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NEW YORK STATE Department of Civil Service Announces Examination Open to All Qualified Individuals

Written Test To Be Held SEPTEMBER 22, 2001

Applications MUST Be Postmarked No Later Than JULY 30, 2001

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: On or before the date of the written test, you must have a bachelor's degree and seven years of administrative experience in a program designed to develop and issue mental health standards. This experience must have included drafting and analyzing State and federal agency laws, regulations, or standards.

You must clearly document on your OC-APP how you meet these qualifications.

NOTES:

1. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the NYS Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to the Examination Information Desk of the Department of Civil Service for a list of acceptable companies who provide this service. This list is also available here. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
2. Appropriate part-time and volunteer experience, which can be verified, will be accepted on a prorated basis.
3. New York State residence is not required.

THE POSITION: This position exists in the New York State Office of Mental Health in Albany.

DUTIES: As the Mental Health Standards Development Specialist 4, you would develop, analyze and revise drafts of regulations, policies, procedures and standards. You would collaborate with the Director of the Bureau of Policy, Regulations and Legislation to set Bureau priorities, and act as the Assistant Bureau Director in supervising the Bureau's work activities. You would provide technical assistance on regulatory issues in the field of mental health and be responsible for the Office of Mental Health Policy and Procedures Manual.

SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION: There will be a written test which you must pass in order to be considered for appointment. The written test is designed to test for knowledge, skills and/or abilities in such areas as:

• Management and Supervision: Assesses analyzing information for problem solution; communicating information within an organization and across organizations; interacting with others for the purposes of accomplishing work; monitoring quality, quantity and timeliness of work; designing and implementing action plans; assigning and scheduling work; and empowering others to act on their own initiative
• Written Communication: Assesses developing written communications, reviewing written communications for mechanics, content and appropriateness; and managing written communication activities.

NOTE TO STATE EMPLOYEES: You MUST take the written test even if you have participated in prior years' Promotion Test Batteries. Banked Promotion Test Battery scores cannot be used for this open-competitive examination. Likewise, your score on the written test will not be banked. If you qualify for the Mid-Level Managers and Administrators Promotion Test Battery you MUST file a separate application for the Mid-Level Managers and Administrators Promotion Test Battery if you want to bank the score from this test holding.

Approximately three days before the written test, you will receive a test admission notice of the time and place for you to take the written test on September 22, 2001.

If you have not received your notice to appear for the written test three days before the date of the test, call this Department at:
(518) 457-5483 for Albany area candidates
(518) 457-6556 for New York City area candidates
(518) 457-7022 for all other candidates

Test Guide: There will be a Test Guide which will be available to all candidates prior to the written test. This publication will provide an overview of the test process as well as detailed information about written simulation tests. Candidates will not be permitted to bring the Guide with them into the written test.

Beginning the third week in September, a copy of the Guide will be mailed to you. If you do not receive a copy, call the Department of Civil Service Examination Information Desk (518) 457-6216 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays.

The Test Guide will also be available here.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION: Notice to appear for the test may be conditional as review of applications may not be made until after the test. 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.

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.

Reasonable Accommodations in Testing:
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 the Department of Civil Service 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.

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Issued: 6/15/01

BE SURE TO USE THE APPLICATION FORM OC-APP
WHEN APPLYING FOR THESE EXAMINATIONS

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