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PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION

INVESTIGATOR III

http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service

· LAST FILING DATE: APRIL 30, 2021

· WRITTEN TEST DATE: JUNE 12, 2021

· COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY $55,097

· GRADE 23

SPECIFICATION # 5753

STATE ANNOUNCED TEST DATE: JUNE 5, 2021*

SUFFOLK COUNTY TEST DATE: JUNE 12, 2021

*Special Note for Candidates: Any candidate approved to take a civil service examination with another local civil service agency on June 5, 2021 must notify this office upon application. You may be required to take all of your exams, including Suffolk County exams scheduled for June 12, 2021, on June 5, 2021 at that agency’s test site. Failure to provide notice may result in disqualification from the June 12, 2021 Suffolk County examination(s).

SPECIAL NOTE: Candidates who filed an application for the original examination date of April 25, 2020 will automatically be scheduled for the June 12, 2021 examination and are NOT required to submit a new application.

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. 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. Internet applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form online. All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.

DUTIES

An employee in this class assigns and supervises the work of Investigators and participates in the more complex assignments to uncover fraud perpetrated against Suffolk County. This class differs from that of Investigator II in that the incumbent works with greater independence, formally supervises lower level Investigators, and may be assigned to duties that assist an administrator in the development and implementation of fraud prevention and detection initiatives. Work is performed under the general supervision of an administrative superior or an Investigator IV. Does related work as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

To be eligible, a candidate must now be serving and have served on a continuous basis with permanent or contingent permanent competitive status as an Investigator II or Investigator II (Spanish Speaking) for at least two (2) years or as an Investigator I or Investigator I (Spanish Speaking) for at least four (4) years in the jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks promotion immediately preceding the written examination date.

Necessary Special Requirements

At the time of appointment and during employment in this title, employees will be required to possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State. Within six (6) months, employees hired after 4/7/88 must obtain a Notary Public License. Possession of the license must be maintained throughout employment in the title.

SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION

The written test will cover knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:

1. Preparing written material;

2. Understanding and interpreting written material;

3. Advanced investigative techniques;

4. Evaluating information and evidence

5. Supervision.

Note: The use of calculators is allowed for this examination.

Note: A Guide for the Written Test for Investigators is available at the New York State Department of Civil Service website: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.

NOTES

1. Should it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and 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. An Expanded Description of the examination subtests is available at: www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.

3. Candidates who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service by June 9, 2021 are advised to contact the 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/Departments/Civil-Service under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the examination date.

N.Y.S.

DATE PREPARED: April 5, 2021

GENERAL CONDITIONS

PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

1. Application may be made using the Suffolk County Application for Promotional Examination (Form CS-203).

2. Applicants may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with Form CS-203.

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 Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service for reconsideration prior to the last filing date appearing on this announcement. Appeals received on or after the last filing 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 scores received on the written test, plus seniority and 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-checkers, personal digital assistants, address books, language translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.

8. Eligible lists resulting from promotional examinations are only certified to the jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed. In accordance with Section 52 of the Civil Service Law, for county service, first consideration in appointment will be given to employees in the department where a vacancy occurs after which appointments will be made from the general eligible list.

9. When an examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with the rating of examination will apply.

10. When the 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.

11. 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 Human Resources, Personnel and 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.

12. Information regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the promotional application form.

13. For each six months of continuous permanent competitive service within the jurisdiction, to a maximum of 20 years, .10 credits for seniority will be added to the scores of passing candidates only.

14. 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.

15. 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.

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 Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service before the last filing date appearing on this announcement for alternate test date information.

19. Multiple Examinations Scheduled for the Same Date: If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or several local jurisdictions (county, towns, 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 test 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 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 HUMAN RESOURCES, PERSONNEL AND CIVIL SERVICE

Announcements and Applications Also Available At

SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, PERSONNEL AND 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