8-5002
POLICE OFFICER
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING DATE: MARCH 31, 2011
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: JUNE 11, 2011
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COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY
$42,000* (Salary at Step 6 $108,608)
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
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*EFFECTIVE (1/1/08)
APPLY ON-LINE OR USE FORM CS-205LE (SCANNABLE
FORM)
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE
Each application MUST be accompanied by a $100
NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE. DO NOT SEND CASH. Make your check or money order payable to the
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE.
Please indicate the examination title and the applicant’s social
security number on the face of the check or money order.
APPLICATION FEE WAIVER AND ANNOUNCEMENT AMENDEMENT
The application processing fee may be waived for
INTERNET
FILING
It
is recommended that application 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.
VACANCIES
The eligible list established as a result of
this examination will be used to fill present and future vacancies in the
Suffolk County Police Department and in the Towns and Villages within
DUTIES
Patrols assigned area in a radio equipped car,
on motorcycle, or on foot to prevent and discover the commission of crimes;
answers calls and complaints involving automobile accidents, domestic
disturbances and other misdemeanors or felonies; directs traffic, enforces
traffic laws, and arrests traffic violators.
At scenes of crime, administers first aid, conducts preliminary
investigations, gathers evidence, obtains witnesses and makes arrests;
testifies in court on arrests made. Performs related work as required.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The WRITTEN
TEST will use the multiple choice format and will assess the candidates’
cognitive abilities, work styles and background information. The results of the written test will be ZONE SCORED. CANDIDATES
MUST RESPOND TRUTHFULLY TO ALL QUESTIONS ON THIS TEST. A CANDIDATE WHO RESPONDS FALSELY TO QUESTIONS
HAS COMMITTED FRAUD ON THE EXAMINATION.
ACCORDING TO SECTION 50 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, A CANDIDATE WHO
COMMITS FRAUD ON AN EXAMINATION IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTY OF DISQUALIFICATION. A STUDY
GUIDE will be posted on the Civil Service Department web page (www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice) beginning on or about
April 19, 2011, and will remain available until the close of business on June
10, 2011. All applicants are advised to
print-out a hard copy of the study guide and review its contents before
appearing for the written test.
APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO DOWNLOAD THE STUDY GUIDE AS SOON AS IT BECOMES
AVAILABLE SO AS NOT TO OVERLOAD SERVERS IN THE DAYS JUST BEFORE THE TEST. It is the responsibility of each applicant
to obtain a copy of the study guide and to study its contents before appearing
for the test.
Candidates who pass the written test will be
called for the following qualifying tests and evaluations as the needs of the
service require:
COMPREHENSIVE
MEDICAL EVALUATION: Candidates will be
required to meet the medical standards (on page 3) for Police Officer
prescribed by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council and by
PERSONALITY
EVALUATION: This evaluation will consist of one or more
written tests and an interview designed to assess the suitability of the
candidate’s personality for the position of Police Officer.
PHYSICAL
FITNESS SCREENING TEST: Candidates will be
required to meet the qualifying fitness screening test standards (on page 4)
for Police Officer as prescribed by the New York State Municipal Police
Training Council.
POLYGRAPH
TEST: Candidates will be required to pass a
polygraph test.
The medical, personality, physical fitness and
polygraph standards are subject to change without notice to candidates. 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.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a standard senior high school or
possession of a high school equivalency diploma recognized by the New York
State Department of Education by the date of appointment. No substitution of experience for education
will be permitted.
SPECIAL
AGE REQUIREMENT: Candidates must be at least 19 years 6 months
old on or before June 11, 2011. Pursuant
to Section 54 of the Civil Service Law, applicants who are within six months of
the minimum age will be permitted into the competition. Eligibility for appointment as a Police
Officer begins when the candidate reaches age 20. Candidates who reach their 35th birthday on
or before June 11, 2011 are not eligible except as follows: Candidates may have
a period of active military duty, up to six years as defined in Section 243
(10-a) of the Military Law, deducted from their age for purposes of determining
whether they meet the age requirement.
LICENSE
REQUIREMENT: Candidates will be required to possess a
RESIDENCE
REQUIREMENT: There are no residence requirements to
compete in this examination. In
accordance with the provisions of Section 23 of the New York State Civil
Service Law, for town and village positions, the Civil Service Department may
give preference in certification to legal residents of a jurisdiction if so
requested by the appointing authority.
To be deemed a legal resident of a particular jurisdiction for the
purpose of being granted preference as such, a candidate must have been a legal
resident of such jurisdiction at the time of certification and for at least 90
calendar days prior thereto. Candidates
may be required to indicate at the time of consideration for appointment
whether or not they will become a resident of the locality in accordance with
local law or ordinance.
CITIZENSHIP
REQUIREMENT: Candidates must be
POLICE
OFFICER TRAINING COURSE REQUIREMENT: After
appointment, candidates will be required to successfully complete a Police
Officer Training course recognized by the New York State Municipal Training
Council.
APPLICATION
FORMS: Candidates are encouraged to file via the
Internet at the Civil Service Department website, www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice,
where the required $100 application processing fee may be paid by either VISA
or Mastercard.
Internet filers will receive an email receipt at the time of
filing. Candidates filing by paper
application must first obtain form CS-205LE by sending a stamped, self
addressed envelope measuring at least 9 ½” by 4” to: Suffolk County Department of Civil Service,
P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY
11788-0099. Completed
applications must be addressed to, and received by the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service,
GENERAL CONDITIONS
OPEN-COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not received scheduling information
from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service by noon of June 8, 2011
must contact the Civil Service Department before the written test date at (631)
853-5500.
2.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the
Department of Civil Service for reconsideration no later than June 1,
2011. Appeals received after June 1,
2011 will not be considered.
3.
Applications
received after midnight of the Last Filing Date may not be considered eligible
for this examination.
4.
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. The final rank order of the
eligible list will be determined on the basis of the scores received on the
written test, plus veterans’ credits where applicable.
5.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an application is rejected, due notice
will be sent.
6.
Calculators
are not necessary for this examination.
7.
No
portion of this exam shall be subject to review by candidates.
8.
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.
9.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the application form.
10.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all statements made by candidates
are subject to verification.
11.
Candidates
may be fingerprinted or otherwise positively identified at time of the written
or other test(s).
12.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers: Indicate this on your
application.
13.
Smoking
is not permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.
14.
If
you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the
15.
In
the event that a serious storm forces the cancellation of this test, the
following radio stations will be asked to broadcast notice of cancellation
between 6:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M. on the test date:
WALK PATCHOGUE 97.5
FM
WBAB
WBLI
WLNG SAG
HARBOR 92.1 FM
WBZO FARMINGDALE 103.1
FM
WRCN
WRIV RIVERHEAD 1390 AM
NEWS
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LOCAL
DATE
PREPARED: June 1, 2010
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
POLICE OFFICER
These standards are subject to change during the
life of the eligible list without notice to candidates.
EYES: ACUITY VISION - For visual acuity,
the Snellen test is generally recognized as
standard. All candidates should have
vision better than or equal to 20/30 in each eye. If a candidate must use corrective lenses
(glasses or contacts) in order to satisfy the 20/30-vision standard, then such
candidate’s uncorrected vision should be no worse than 20/100 in each eye. Left and right lateral (horizontal) field of
vision shall be no less than 85 degrees in each direction to provide a
binocular horizontal field of vision of at least 170 degrees. Determination is to be made without
correction.
EYES: COLOR VISION - Perception of color
is deemed acceptable if the candidate reads at least 9 or more of the first
thirteen (13) plates of the 24-plate edition of the Ishihara Test. If the candidate's color perception is deemed
unacceptable through the use of said test and he/she believes the results to be
incorrect, such an individual may at his/her own expense take the Farnsworth-Munsell 100-Hue Test as prescribed by the Municipal Police
Training Council and only at facilities designated to perform this test. The
use of any lens by a candidate in order to meet the color perception standard
is not acceptable.
EARS and HEARING - A hearing loss in
either ear of more than 25 dcb in the 500, 1000, and
2000 Hz range or a loss of more than 30 dcb in the
3000 Hz range is considered disqualifying. Abnormal testing results between
4000 and 6000 Hz will require further evaluation. Hearing Aid Check --
Biological (HAC-B): Use of hearing aids to achieve
such standards are permitted as long as they are self-contained and fit within
(auricular) or behind or over (post-auricular) the ear. Candidates with hearing aids shall, at their
own expense, provide evidence from a licensed audiologist, using functional
gain or real ear measurements, that such aid(s) meet the stipulated
manufacturer’s standards. Any ear
condition requires a case-by-case assessment to determine if it will affect the
essential functions of the position.
NOSE, THROAT, MOUTH - Any condition or
symptom will be assessed on a case-by case basis to determine the ability to
perform the essential functions of the position such as loss of sense of smell,
speech loss/defects, interference with proper fitting of a gas mask.
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR AND HEART - Candidates will be
assessed on a case-by-case basis as to the control of any condition and the
presence and severity of symptoms and complications to determine if the
candidate is able to perform the essential functions of the position. Resting blood pressure should be less than,
or equal to, 140 mmHg systolic and 90 mmHg diastolic on three successive
readings.
RESPIRATORY - The respiratory
system must be free of chronically disabling condition that would interfere
with the candidate's performance of required duties.
GASTROINTESTINAL - Any malignancies, disorders,
and active symptoms will be assessed on a case-by-case basis to determine
ability to perform job functions.
ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC - Candidates who have a
condition or disorder that may affect job performance will be evaluated on a
case-by-case basis.
NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH - Candidates must be
free of neurological disorders that may affect job performance. Candidates with epilepsy or seizure disorders
must provide evidence of one-year seizure free history prior to date of
examination.
MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH - Candidates must have
no defect, deformities or disorders that may affect job performance. Candidates are not acceptable if there is an
impairment of more than one finger on either hand. There should be no functional impairment of
the thumb or index finger on either hand.
Any disease or injury of back, joints or muscles as revealed by physical
examination that will interfere with the proper performance of duties will be
considered potentially disqualifying.
DERMATOLOGICAL HEALTH - Candidates must be
free of skin condition that would lead to inability to perform the duties of
the position.
MENTAL HEALTH - Candidates must be
free of mental illness, serious emotional disturbances or nervous disorders,
alcoholism, drug dependence or abuse that would interfere with the performance
of their duties. Candidates will be
evaluated through a psychological screening process. Candidates may be screened for presence of
drugs of abuse.
GENERAL MEDICAL STATEMENT - Candidates must be
free of any medical and/or nervous condition, which would jeopardize safety and
health of public and/or other employees.
Candidates with communicable disease will be disqualified unless it
becomes corrected or controlled.
PHYSICAL FITNESS SCREENING TEST
SIT UP MUSCULAR ENDURANCE (Core Body) - The score
indicated below is the number of bent-leg sit-ups performed in one (1) minute.
PUSH-UP MUSCULAR
ENDURANCE (Upper Body) – The score indicated below is the number of full body
repetitions that a candidate must complete without breaks.
1.5 MILE RUN CARDIOVASCULAR
CAPACITY - The score indicated below is calculated in minutes:seconds. The running surface may vary and the test
may be conducted on either an indoor or outdoor track.
|
TEST – MALE |
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AGE |
SIT-UP |
PUSH-UP |
1.5 MILE RUN |
|
20
– 29 |
38 |
29 |
12:29 |
|
30
– 39 |
35 |
24 |
12:53 |
|
40
– 49 |
29 |
18 |
13:50 |
|
TEST – FEMALE |
|||
|
20
– 29 |
32 |
15 |
15:05 |
|
30
– 39 |
25 |
11 |
15:56 |
|
40
– 49 |
20 |
9 |
17:11 |
A candidate must successfully complete each of
the three elements of the test battery at the minimum score as set forth above
to be deemed to have successfully completed the physical fitness screening
test.
These standards are subject to change during the
life of the eligible list without notice to candidates.
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