Civil Service Opportunities
607-753-5076/www.cortland-co.org
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WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR I (CITY OF |
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Exam # 502-09 |
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Exam
Date: 12-5-09
Applications MUST be received in
the Personnel/Civil Service Office
by the last filing date: 11-20-09
at 4:30 p.m.
Examination
Fee: Each application for a Cortland County Civil Service
examination must be accompanied by $12.50 cash, certified check, or money order
payable to “
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.
You
can obtain a copy of the Application Fee Waiver and Certification Form by
contacting Personnel/CS or by going to the Personnel/CS website: www.cortland-co.org/personnel .
Vacancy(ies): one. The list to be
established as a result of this exam will be used to fill this existing vacancy
and any future vacancies that may occur during the life of this list.
Note: If a part-time position becomes full-time, an
incumbent may be appointed to the full-time position without further
canvassing.
Residence
Requirement: Candidates must have been legal residents of
Distinguishing
Features of the Class: The work involves
responsibility on an assigned shift for operating and maintaining a wastewater
treatment plant utilizing an activated sludge process. The incumbent
operates a variety of plant equipment and machinery and performs laboratory
tests and other analyses relative to wastewater treatment processes. The
work is performed under the general supervision of the Chief Wastewater
Treatment Plant Operator with some leeway allowed for the exercise of
independent judgment in planning and carrying out the details of the
work. Does related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications: Either:
1. Graduation from
a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York
State Board of Regents to grant degrees with an AAS degree in a New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation approved curriculum; or
2. Graduation from
a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York
State Board of Regents to grant degrees with an AAS degree, and eighteen (18)
months operating experience at a wastewater treatment plant; or
3. Graduation from
a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York
State Board of Regents to grant degrees with an AA degree with thirty (30)
credit hours of math and/or science, and eighteen (18) months operating
experience at a wastewater treatment plant; or
4. Graduation from
high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and three (3)
years operating experience at a wastewater treatment plant; and
Satisfactory completion of an appropriate course
of instruction approved by the Commissioner, Department of environmental
Conservation and eighteen (18) months operating experience at an activated
sludge wastewater treatment plant with a point score of 76 or greater, and the
ability to perform necessary tests.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
·
Possession
of an operator’s license issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles. The incumbent must obtain a CDL Class B
license within one year of the date of appointment and retain said license for
the duration of employment.
NOTE: APPLICANTS
MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT IF APPLYING FOR A VACANCY OR EXAM THAT REQUIRES A
COLLEGE DEGREE OR A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS. You can call the college where you received
the degree, or call 703-742-4200, or go to www.studentclearinghouse.org to
obtain the information required.
Scope of the
Examination: Written test designed to test for knowledge,
skills, and/or abilities in areas such as:
Note: Unless
otherwise notified, candidates are recommended
to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery-powered calculators. Devices with
typewriter keyboards, ‘spell checkers’, ‘personal digital assistants,’ ‘address
books,’ ‘language translators,’ ‘dictionaries,’ or any other similar devices
are prohibited. You may not bring books or other reference materials.
Religious
and/or Disability Accommodations: If special arrangements are required for
testing, please indicate this on your application.
Veterans or
Disabled Veterans: Who are
eligible for additional credits must submit an application for veteran’s
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 veteran’s credits. Additionally, veteran’s
credits will only be added to the score of a candidate who has attained a
passing grade of 70 or higher. Veteran’s credits may not be used to achieve a
passing score. Note: If you are currently on active duty, you may
request the addition of veteran’s credits to your examination score. You
request the extra credits on your examination application in the space
provided. If you pass the examination, the credits will be added automatically.
To use the extra credits at the time of appointment, you must have received an
honorable discharge, be a
Applications
Can Be Obtained at the Office of
Personnel, 60 Central Avenue,
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 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.
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 may 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 518-474-1768 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 the examinations.
You must notify all local government Civil Service agencies with which
you have filed an application of the test site at which you wish to take your
examination(s). For this examination,
call 607-753-5076 or write to Cortland County Personnel,
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 period of one (1) year and a maximum
period of four (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 preceding the exam date.
Weather/Emergency
Exam Cancellation: Listen to your local TV station (NBC) or radio station
(WXHC 101. 5 FM) for information.
Issued: 10-20-09