NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCES Examinations Open To The Public Written Test To Be Held FEBRUARY 27, 1999 Applications MUST Be Postmarked No Later Than JANUARY 25, 1999 Salary Processing Examination No. and Title Grade Salary Fee ? 23-355 SAFETY AND SECURITY Equated to 9 $22,887 OFFICER TRAINEE 23-356 SAFETY AND SECURITY Equated to 9 $22,887 $15 OFFICER TRAINEE (Spanish Language) $27,191 JOURNEY LEVEL Appointees in the New York City area (Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester Counties) will receive an additional $823 location pay differential. THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THIS EXAMINATION However, if you pass the written test, you must meet the QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT. QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT: Physical/Medical Requirements: Your physical and medical condition will be evaluated to ensure that you are able to satisfactorily perform the essential duties of the position to which you are seeking appointment with or without reasonable accommodation. The medical examination will be required upon a conditional offer of employment. You are responsible for payments of the clinical laboratory test fees (currently $35). To obtain a complete statement of the physical and medical standards, and/or Requirements for the Qualifying Physical Fitness Test, write to the Medical Review Unit, NYS Department of Civil Service, Building #1, State Campus, Albany, NY 12239. License Requirement: At the time of appointment and as a condition for continued employment, you must have a driver’s license valid in New York State. Conditional licenses are not acceptable. Peace Officer Status: In addition, Safety and Security Officers have peace officer status while on the job (Mental Hygiene Law, Section 7.25 and 13.25; Public Health Law, Section 455; and Criminal Procedure Law, Section 2.10). As such, Safety and Security Officers must meet the qualifications for appointment to public office as noted below: Background Investigation: If you pass the written test and are considered for appointment, there will be a thorough background investigation to determine your suitability for appointment as a Safety and Security Officer. Conviction of a felony, misdemeanor, or other violation of law may bar you from appointment. You will be required to pay a fee for state and federal identification records checks which include fingerprinting. You may also be required to be cleared through the New York State Child Abuse Registry. Minimum Age Requirement: At the time of appointment, you must have reached your 18th birthday. New York State Residency and United States Citizenship: New York State residence is not required to take the examination. However, at the time of appointment, you must be a resident of New York State and a citizen of the United States. THE POSITIONS: These positions exist in New York State government facilities of the Office of Mental Health, the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and with the Department of Health. There were over 140 appointments made from the previous eligible list at various locations throughout the state. ONE PROCESSING FEE MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR APPLICATION WHEN FILING FOR EITHER ONE OR BOTH OF THESE EXAMINATIONS BE SURE TO USE THE APPLICATION FORM OC-APP WHEN APPLYING FOR THIS EXAMINATION S-1/TC-2 JKK-ejr SEE REVERSE SIDE Issued: 12/11/98 New York State ? An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT: http://www.cs.state.ny.us SAFETY AND SECURITY OFFICER TRAINEE - 2 - NO. 23-355 SAFETY AND SECURITY OFFICER TRAINEE NO. 23-356 (Spanish Language) DUTIES: As a Safety and Security Officer Trainee, you would be required to satisfactorily complete a comprehensive one-year training program. During this period, you would be trained to protect persons and property, to prevent and detect crime and to maintain peace, order, and security in a State agency, facility or community residence. While serving your traineeship, you might be assigned, on a fixed or rotating shift, to mobile or foot patrol, dispatch desk post, fire post or to fire and safety inspections. As a Safety and Security Officer Trainee, you would be required to satisfactorily complete, prior to the end of your traineeship, the mandated Municipal Police Training Council training as well as any other training mandated by law, rules and/or regulations. At the successful conclusion of your one-year traineeship, you will be advanced to the full journey level without further examination. Salary increases to $27,191 after successful completion of the traineeship. SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION: There will be a written test which you must pass in order to be considered for appointment. The written test will be in ENGLISH. If you pass the written test and are considered for appointment to a "Spanish Language" position, you will be required to demonstrate your proficiency in the Spanish Language at a level that will assure your ability to perform the duties of the position properly. The written test will be designed to test for knowledge, skills and/or abilities in such areas as: 1. Applying written information in a security situation–These questions are designed to evaluate your ability to read, interpret and apply rules, regulations, directives, written narratives and other related material. You are required to read information, and to appropriately apply the information to situations similar to those typically experienced in a security services setting. All the information needed to answer the questions is contained in the rules, regulations, etc. which are cited. 2. Preparing written material–These questions test for your ability to present information clearly and accurately and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order and then asked to choose from four suggestions the best order for the sentences. 3. Understanding and interpreting written material–These questions test how well you comprehend written material. You will be provided with brief reading selections and will be asked questions about the selections. All the information required to answer the questions will be presented in the selections; you will not be required to have any special knowledge relating to the subject areas of the selections. 4. Understanding and interpreting graphs, charts, tables and diagrams and following written instructions–These questions are designed to test your ability to understand information that is presented graphically or tabularly and to follow written directions. You will be given questions that contain such things as graphs, charts, tables, diagrams or operating instructions for devices. You must locate information on these charts, tables or diagrams or follow instructions for operating devices in order to answer the questions. All information required to answer a question is provided. Specialized knowledge of the subject matter is not required to successfully answer the questions. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES HOW TO APPLY: Use FORM OC-APP, APPLICATION FOR NYS EXAMINATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Forms are available (by mail or in person) at the office of the New York State Department of Civil Service: Building 1, State Campus, Albany, NY 12239. You may also obtain application forms by visiting the Civil Service Career Information Center, Suite 108, North Concourse, Empire State Plaza, Albany, or one of the NYS Department of Labor Community Service Centers or local offices; these offices cannot handle mail requests. ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION: If you have not received your notice to appear for the written test three days before the date of the test, call (518) 457-5483 if taking the test in Albany; (518) 457-6556 for New York City Test Center; (518) 457-7022 for all other Test Centers. SPECIAL NOTICE TO ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES: Beginning January 1, 1998, the NYS Constitution allows members of the US Armed Forces who are on active duty the right to request extra War Time Veterans credits on civil service examinations. You must request them in the space provided on the examination application. NEW YORK STATE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: It is the policy of the State of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception. Saturday religious observers applying for examinations which have written tests scheduled to be held on a Saturday and who need special testing arrangements must note this on their applications. In addition, it is the policy of the Department of Civil Service, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, to provide qualified persons with disabilities equal employment opportunity and equal opportunity to participate in and receive the benefits, services, programs, and activities of the Department. It is the policy of the Department to provide such persons reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications as are necessary to enjoy equal opportunity. Persons with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in an examination must note this on their applications. Further information is available from the Special Arrangements Unit of this Department, at (518) 457-3416 or TDD (telecommunications device for the deaf) (518) 457-8480. MULTIPLE EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULED FOR THE SAME DAY: With the exception of written tests announced by New York City, if you have applied to take a written test announced by a local jurisdiction (county, town, city) scheduled to be held on the same test date as this written test, you must call (518) 457-7022 no later than two weeks before the test date to make arrangements for taking all tests at one test site. All tests will be held at the State examination center. S-1/TC-2 JKK-ejr Issued: 12/11/98