens by a candidate in order to meet the color perception standard
is not acceptable.
Hearing – Single hearing
levels should not exceed 25 decibels (DB) at either 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz nor
exceed 30 DB at 3000 Hz frequencies in each ear. For abnormal testing results between 4000 and
6000 Hz frequencies, further refined audiological
evaluation is recommended. Use of
hearing aids is permitted as long as they are self-contained and fit within,
behind or over the ear. Candidates with
hearing aids shall, a their own expense, provide evidence from a licensed
audiologist, using functional real ear measurements, that such aids meet the
stipulated manufacturer’s standards. Any
other ear condition requires a case-by-case assessment to determine if it will
affect the essential functions of the position.
Nose,
Throat & Mouth – Candidates must be free of any condition or symptom
interfering with the ability to perform the essential functions of the
position, including loss of sense of smell, speech disorders or any condition
interfering with the proper fitting of a respirator.
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 ability to perform the essential functions
of the position.
Endocrine
& Metabolic
– Candidates having a condition or disorder will be evaluated on a case-by-case
assessment including control of disorder, and the presence and severity of
symptoms and/or complications.
Neurological
Health
- Candidates must be free of neurological disorders that interfere with the
candidate’s ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
Candidates with epilepsy or seizure disorders must provide evidence of one-year
seizure free history with or without drug control.
Musculoskeletal
Health
– Candidates must have manual dexterity to operate computer and manual
equipment and must be free of any impairment that would interfere with the
ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
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 condition, including alcohol abuse,
and/or psychiatric disorder which would jeopardize the safety and health of the
public and/or other employees or would clearly interfere with the ability to
perform the essential functions of the position.
Candidates found abusing legal or illegal
drugs will be disqualified. Candidates
with communicable disease will be disqualified unless it becomes corrected or
controlled.
*The medical/physical requirements are
subject to change.*
9/2024