Building Guard-Shift Supervisor PROMOTIONAL

Modified: January 11, 2019 9:00am

COUNTY OF ERIE - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
invites applications for the position of:

Building Guard-Shift Supervisor PROMOTIONAL

#76-193 - Promotional (for current employees only)

Salary: $31,683 - $37,101 Annually
Opening Date: January 10, 2019
Closing Date: January 30, 2019
Application fee: $20.00

********************Amendment Issued 1-11-19********************

See below under Guide & Subjects of Examination

Residence Requirements:

THIS EXAMINATION IS OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY & EMERGENCY SERVICES, to include employees that transferred from the Department of Buildings and Grounds on January 1, 2019 as a result of the adoption of the 2019 budget.   At present there is one anticipated vacancy in the Erie County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Services.   The duration of all promotional eligible lists is four years from date of establishment unless otherwise indicated.

Examples of Duties:

A Building Guard-Shift Supervisor guards County buildings and property, maintaining order, coordinating and scheduling lower level staff with tasks/assignments and giving directions to visitors;

Supervises the control of access to County buildings and property;

Maintains order and, if necessary, removes disorderly persons from County facilities;

Prevents trespass, loitering, and theft and property damage;

Protects employees and public against physical harm caused by others;

Assists visitors and clients by directing them to appropriate locations or providing non-technical information;

Inspects packages and parcels carried into or out of buildings;

Summons proper authorities to apprehend or arrest visitors suspected of committing crimes;

Checks employment time recording devices as needed;

Supervises and schedules Watch Attendants and Building Guards;

Controls traffic and parking;

Prepares and maintains records and reports;

Utilizes state-of-the-art security equipment to monitor County buildings and property and dispatch as required;

Attends required meetings to maintain security for County buildings.

Qualifications:

QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR TAKING THE TEST:  At time of exam, candidates must be permanently employed in the competitive class and must be serving and have served continuously on a permanent or contingent permanent basis in the competitive class for 12 months as a Building Guard.

Persons who are currently employed under Section 55a, New York State Civil Service Law, and who meet all the above eligibility requirements in the non-competitive rather than competitive class may compete in this examination.

Notes:

None.

Examination date:

March 2, 2019

Applications Must Be Postmarked or Hand Delivered By:

January 30, 2019

A Guide for the Written Test for Safety and Security 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.

 

Subjects of Examination:

SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION: A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas:

1. Applying written information in a safety and security setting

These questions evaluate your ability to read, interpret and apply rules, regulations, directives, written narratives and other related material. You will be required to read a set of information and to appropriately apply the information to situations similar to those typically experienced in a public safety and security service setting. All information needed to answer the questions is contained in the rules, regulations, etc. which are cited.

2. Following directions (maps)

These questions test your ability to follow physical/geographic directions using street maps or building maps. You will have to read and understand a set of directions and then use them on a simple map.

3. Principles and practices of safety and security

These questions test for a knowledge of the proper principles and practices in the field of safety and security. The questions will cover such areas as selecting the best course of action to take in a safety or security related situation.

4. Preparing written material

These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES: Unless otherwise noted, candidates are permitted 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 similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring books or other reference materials.

INFORMATION FOR PROMOTION CANDIDATES

Unless otherwise indicated, the eligible list resulting from this examination will have a duration of four years and will not supersede existing promotional lists, if any.

RATINGS REQUIRED:  Test is rated on a scale of 100 with a passing mark at 70.  Test instructions may further divide the tests into parts and set minimum standards for each part.

Points will be added to scores of candidates who achieve a passing mark as follows: Seniority:  For each year of service in the classified service:

Less than 1 year……………………..................…0 points

1 year up to 6 years…………….…........................1 point

Over 6 years up to 11 years.....………......….........2 points

Over 11 years up to 16 years….…........….........…3 points

Over 16 years up to 21 years………..................…4 points

Over 21 years………………………..................…5 points

VETERANS:  Disabled and non-disabled veterans as defined in Section 85, New York State Civil Service Law, will have 5 and 2.5 points, respectively added to their earned scores if successful in the examination.  You must claim these credits when you file application but you have an option to waive them any time prior to appointment.  If you have already used these credits for a permanent position in NYS, you may not claim them again.

**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**

A $20.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your application. Send or bring check or money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for cash payment. As no refund will be made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified.