Ulster
County Personnel Department
Civil Service Examination
Announcement
#50701 PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN SERIES
FILING
FEE $20.00
CONTINUOUS
RECRUITMENT OPEN-COMPETITIVE
EXAMINATION
PLEASE READ ENTIRE ANNOUNCEMENT
CAREFULLY
EXAMINATION
DATE: October 6,
2007
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE
NOTE: Candidates may participate in this
examination once per year.
We will continue to accept
applications after September 6, 2007; those applicants will be scheduled in
2008. Announcements will be issued in January of 2008 indicating the
examination dates for that year.
PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN SERIES #50701
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TITLES:
PUBLIC HEALTH
TECHNICIAN
PUBLIC HEALTH
TECHNICIAN TRAINEE
AND any other titles determined to be
appropriate by the Ulster County Personnel Officer.
SALARY: Starting salary for Public Health
Technician is $17.20 per hour; Starting salary for Public Health Technician
Trainee is $16.10 per hour.
DISTINGUISHING
FEATURES OF THE CLASS:
As a Public Health Technician Trainee, an employee undergoes one year of
on-the-job training to become qualified as a Public Health Technician. Upon
successful completion, the employee is promoted to Public Health Technician. As a Public Health Technician, an employee
assists Public Health Sanitarians and Public Health Engineers in carrying out
various elements of prevention and control programs affecting the public's
health. The duties of this position
include inspection of food service establishments, water supply systems,
camping sites, motels, hotels, bathing beaches, swimming pools, etc., to ensure
compliance with applicable
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must meet the following requirement(s) on or before the date of the
examination:
PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN:
A. Possession of an associate’s or higher
level degree; OR
B. Satisfactory completion of sixty (60)
semester credit hours from a regionally accredited or New York State registered
college or university, including or supplemented by a minimum of twelve (12)
semester credit hours in the physical or biological sciences and one year of
experience as a Public Health Technician Trainee*;OR
C. One year of work experience in a
public environmental health program.
Special
Requirement: At time
of appointment and throughout employment in this title, candidates must possess
a valid
*Experience
in the former title of Environmental Health Technician Trainee is creditable as
Public Health Technician Trainee experience.
PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN TRAINEE:
Possession
of an Associate’s or higher level degree OR
satisfactory completion of sixty (60) semester credit hours from a regionally
accredited or New York State registered college or university, including or supplemented
by a minimum of twelve (12) semester credit hours in the physical or biological
sciences.
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENT: At time of appointment and throughout employment in this
title, candidates must possess a valid
ANTICIPATED
ELIGIBILITY:
If you expect to complete the
educational requirement within six months of the date of examination, you may
apply. If successful on the examination,
you will not be certified for appointment until you have submitted proof of
completion of the requirements to the Ulster County Personnel Department.
APPLICATION REVIEW
TOLERANCE POLICY
For the
purposes of this policy, "tolerance" shall mean the leeway given
regarding work experience when reviewing an application. Applicants lacking a
small amount of work experience when applying for promotional or
open-competitive examinations may qualify under the following conditions:
1) Candidates
will be given a maximum tolerance of one (1) month.
2)
Tolerance
will be given only when the minimum qualification requires one or more
years of work experience.
3)
Tolerance
Policy does not apply to education or licensure/certification
requirements. (See particular examination announcement for "Anticipated
Eligibility" information).
4)
Tolerance
Policy does not apply where required work experience is set forth by law
or rules.
5)
Tolerance
Policy does not apply to enable applicants to meet residence
requirements.
For more
information regarding Tolerance Policy, please contact our office at (845)
340-3550.
WHERE COLLEGE IS A REQUIREMENT, YOU
WILL BE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION. FAILURE
TO SUBMIT COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS MAY RESULT IN YOUR UNCONDITIONAL
DISQUALIFICATION. IF COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS
ARE ALREADY ON FILE WITH OUR OFFICE, INDICATE THIS ON YOUR APPLICATION. TRANSCRIPTS NEED NOT BE OFFICIAL COPIES;
HOWEVER, THEY MUST CONTAIN ALL INFORMATION NECESSARY TO QUALIFY YOU FOR
THIS POSITION.
NOTE:
If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational
institution outside of the
SUBJECT
OF EXAMINATION: Written test will cover knowledge,
skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1. Arithmetic Reasoning: These questions test your ability to solve an arithmetic problem presented in sentence or short paragraph form.
2. Understanding and Interpreting Written Material: These questions test how well you comprehend written material.
3. Principles of Biology, Chemistry and General Science: These questions test for a basic understanding of the physical world around you and the scientific laws that govern it.
STUDY GUIDES-PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICIAN SERIES:
A Guide to Taking the Examination for
the Public Health Technician Series is available on the New York State
Department of Civil Service Web Site at: www.cs.state.ny.us/testing/localtestguides.cfm
OR at the Ulster County Office
Building, Personnel Department, 244 Fair Street-5th Floor, Kingston,
NY, OR Call (845) 340-3550 for information on how to
obtain a copy
LIST
CERTIFICATION: A single eligible list will be established as a
result of this examination. Candidates who are successful in this examination
and possess the minimum qualifications for Public Health Technician will be
certified for appointment as a Public Health Technician. Those eligible for
Public Health Technician Trainee will be certified at the trainee level.
Persons appointed at the trainee level will be advanced to Public Health
Technician without further examination upon satisfactory completion of the one
year traineeship. If candidates originally placed on the eligible list as a
Public Health Technician Trainee acquire the training and experience necessary
to meet the minimum qualifications for Public Health Technician during the life
of the eligible list, they may submit a new application and may then be
certified as a Public Health Technician.
CANDIDATES WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS EXAMINATION WILL APPEAR ON AN ELIGIBLE LIST AS INDICATED ABOVE UNDER "LIST CERTIFICATION". THEIR NAMES WILL BE INTERFILED ACCORDING TO GRADE AND WILL REMAIN ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST FOR UP TO TWO (2) YEARS.
CALCULATORS: "Unless
specifically prohibited, 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.”
*FEES*:
Send your check or money order for twenty dollars ($20.00) (made payable
to
EXCEPTION TO FEE REQUIREMENT:
An exception to the processing fee will be made for persons receiving
Supplemental Social Security payments or public assistance (Safety Net
Assistance or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families), provided Foster Care or
certified Workforce Investment Act of 1998 eligible through a state or local
social service agency, and for those who are unemployed AND primarily
responsible for the support of a household.
Individuals wishing to claim this waiver of fee on the basis of
Supplemental Social Security, Safety Net Assistance or Temporary Assistance to
Needy Families, must certify on their application, under number 20 Remarks,
that they are receiving public assistance and must indicate the type of
assistance they are receiving, the agency providing the assistance and their
case numbers. Persons claiming this waiver through Foster Care or Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 Certification must specify the program and name of their
contact agency. Persons claiming this waiver, who are unemployed AND primarily
responsible for the support of a household must provide a written statement
indicating such under number 20 Remarks. Such claims are subject to later
verification and, if not supported by appropriate documentation, are grounds
for barring appointment.
Applications may be obtained at the
Ulster County Office Building, Personnel Department, 244 Fair Street ‑
5th Floor, P.O. Box 1800, Kingston, NY 12402‑1800 OR by mailing a
request (INCLUDE A STAMPED SELF
-ADDRESSED, LEGAL‑ SIZE ENVELOPE) OR from our website at:
www.co.ulster.ny.us/personnel/index.html.
Candidates requesting
announcements for multiple examinations must be sure to include sufficient
postage for return mail.
For
those applications submitted in person, please submit no later than 4:30 PM.
All applications must be received in our office no later than 5:00 PM on
the date indicated on page one (1) of this announcement in order to be included
for the upcoming test date. Applications postmarked by this date will also be
accepted. All other applications will be held for the next test date.
This examination is being 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
dealing with the rating of examinations will apply to this test.
SPECIAL
NOTE: All public agencies are required by
law to provide full and equal opportunities for minorities, women and to people
with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to compete without
regard to race, creed or national origin.
Applicants requesting special testing arrangements as a Saturday Sabbath
Observer, disabled candidate, alternate test date candidate (in accordance with
Alternate Test Date Policy), or an active member of the military away from the
area on the scheduled test date must clearly indicate this fact on the
application. All such requests must be supported by appropriate documentation
and be made at time of filing.
VETERANS: Non-disabled and disabled veterans
who wish to claim additional credits must request a Veterans Credits
application from our office. This form must be completed and submitted along
with a war service (DD214) form prior to the establishment of the
resulting eligible list. Veterans credits may only be added to a passing score
and may only be used for appointment once. Candidates currently in the
armed forces may apply for and be conditionally granted veteran’s credits. Any candidate who applies for such credits
must provide proof of military status to receive the conditional credits. You
may not claim additional Veterans Credits after the eligible list has been
established. It is the candidate’s responsibility to request the Veterans
Credits application forms and submit these forms and any required supporting
paperwork before the eligible list is established.
ADDITIONAL CREDITS FOR CHILDREN OF
FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY:
In conformance with section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of
firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled
to receive an additional ten points in a competitive examination for original
appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has
served. If you are qualified to
participate in this examination and are a child of a firefighter or police
officer killed in the line of duty in this municipality, please inform this
office of this matter when you submit your application for examination. A candidate claiming such credit has a
minimum of two months from the application deadline to provide the necessary
documentation to verify additional credit eligibility. However, no credit may be added after the
eligible list has been established.
*If
candidates have not received notification of this examination within four (4)
days of the examination, they should contact this office immediately.
#50701
ISSUED:
February 9, 2007