Apply before January 31 for Corrections Officer position
From Allegany County,
Allegany County is temporarily waiving all examination fees for exams being administered between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025
EXAMINATION TITLE: CORRECTION OFFICER NUMBER: 60021880
OPEN COMPETITIVE SALARY: $24.0665
Training & Experience Questionnaire Dates February 1 – 28, 2025
Applications must be received in this office by 4:00 PM January 31, 2025 or be postmarked with that date.
Vacancies: The eligible list resulting from this exam will be used to fill vacancies and all future vacancies as they occur in Allegany County Sheriff’s Office.
Candidates must have been legal residents of Allegany County and adjoining counties (Wyoming, Livingston, Steuben, Cattaraugus, McKean, and Potter Counties) for at least one month immediately preceding the date of the written examination. Preference may be given to residents of Allegany County or a political subdivision of Allegany County.
An official application form must be filed for each examination. You are responsible for completing all sections of the application. Exam number and title must be recorded on the application. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MAY BE DISAPPROVED. For further information/application forms, contact the Allegany County Civil Service Department, 7 Court Street, County Office Building, Belmont, NY 14813-1081 – Phone 585-268-9212 – or visit our website – alleganyco.gov.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma.
Special Requirements: Possession of an appropriate level driver license at time of appointment. Completion of New York State Commission of Corrections training prior to completion of the probationary period.
Condition of Part Time Employment: Must work a minimum of twenty hours per month to maintain active status. Shifts may involve days, nights, and/or weekends.
DUTIES: The work involves responsibility on an assigned shift for the enforcement of rules and regulations governing the custody, security, conduct, discipline, safety and general well being of inmates in a county correctional facility, in a direct supervision environment. The duties involve considerable inmate contact and supervision in a work, recreation or learning environment. Work procedures are well defined but incumbents must be alert to possibilities of emergency situations arising and exercise sound judgment when problems occur. The work is performed under general supervision of a higher-level correctional supervisor with leeway allowed for exercise of independent judgment in dealing with day to day situations in the facility. Does related work as required.
SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION: There is no written multiple-choice test. This is an online examination questionnaire that asks questions about your education, training, and work experience. This online questionnaire IS YOUR EXAMINATION. If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will receive a rating based upon an evaluation of your training and experience against the duties of the position being tested.
First Step – Complete a Civil Service application and return it to the Allegany County Department of Civil Service on or before the last filing date of January 31, 2025.
Second Step – Approved candidates will be sent a notice containing directions to a website address needed to complete a Training and Experience Questionnaire.
Third Step – Complete the online Training and Experience Questionnaire between February 1 and midnight February 28, 2025. The answers you provide in the questionnaire will be used to rate and score your test against the general requirements of the position(s). Your score will be based on training and experience gained before the application filing deadline of January 31, 2025. Candidates cannot claim credit for training or experience to be gained after the application filing deadline. The questionnaire will close on midnight, February 28, 2025.
Note: Individuals can participate in Correction Officer examinations for other municipal civil service agencies to maximize their opportunity for appointment. Interested candidates will need to separately apply, be registered, and complete the T&E questionnaire for each municipal civil service agency according to each agency’s guidelines. In addition, the application and T&E questionnaire process for the NYS Correction Officer Trainee exam program is separate from the Correction Officer T&E exam program for municipal civil service agencies. Visit cs.ny.gov for more information on applying to State exams.
TAKING THE ONLINE T&E EXAMINATION AND PERSONAL NY.GOV ID ACCOUNTS
Approved applicants will need to access the T&E examination on the Department of Civil Service website. Each applicant will need a personal NY.GOV ID to participate in the examination. Applicants may already have a personal NY.GOV ID account if they have used online services for other agencies, such as the Department of Motor Vehicles. They should use the same personal NY.GOV ID for civil service examination purposes.
Applicants should not create a new personal NY.GOV ID. More information about personal NY.GOV ID’s is available at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/home/myaccount/. There is a helpful video for applicants at this link. Applicants that require technical assistance with their personal NY.GOV ID can contact New York State Office of Information Technology (ITS) Service Desk directly at 844-891-1786 or at fixit@its.ny.gov.
VETERANS OR DISABLED VETERANS desiring to claim additional credit may make application for such additional credit on their application for examination or at any time between the date of the application and the date of the establishment of the resulting eligible list. Veterans credit is added only to the score of the exam when the passing grade of 70 or higher is attained by the candidate.
ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION CREDIT TO 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.
ISSUED: 01/15/2025
ALLEGANY COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
This announcement is also available on the Internet at: http://www.alleganyco.gov, click on Human Resources/Civil Service at the website.
