CIVIL SERVICE
OPPORTUNITIES
EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT
TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR
CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT
The exam for Technology Coordinator will be administered
on a continuous recruitment basis. The
time, date and location of examination will be scheduled by a representative of
the Personnel/Civil Service Department.
Candidate(s) will be contacted by this office within 7 calendar days
from the date of the Civil Service application.
REVIEW THE
INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
EXAMINATION FEE: Each application for a Cortland County Civil
Service examination must be accompanied by a $12.50 certified check or money
order payable to the "Cortland County Treasurer." Applications will not be reviewed unless
accompanied by the fee. NOTE:
ALL CSEA COUNTY EMPLOYEES, MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION PLAN EMPLOYEES,
CORTLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE UNIT #6550-02 AND
CORTLAND COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF CORRECTION OFFICER UNIT #6550-03 will PAY $5.00
to be paid with cash, a certified check or money order made payable to
"Cortland County Treasurer." Personal
checks will not be accepted. The
application fee is non-refundable.
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 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. You can obtain a copy
of the Application Fee Waiver and Certification Form by contacting the
Personnel/Civil Service Office or by going to our website at
www.cortland-co.org/personnel.
SALARY: $40, 000/yr. minimum
VACANCY: The list established as a result of this
exam will be used to fill any vacancies that may occur during the life of this
list.
RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT: There are no
residency requirements for this exam.
Preference in certification may be given to successful candidates who
are residents of the municipality one month prior to the date of certification.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: Incumbents in this position are responsible for all aspects of the
implementation and use of computers in the school district. The Technology Coordinator is expected to
analyze the computing and automation needs of the school district. The incumbent is responsible for learning new
software packages, training district personnel in their use, and routine
computer maintenance. The work is
performed under the general supervision of the Superintendent of Schools. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A.
Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS
registered four year college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in computer
science, computer technology, or a closely related field and one (1) year of
full-time paid experience or its part-time paid equivalent in computer repair
and/or training; OR
B.
Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS
registered two year college with an associate's Degree in computer science,
computer technology, or a closely related field and three (3) years of
full-time paid experience or its part-time paid equivalent in computer repair
and/or training; OR
C.
Graduation from high school or possession of a high
school equivalency diploma and five (5) years of full-time paid experience or
its part-time paid equivalent in computer repair and/or training; OR
D.
An equivalent combination of training and experience as
defined by the limits of (A), (B), and (C).
SUBJECT OF THE
EXAMINATION:
The examination for the position will consist of two parts: a rated evaluation of training and experience
and a qualifying pc-administered test.
You must pass the evaluation of training and experience in order to take
the qualifying pc-administered test. You
must pass both tests in order to be considered for appointment. Only your rating on the evaluation of
training and experience will be considered when computing final scores.
RATED EVALUATION OF
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
You
will complete a questionnaire that asks for specific information on your
information technology education (formal degrees, IT-related training courses,
certifications) and experience. You will
also be asked to briefly describe a significant achievement in each of the
job's areas and to provide the name and contact information for someone who can
verify your information. The information
you provide about your experience will be rated against the following areas:
Help Desk
User
Support
Network
Administration
Data
Communications
Telecommunications
Business/Systems
Analysis
Web
Site Development
Microcomputer
Repair
QUALIFYING PC-ADMINISTERED WRITTEN TEST WILL BE DESIGNED TO TEST FOR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND OR ABILITIES IN SUCH AREAS AS:
h
Logical
Reasoning and Interpreting Instructions for Computer-Related Positions: These multiple-choice
questions test for ability to reason logically and interpret instructions in a
computer-related context. They cover
verbal and quantitative reasoning, flowchart interpretation and applying
written directions. The verbal and
quantitative reasoning questions include logical implications (e.g., if A and
B, then C) and relations (e.g., greater than).
Knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division is
necessary, but neither mathematical sophistication nor computational speed is
needed. The interpreting instructions
questions provide the instructions and specific rules for applying them. All the information needed to answer the
questions is presented with the questions.
h
User
Support and Training: This simulation
exercise requires candidates to assume the role of a staff member in a Help
Desk support unit. Candidates will be
presented with a user's problem. During
the course of handling the problem, candidates will be required to: demonstrate communication skills, apply
troubleshooting practices and tools, determine the appropriate level of
training needed by the user, and educate the user on the proper use of
computers.
h
Working
Effectively with Others to Solve Job-Related Problems: This simulation exercise
requires candidates to assume the role of a staff member in an Information
Technology work group who is working with colleagues during a time of change in
policy or procedure, in a particular agency.
During the exercise, candidates will be required to deal with obstacles
within the working environment, which includes peer relations and the demands
of handling multiple tasks. Candidates
will be required to demonstrate the ability to be flexible, creative and
persistent as a team player. They will
also need to demonstrate the ability to cooperate, show initiative, and
establish positive working relationships with peers and administrators.
Qualifying test scores may be banked
and applied to future examinations for titles that require the same test plan.
If
a candidate has previously passed an IT Qualifying Test prepared by the New
York State Department of Civil Service and using the same test plan as
announced, the qualifying test may be waived.
A candidate requesting such a waiver must submit verifiable evidence of
passing the qualifying test, including the name of the Civil Service agency
that administered the test and the test date.
Retest Policy: Candidates who fail the
qualifying test or candidates who wish to improve their position on the
eligible list, may reapply to retake the examination after a six (6) month
period has passed from the date of previous examination.
VETERANS
OR DISABLED VETERANS who are eligible for additional credits must submit an
application for veterans credits prior to the establishment of the eligible
list for the examination. Only those
veterans who have served on active duty during the creditable periods of war
will be eligible for veterans credits.
Additionally, Veterans credits will only be added to the score of a
candidate who has attained a passing grade of 70 or higher. Veterans credits may not be used to achieve a
passing score.
APPLICATIONS
CAN BE OBTAINED at the Office of Personnel, 60 Central Avenue, Cortland
NY. Applications may be accepted until
4:30 p.m. on the last filing date.
TIME
AND PLACE OF EXAMINATION:
Approved candidates will be notified by mail regarding the time and
place the exam is to be held. If notice
of approval or disapproval is not received three (3) days prior to the exam
date, please call this office at 607 753-5076.
An
Equal Opportunity Employer: M/F
This examination is being prepared and rated by the NYS
Department of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23.2 of the Civil
Service Law. The provisions of the NYS
Civil Service Rules and Regulations dealing with the ratings of exams will
apply to this test.
GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. Falsification
of any part of the "Application for Employment" will result in
disqualification.
2. Applicants
must answer every question on the application form and make sure that it is
complete in all respects. Incomplete
applications will be disapproved.
3. If
you have applied for other Civil Service examinations for employment with New
York State or any other local government jurisdiction to be held on the same
date as this exam, you must make arrangements to take all the examinations at
one test site. If you have applied for
both State and Local government examinations, you must make
arrangements to take all your examinations at the State examination
center by calling 518 457-7022 no later than two weeks before the test
date. If you have applied for other
local government examinations, call or write to each Civil Service Agency to
make arrangements. You must make your
request for these arrangements no later than two weeks before the date
of examinations. You must notify all
local government civil service agencies with whom you have filed an application
of the test site at which you wish to take your examinations(s). For this
examination call 607 753-5076 or write to Cortland County Personnel, 60 Central
Ave, Cortland, NY 13045.
4. 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 of one (1) year, and a maximum period
of (4) years.
5. It
is the responsibility of the candidate to notify the Office of Personnel/Civil
Service of any change in address. No
attempt will be made to locate candidates who have moved.
6. Under
specific circumstances, an alternate test date may be arranged. Your request with written documentation must
be received in this office no later than the Thursday proceeding the exam date.
Date Issued: 2/14/02
Amended: 4/07/05; 1/23/06; 1/18/07; 5/15/08