1. APPLICATIONS: Unless
otherwise indicated on this announcement, the candidate will complete
one "Oneida County Application for Employment" form for each examination
he/she wishes to take. NO COPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Applicants must
answer every question on the application form, and make sure that the
application is complete in all respects. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL
BE DISAPPROVED. All applications shall be filed with the Oneida County
Dept. of Personnel. This office reserves the right to reject all
applications received after the last filing date.
2. ADDRESS CHANGE:
Failure to notify this office of a change of address may result in
disqualification or certification for appointment
following examination. No attempt will be made to locate candidates
who have moved.
3. RELIGIOUS
ACCOMMODATIONS/DISABLED PERSONS/MILITARY MEMBERS:
Please indicate on your application if special arrangements for
testing are needed. Military Services Members: See
instructions and information E on application.
Military Services Members: If you apply
for an examination during the filing period but are on active military
duty on the date the examination is scheduled, you may request a
military makeup examination. Contact Oneida County Department of
Personnel at 798-5726 for more information. If you are on active duty
or discharged after the filing period has begun, you may apply for the
examination up to ten (10) days before the test date.
4. ALTERNATE TEST DATES: In certain circumstances that fall under the Alternate Test Date
Policy established by this department, an alternate test date may be
arranged.
5. EMERGENCIES: If an
emergency prevents you from appearing for the examination please
notify this office no later than 10:00 AM on the Monday following the
test date. (Tuesday, if Monday is a holiday), providing verifiable
documentation of the reason.
6. VETERANS: Disabled or
non-disabled veterans who have served on active duty during the
creditable periods of war, who have been honorably
discharged/released, and who are New York State residents at the time of
application for examination, will be eligible for veterans credits.
Eligible veterans must submit, with their application, a copy of the Honorable Discharge
Form (DD-214). The copy of your DD-214 must be submitted prior to the establishment of the eligible list.
An
option of waiving this credit will be allowed after completion of
the examination. An applicant who claims additional credit as a
disabled veteran will be sent the necessary forms. If you do not receive these
forms by an exam date, you should request them from the Oneida County
Civil Service Department.
Candidates currently serving in the
Armed Forces of the United States may apply for veterans credit provided the criteria for
a veteran is met and proof of service was in time of war and the
discharge or release was under honorable circumstances. Candidates
currently serving in the Armed Forces will receive conditional veterans' credit until
a copy of the Honorable Discharge Form (DD-214) is submitted to the
Oneida County Civil Service Department.
(The "Armed Forces of the United States" includes all
components of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard,
and the National Guard when in the service of the United States
pursuant to call, as provided by Law, on a full-time, active duty
basis, other than active duty for training purposes).
7. ADMISSION TO EXAM:
Applications are reviewed for qualifying status. If your application
is disapproved, you will be notified of the reason. All amendments to
applications are due no later than three days before the scheduled
examination. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE AN ADMISSION LETTER THREE
DAYS BEFORE THE EXAM DATE, CALL: (315) 798-5726.
COLLECT CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
8. ELIGIBLE LISTS:
Appointments from an eligible list must be made from the top three
candidates willing to accept appointment. The duration of an eligible
list may be fixed for a minimum period of one (1) year and a maximum
period of four (4) years. Changing conditions may make it advisable to
certify to future vacancies at higher or lower salaries than those
announced.
9. COLLEGE DEGREE/CREDIT:
If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational
institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must
provide independent verification of equivalency. A
list of acceptable companies providing this service may be obtained in
person from the Oneida County Department of Personnel, by mail
(include a self-addressed, stamped envelope), or on
the New York State Department of Civil Service web site:
www.cs.state.ny.us/jobseeker/degrees.cfm.
You will be responsible for the required evaluation fee.
10. Federal and State Law prohibit
discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national origin,
gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, or genetic
predisposition or carrier status.
11. This examination is being prepared and
rated in accordance
with Section 23(2) of the Civil Service Law. The provisions of the New
York State Civil Service Law, Rules, and Regulations dealing with the
preparation and rating
of examinations, as well as establishment and certification of
eligible lists for positions in the classified service will apply to this
examination.
12. ADDITIONAL CREDIT: 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.
13. BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION: Applicants may be required to undergo a state
and national criminal history background investigation, which will
include a fingerprint check, to determine suitability for appointment.
Failure to meet the standards for the background investigation may
result in disqualification.
14. APPLICATION
FEE WAIVER:
A waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are
unemployed and primarily responsible for the support of a household.
In addition, a waiver of application fee will be allowed if you
are determined eligible for Medicaid, or receiving Supplemental
Security Income payments, or Public Assistance (Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families/Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance) or are
certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act
eligible through a
State or local social service agency.
All claims for application fee waiver are subject to
verification.
If you can verify eligibility for application fee waiver,
complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and
Certification” form and submit it with your application by the
close of business on the Application Deadline as listed on the
Examination Announcement. If
you can not download this form by clicking on its title, the form is
available at the
Oneida
County
Department of Personnel,
800 Park Avenue
,
Utica
,
NY
13501
.
You may also call (315) 798-5726 or write to the
Oneida
County Department of Personnel
to request a
copy.