Yonkers Detention Officer: Male & Female tests

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P O S T C O N S P I C U O U S L Y

THIS IS NOT AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT

MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

40 South Broadway

City Hall Room 120

Yonkers, N.Y. 10701

A NON-REFUNDABLE $15.00 APPLICATION FEE IS REQUIRED FOR EACH SEPARATELY NUMBERED EXAMINATION FOR WHICH YOU APPLY

DETENTION OFFICER

MALE = OPEN-COMPETITIVE EXAM NO. 66-721

DETENTION OFFICER

FEMALE = OPEN-COMPETITIVE EXAM NO. 66-715

EXAMINATION DATE: OCTOBER 27, 2007

FILING OPENS: AUGUST 28, 2007

LAST DATE FOR FILING APPLICATIONS: SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

APPOINTING AUTHORITY VACANCIES SALARY RANGE (per annum)

City of Yonkers As they occur $57,784 - $67,981

AN APPLICANT FOR THE OPEN-COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, N.Y. AT THE TIME OF THE EXAM AND FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO AND CONTINUOUSLY UP TO THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Entry-Level Correction Officer Examination Series held on April 14, 2007, is being held again on October 27, 2007. A candidate is permitted to take examinations in the Entry-Level Correction Officer Examination Series on ONE of these dates, but not both. Any candidate who took a Correction Officer examination on April 14, 2007, will be able to use the score achieved on that date determine his or her placement on the eligible list resulting from this October 27, 2007, examination. Any candidate who FAILED a Correction Officer examination held on April 14, 2007, SHOULD NOT APPLY for this October 27, 2007, examination.

Candidates who were successful on a Correction Officer examination held on April 14, 2007, and apply for this October 27, 2007, examination must attach the following information to their application: (1) the name of the civil service agency which conducted the April 14, 2007, examination; (2) the examination title(s) and number(s); and (3) the score that was achieved.

The information provided by candidates will be verified with the New York State Department of Civil Service before the eligible list for this examination is established.

Any candidate who took any Correction Officer examination included in the April 14, 2007, examination series and does not provide information relating to his or her participation in that series holding, or who falsifies information relating to his or her examination score will be disqualified from this examination and may also be disqualified from participating in any examination in the Entry-Level Correction Officer Examination Series prepared by the New York State Department of Civil Service for a period of up to five years.

DUTIES:

This position is responsible for the custody and security of detainees. The work includes securing and maintaining temporary holding facilities and adjacent ground in accordance with New York State corrections and Penal Laws. While the ability to exercise independent judgment in emergency situation is a requirement, direct supervision is received from a corrections supervisor or a supervising police officer.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Processes detainees received from booking officer or from the courts, i.e., body search

(male/female), assigns booking and jail register numbers, locking in cell;

Sequesters records and secures property of detainees and informs them of the rules and regulations of the detention facility;

Photographs and fingerprints detainees as directed by Booking Officer, according to pre-determined procedures and makes necessary inquiries and notifications;

Transports detainees by van or bus to and from County Jail, courts and other facilities when instructed;

Calls and orders meals for detainees from a contractor, serves meals and disposes of refuse;

Assists in the control room with booking procedures, i.e., fingerprinting, placing calls for detainees, photographs, paperwork, etc.;

Uses firearms and other weapons.

RELATED WORK ACTIVITIES:

Inspects detention areas for contraband, secures and locks cells according to prescribed procedures and regulations;

Checks cells according to departmental policy, on a regular routine basis to ensure the security and well-being of detainees and takes appropriate action when irregularities are observed;

Performs custodial duties and maintains the cleanliness and upkeep of the facility and adjacent grounds;

Prepares and maintains a variety of records, reports, forms, logs and registers;

Performs other duties in both male and female sections, as permitted by law;

Does related work as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must meet the following requirement on or before the date of the written test.

OPEN-COMPETITIVE:

Graduation from high school or possession of a High School Equivalency Diploma.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Possession of a valid New York State Class D Driver’s License and be willing and able to successfully complete a driver’s education course and obtain a New York State class B Driver’s License with passenger endorsement within 120 days of appointment.

2. At the time of examination, candidates must be nineteen (19) years old and twenty (20) years old at the time of appointment.

3. Eligibility to bear and use firearms.

4. Within one (1) year from date of appointment a candidate must obtain “Peace Officer” status by successfully completing courses, as directed by the city of Yonkers Police Department and the New York State Department of Criminal Justice.

5. Conviction of a misdemeanor or other violation of the law may bar employment. Conviction of a felony shall bar employment.

SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION:

Written test will cover knowledge, skills and/or abilities in such areas as:

1. APPLYING WRITTEN INFORMATION IN A CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SETTING

These questions are designed to evaluate the candidates’ ability to read, interpret and apply rules, regulations, directives, written narratives and other related material. The candidates are required to read a set of information, and to appropriately apply the information to situations similar to those typically experienced in a correctional services setting. All the information needed to answer the questions asked concerning the situations presented is contained in the rules, regulations, etc. which are cited.

2. OBSERVING AND RECALLING FACTS AND INFORMATION

These questions are designed to test how well the candidates can observe and recall information presented.

The candidates will be presented with information describing or depicting prison scenes or other facts. They will have a short time to memorize the information before it is collected by the monitor. They will then be asked to recall specific details.

3 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

and then asked to choose from four suggestions the best order for the

sentences.

4. UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING WRITTEN MATERIAL

These questions test how well you comprehend written material. You will be provided with brief reading selections and will be asked questions about the selections. All the information required to answer the questions will be presented in the selections; you will not be required to have any special knowledge relating to the subject areas of the selections.

YOU ARE PROHIBITED THE USE OF A HAND-HELD, BATTERY-OPERATED OR SOLAR-POWERED CALCULATOR FOR USE ON THIS TEST. BOOKS OR OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS ARE ALSO PROHIBITED.

[velcroMedic1987 330]

Why the two separate tests for male/female? Isn't that discriminatory?

[Guest]

Why the two separate tests for male/female? Isn't that discriminatory?

they might have different duties that are specific to that sex

[Oswegowind 17]

2 separate lists...2 separate jobs with similar job duties, but males search males and females search females...just like when they make a dispatcher list in Yonkers, there is a regular list and a separate one for those who can speak Spanish. Although, in this case you don't make more money by being one or the other...where as if you speak Spanish and are hired to fill one of the positions there is a pay grade increase. In a detention facility it is important to have enough members working of different sexes so that there is no "mixing"...if you catch my drift.

[Guest]

ya, thats what i meant. thanks oswego for clearing it up.

similar to military checkpoints...women check the women, men check the men. last thing ppl need is some woman claiming sexual harrassment cause an officer checked em for contraband.