Deputy Sheriff / Police Officer EXAM ANNOUNCEMENT

TO APPLY:

1. Go to https://seneca-portal.mycivilservice.com/jobopps

2. View exam information & click APPLY.

3. Complete & submit online application.

4. Mail, deliver or pay filing fee online by Application Deadline.

5. Contact the Personnel Department for paper application at personneldepartment@co.seneca.ny.us or by calling 315-539-1710

· Filing fees must be RECEIVED by Seneca County Personnel Dept. by the APPLICATION DEADLINE ***NO EXCEPTIONS***.

· Exam filing fees are NOT REFUNDABLE for any reason, including disqualification.

· If your filing fee is not received within the time permitted, your application will be disqualified without review.

Make CHECK or MONEY ORDER payable to “Seneca County Finance Department” – NO CASH

**Returned checks are subject to a $25 fee **

Administration of This Examination Does Not Imply That a Vacancy Exists

** Please read all pages of this notice carefully for Important Civil Service Information **

VACANCY: At present there are ten (10) vacancies/anticipated vacancies in the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, the Town of Seneca Falls, Village of Waterloo or the Village of Interlaken. The resulting eligible list will be used to fill full time Deputy Sheriff positions at the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office and full time Police Officer positions in the Town of Seneca Falls, Village of Interlaken and Village of Waterloo.

RESIDENCY FOR POLICE OFFICER: Candidates must have been legal residents of Seneca County or one of the six contiguous counties for at least one month preceding the date of application. Preference in appointment may be given to successful candidates who have been legal residents of the municipality in which appointment is to be made for at least one month prior to the date of certification and are residents of such municipality at the time of appointment. All appointments must be in conformance with the Public Officer’s Law.

RESIDENCY FOR DEPUTY SHERIFF: Seneca County’s residency requirement of residency in Seneca County or contiguous county for thirty (30) days has been waived for this position per Local Law 3 of 2023. Preference in appointment may be given to successful candidates who have been legal residents of the municipality in which appointment is to be made for at least one month prior to the date of certification and are residents of such municipality at the time of appointment. All appointments must be in conformance with the Public Officer’s Law. Candidates must be legal residents of New York State at time of application.

SALARY: Starting salary set by contract in all jurisdictions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma or comparable diploma as described in Section 58 of the Civil Service Law.

NOTE: Applicants who do not possess a high school or equivalency diploma are eligible to take the examination but will not be eligible for appointment until they obtain such diploma. For information on how to obtain an equivalency diploma, write to the New York State Education Department, Albany, NY 12234.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS:

Driver’s License: Candidates must possess a valid New York State Operator’s license at time of appointment and maintain such license throughout the tenure of employment.

Age: Candidates must be at least 19 years old on or before the date of the exam to be admitted to the test. Eligibility for appointment as a Police Officer begins when candidate reaches age 20. Candidates may have a period of military duty or terminal leave 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. *Section 58,1(a) requires that applicants not be “more than thirty-five years of age as of the date Candidates who may be impacted by the maximum age requirement and who are requesting an alternate test date (for military duty, Sabbath observance or for an alternate test date situation which meets the conditions of the agency’s alternate test date policy) are advised to contact the Seneca County Personnel Office to discuss their request.

NOTE: Candidates must meet physical, medical and any other standards currently established by the Municipal Police Training Council.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the position incumbents may be required to work mandated overtime and irregular hours as needed.

Citizenship: United States Citizenship is required at time of appointment. It is not necessary for admission to the exam.

Investigative Screening: As stated in Section 58 of the Civil Service Law, there will be a background investigation conducted in accordance with the standards of the municipal police training council (MPTC). Derogatory information will be evaluated and may result in disqualification. All convictions must be reported. Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment, depending upon the relationship of the violation or omission to the duties of the position.

Psychological Evaluation: As stated in Section 58 of the Civil Service Law, you will be required to participate in a psychological evaluation to determine your fitness to perform the essential duties of the position prior to appointment. Failure to meet the standards may result in your offer of employment being rescinded or in your disqualification. An eligible will be called for a psychological assessment as needed to fill existing and anticipated vacancies.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative Only) DEPUTY SHERIFF:

WHEN ASSIGNED TO ROAD PATROL:

· Maintains routine motor patrols within an assigned area in the county;

· Arrests traffic violators and/or issues appearance tickets;

· Investigates suspicious activities and complaints and arrests persons who are in violation of laws;

· Executes warrants and serves court summonses;

· Assists in the investigation of felonies and other types of crimes;

· Transports prisoners to Family, Justice and County courts and to penal institutions and state hospitals;

· Maintains order in crowds and during parades, funerals or other public gatherings;

· Serves subpoenas, tax notices, traffic summonses and other papers.

WHEN ASSIGNED TO NAVIGATION:

· Operates Sheriff’s patrol boat in order to maintain the safety of private vessels;

· Checks vessels for proper safety equipment as provided by the New York State Navigation Law;

· Inspects marine sewage and controlled devices;

· Keeps records and logs of patrols;

· Removes debris from navigable waters that may be hazardous to boaters;

· Monitors parks and recreation buoys;

· Provides assistance to vessels in need or distress;

· May operate a marine radio.

WHEN ASSIGNED TO JUVENILE:

· Develops and coordinates all juvenile public relations programs for the Sheriff’s Department;

· Plans and establishes programs and gives lectures to elementary and high school students throughout the school districts. These programs may be in cooperation with other agencies. (i.e.: Bicycle Safety with 4-H);

· Gives speeches and/or talks on child safety, drugs, crime prevention, etc. to fraternal organizations, groups of concerned citizens and other social organizations;

· Is responsible for all juvenile offenders and the presentation of juvenile delinquents and PINS petitions for Family Courts;

· Conducts follow up investigations into juvenile related crimes and/or complaints;

· Maintains and keeps all juvenile records for the Sheriff’s Department;

· Completes and provides all records and forms as required and/or requested by the Seneca County Youth Bureau;

· Provides counseling and referral services to youth and/or parents with family related problems;

· Works with other community agencies dealing with youth and family problems;

· Reviews reports dealing with police contacts with juveniles;

· Investigates specific cases involving juveniles;

· Conducts background investigations on juveniles involved in cases and makes disposition;

· Investigates conditions inducing delinquency;

· Will be an active member of the Seneca County Youth Board and a member of the Juvenile Justice Committee;

· Assists school administration on police tasks where appropriate;

· Assists in the Emergency-Temporary Housing System for runaway/troubled youth;

· Works with the Seneca County Probation Department on cases that can be handled on or in an informal manner;

· Shall either wear a uniform or plain clothes and shall operate in a marked or unmarked police vehicle as the case may warrant;

· Shall supplement personnel in other duties when work load warrants, especially in major cases;

· Supervises and assists in the investigation of child abuse cases;

· Transports all youths confined to youth detention centers;

· Delivers youths to Family court and other local criminal courts as required by the Sheriff;

· Maintains a Youth Office at the Sheriff’s Department certified by the Appellate Division as suitable for the detention of youths; also, maintains an additional office in the Ovid Sub-Station;

· The Juvenile Officer should be authorized to attend statewide Youth Training Institutes, seminars, conferences, etc. that are beneficial in promoting youth programs;

· The hours of a Juvenile Officer should be flexible and should consist of an eight hour shift (24 hour availability);

· This is a special position assigned by the Sheriff, and not a permanent appointment.

WHEN ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATION:

· Investigates traffic accidents, fatalities and major crimes;

· Gathers information and secures evidence leading to the arrest of suspects;

· Interviews suspects, witnesses, victims and informants to obtain evidence;

· Investigates fires of suspicious origin as member of County Fire Investigation Team;

· Assists local law enforcement agencies in the collection and preservation of evidence;

· Performs identification work at crime scenes including latent fingerprints, photography casting and molding, and collecting evidence;

· Takes statements, confessions and depositions and prepares related legal documents;

· Tentatively identifies suspected drugs and controlled substances;

· May be assigned to investigate cases of child neglect and child abuse;

· May assist District Attorney in conducting special investigations;

· Appears as a witness before grand juries and in court;

· Investigates reports of missing persons;

· May conduct fraud investigations;

· Serves warrants and subpoenas;

· Makes oral and written reports and keeps necessary records;

· Shall be available to perform all duties of a regular Deputy Sheriff when necessary.

WHEN ASSIGNED TO JAIL:

· Maintains jail security and prisoner discipline;

· Obtains fingerprints and photographs inmates for commitment and identification purposes;

· Supervises inmates at meal times and at workstations;

· Assigns inmates to cells and informs them of prison rules and routines;

· Supervises visitations to inmates and records all incoming and outgoing mail;

· Maintains jail records on all prisoners;

· Keeps prisoners under constant surveillance;

· Supervises the care, storage and distribution of clothing and linen and the maintenance of beds, mattresses and furniture.

WHEN ASSIGNED TO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER:

· Acts as an educator, counselor and police officer;

· Acts as an instructor for specialized programs at the school when invited to do so by the Superintendent, Principal or member of the faculty with approval of the Sheriff;

· Makes available to the School Faculty and Students a variety of law related presentations including crime prevention;

· Coordinates activities with the school officials involved and maintains records of all S.R.O. activities;

· Builds and maintains a rapport with students and faculty on a daily basis;

· Acts as a liaison with all community agencies that offer assistance to youth and their families (makes referrals to such agencies when necessary);

· Takes an active role in policing the school dealing with both internal and external crimes;

· May assist other police officers and police agencies with crimes involving children;

· Appears to be a positive role model for the students in the school;

· May fill in for shifts on the road as needed when not fulfilling duties as S.R.O.;

· May also be called from school on an as needed basis.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative Only) POLICE OFFICER:

· Patrols an assigned area on foot, on a motorcycle or in a radio cruising car;

· Checks doors and windows of unoccupied businesses and residential property;

· Investigates suspicious activities and makes arrests for violations of federal and state laws and

local ordinances;

· Escorts prisoners to jail and to court and has them booked on charges;

· Investigates cases involving neglected, abused or delinquent children;

· Watches for and makes investigations of wanted and missing persons and stolen cars and

property;

· Directs traffic and marks cars for overtime parking;

· Maintains order in crowds and attends parades and other public gatherings;

· Answers questions for and directs the public;

· Broadcasts radio messages;

· Makes criminal and plain clothes investigations as assigned;

· Observes and reports conditions requiring the attention of other city departments;

· Makes regular reports of activities.

· Reports for duty and patrols at assigned school.

· Helps to maintain a safe campus environment conducive to learning.

· Works to prevent juvenile delinquency through close contact and positive relationships

with students.

· Works closely with school administrators to develop and implement classes, policies and

procedures to promote crime prevention, drug abuse prevention and safety.

· Serves as a good role model for students.

SENECA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

USE OF CALCULATORS IS PROHIBITED

A Guide for the Written Test for Entry-Level Law Enforcement Officer is available at the New York State website:https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm. Candidates not having access to a computer or the internet may request copy of the test guide from the municipal civil service office conducting this examination using the contact information found elsewhere on this announcement.

SENECA COUNTY PERSONNEL DEPT

1 DiPronio Drive, Waterloo, NY 13165

(315) 539 – 1710

QUALIFYING PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST:

The three elements measured in the qualifying physical fitness test are muscular endurance, absolute strength and cardiovascular capacity. The following is a brief description of the physical fitness test:

MUSCULAR ENDURANCE – The requirement is for a number of bent-leg sit-ups to be performed in one minute.

PUSH-UPS – This test measures muscular endurance of the upper body (anterior deltoid, pectoralis major and triceps). The requirement is for a number of full body repetitions that a candidate must complete without breaks.

CARDIOVASCULAR CAPACITY – 1.5 Mile Run: the requirement is for the attainment of a score calculated in minutes and seconds.

The Municipal Police Training Council (MPTC) adopted the physical fitness screening test based on the model formulated by the Cooper Institute of Aerobics Research. The minimum passing scores, depending on age and sex, represent the fortieth (40th) percentile of physical fitness as established by the Cooper Institute.

RETEST POLICY FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST:

If a candidate fails any part of the physical fitness test, he/she will have the opportunity for retest. There will be a thirty-day waiting period for the first and final retest. A candidate can be tested a total of two (2) times on the physical fitness test. If a candidate does not qualify on the physical fitness test, he/she will have to re-apply for the written test. If a candidate fails to notify the personnel office and/or does not show up to the physical fitness test, the candidate will not receive another chance at taking the test. No name will be certified from the eligible list until after successfully completing the entire physical fitness test.

Scopes / Subjects of examination: A test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas.

1.

These questions test for the ability to identify appropriate and effective responses to work-related challenges. You will be presented with scenarios that reflect the types of challenges one could encounter in a work environment. Each scenario will be followed by several responses to the scenario. You must rate the effectiveness of each response.

2.

These questions test for the ability to read, understand, and present a clear and accurate summary of information. For some questions, you will be given a brief reading passage followed by four statements, each summarizing the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given several sentences, one of which contains a spelling, grammatical, or punctuation error. You must then select the line that contains the error.

3.

These questions test for the ability to properly identify the sequence or order of events, or to organize information to fit a timeline. You will be given a brief reading passage followed by one or more questions. You must identify the proper sequence of events in order to answer one or more questions.

4.

These questions test for the ability to apply information and to identify a problem or potential problem. For some questions, you will be given information in the form of policies, rules, regulations, or laws, which will be followed by a situation. You must then identify the problem and apply the information to select the best course of action to take. For other questions, you will be given a scenario and mock witness statements. You must use this information to answer one or more questions about the scenario.

5.

These questions test for the ability to focus on completing a task and to pay attention to important details while performing repetitive and monotonous tasks. You will be presented with a series of letters, symbols, and/or numbers. You must select the choice that contains the series of letters, symbols, and/or number that matches exactly.

6.

These questions test for the ability to imagine how something will look when it is moved around or when its parts are changed, moved, or rearranged. You will be presented with an image of a face followed by four images of faces. Each face is disguised or altered in some way. Three of the images have a difference in facial structure or facial features. You must select the choice that contains the image with the identical facial structure and facial features.

7.

These questions test for the ability to understand how to navigate within spaces or how to get from one point to another. You will be provided with a map followed by one or more questions. You must imagine yourself at a certain location and orient yourself to the direction in which you would move to get to another location by the shortest (least distance) route.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $54,460.66 per year

Benefits:

• 457(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Morning shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Overtime

Application Question(s):

• Deadline to apply is 8/22/24. Have you applied at https://seneca-portal.mycivilservice.com/?

Work Location: In person

Salary : $54,461