Applying for a Job

THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR A POSITION WITHIN THE POLONCARZ ADMINISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

The transition team of Erie County Executive-elect Mark Poloncarz is accepting cover letters and resumes from qualified applicants for positions in his administration. If you wish to apply, please submit a cover letter stating your qualifications and the position(s) for which you are interested along with your resume to TransitionJobs@erie.gov or complete the web form.

All resumes and cover letters must be submitted to the transition team through this web portal or via email at TransitionJobs@erie.gov by December 5, 2011.

Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or criminal record. Accordingly, nothing in this internet application should be viewed as expressing, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or criminal record in connection with employment.

Background Check Notice to Applicants for Managerial Confidential Positions

Criminal and other background checks may be conducted by the County on applicants for managerial confidential positions in the Poloncarz Administration.  These background checks will include criminal, and the status of paid property taxes and liens, among others.

If so directed by the transition team, you will be required to complete the form entitled “Authorization for Release of Personal Information” (attached). If so directed, you must complete and sign the form in the presence of a Notary Public and mail or hand deliver the original signed form, along with a photocopy of your New York State Driver’s License and a photocopy of your Social Security card to the County Personnel Commissioner.

In addition, the transition team may request that applicants submit to the Personnel Commissioner via postal mail or hand delivery a full and complete copy of one of their credit reports from one of the three national credit agencies. The credit report must be dated within the past 30 days. All reports will be held in the strictest confidence.

All documents should be mailed or hand-carried to the County as follows:

Erie County Personnel Commissioner John Greenan
Edward A. Rath County Office Building
95 Franklin Street, 6th Floor
Buffalo, NY14202
ATTN:  Transition Team

If you are not prepared to have a background check conducted on yourself, you should not apply for a managerial confidential position.

 

Click here for the list of positions.

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