PROMOTIONAL
EXAMINATION
77-868
SENIOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT OPERATOR
(3A)
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING DATE: JANUARY 23, 2019
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: MARCH 2, 2019
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $42,125
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GRADE 18
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 7475
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
promotional examination (Form CS-203). 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. Internet applicants should complete the
“Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form online. All other
applicants should complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and
Certification” form and submit it with your application (Form CS-203). All claims for application fee waiver are
subject to verification.
DUTIES
Under general supervision, an employee in
this class performs supervisory work involving the responsibility for the efficient
operation and maintenance of one or more wastewater treatment plants or works
as an operator at a wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 76 points
or greater which uses the activated sludge process or similar suspended growth
nitrogen removal. The work of a Senior
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator (3A) differs from that of a Wastewater
Treatment Plant Operator (3A) in the higher degree of independence and
initiative. Supervision may be exercised over Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
(3A) or plant support personnel in the performance of their assigned
duties. Work is performed under general
supervision and is reviewed through conferences and written reports. 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 a Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator (3A)
or Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator (4A) in the jurisdiction in which
the candidate seeks promotion for at least eighteen (18) months
immediately preceding the written examination date.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written test will cover
knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Supervision;
2.
Operation
and maintenance of pumps, valves and related mechanical and electrical
equipment;
3.
Physics,
chemistry and bacteriology related to wastewater treatment and disposal,
including laboratory and field tests for plant operations;
4.
Practices
and equipment used in the operation and maintenance of a Type A wastewater
treatment plant;
5.
Tools,
mechanical aptitude and reading of scales, meters and gauges.
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.suffolkcountyny.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 February 27, 2019
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: November 30, 2018
GENERAL CONDITIONS
PROMOTIONAL 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, New York 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.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in a 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 the 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 assistant, address
books, language translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
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.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only
certified to the jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the promotional
application form.
14. 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.
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 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:
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97.5 FM
WBAB BABYLON 102.3 FM
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92.1 FM
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NEWS
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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