TOMPKINS COUNTY CIVIL SERVICEVACANCYInclusion Through DiversityOPEN TO THE PUBLICTompkins County Personnel Office125 E. Court StreetIthaca, NY 14850(607) 274-5526Tompkins County is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to applyTITLE: SCHOOL MONITORSALARY: TBDTYPE OF EMPLOYMENT: SubstituteISSUE DATE: 01/08/13THE FINAL DATE TO FILE APPLICATIONS: 06/30/13DATE THAT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM POSTING: 07/01/13RESIDENCY: Candidates must have been legal residents of Tompkins County or one of the six contiguous counties for at leastone month immediately preceding the date of application and maintain residency throughout the life of the eligible list. Theeligible list will be established in accordance with the final earned numerical ratings of passing candidates regardless of residence.A municipality or district may exercise its right under section 23-4-a. of Civil Service Law to request a certification of eligiblecandidates who have been residents of that municipality or district for at least one month prior to appointment. After the names ofresidents have been exhausted, Tompkins County must then certify the names of non-residents on the list.There are no minimum qualifications for the School Monitor position, however, completion of high school and experience withchildren is desirable.FURTHER INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONSFalsification of any part of the "Application for Employment" will result in disqualification.Accepted candidates will be notified when and where to appear for the examination. If you do not receive your notice to appear at least three days before thedate of the written examination, call Tompkins County Personnel at 274-5526. If an application is disapproved, due notice will be sent. This departmentdoes not make formal acknowledgment of the receipt of an application or take responsibility for non-delivery or postal delay.Applicants must answer every question on the application form and make sure that the application is complete in all respects. Incomplete applications willbe disapproved.ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL, VETERANS OR DISABLED VETERANS desiring to claim additional credit will request the Veterans Creditsapplication form, at any time between the date of application for examination(s) and the date of the establishment of the resulting eligible list. You mustmeet the requirements set by NYS for these credits and they may be used only once. YOU MAY NOT CLAIM ADDITIONAL CREDITS AFTER THEELIGIBLE LIST HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. IT IS THE CANDIDATE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST THE VETERANS CREDITAPPLICATION FORMS AND TO SUBMIT THESE FORMS AND ANY SUPPORTING PAPERWORK BEFORE THE ELIGIBLE LIST ISESTABLISHED.Tompkins County's written examinations are prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 ofCivil Service Law. The provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations, which deal with the rating and review of the examinationsapply.The duration of the eligible lists may be fixed for a minimum of one and a maximum of four years and may be extended beyond four years if there has beena restriction against the filling of vacancies in that title.The candidates must complete a separate "Application for Employment" for each open-competitive and/or promotional examination that the candidate iseligible to take.All experience required meeting the acceptable training and experience is full-time experience. (Part-time experience will be credited on a prorated basis).Appointment from an eligible list must be made from the top three candidates willing to accept the appointment.Tompkins County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As part of its efforts to provide employment opportunities to the physically handicapped, TompkinsCounty Civil Service has adopted a rule permitting the employment of qualified physically handicapped persons without competitive examination (pursuantto Section 55 of Civil Service Law). If you meet the minimum qualifications for this position and wish to know more about this rule, please contact theTompkins County Personnel Office.Unless otherwise notified, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, and 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 bringbooks or other reference materials.CROSS-FILING - APPLYING FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS IN MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS WHEN EXAMINATIONS ARESCHEDULED ON THE SAME DATE: When applying for examinations across multiple jurisdictions - all of which are scheduled on the same day - youmust submit a Tompkins County Cross-Filing Form. This form must be submitted no later than 4:30 PM on the final filing date of the examination. On thisform, list each examination that you are taking and then tell us where you would like to sit. The purpose is to ensure that all of the test materials for thevarious examinations that you are taking will be available in one location. If you do not provide the cross-filing form to us by the final filing date, we cannotensure that we can accommodate your desire to cross-file. If any of the examinations are State level examinations, you must sit at the State test center. Youwill still need to complete the Tompkins County cross-filing form. If sitting at the State site, the State will notify you of when and where to report for yourexamination(s) and you should bring all admittance letters to the State site. If you are not taking a State examination, bring all admittance letters to yourchosen testing site. If you have any question please call Tompkins County Personnel Department (607) 274-5526. The Cross File form is located athttp://www.tompkins-co.org/personnel/CivilSrvForms/index.htmlFOR RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS: If special arrangements for testing are required, please indicate this onyour application.ALL CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR POSITIONS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOCES GOVERNED BY TOMPKINS COUNTYCIVIL SERVICE MAY HAVE THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL REQUIREMENT. PER CHAPTER 180 OF THE LAWS OF 2000, AND BYREGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, TO BE EMPLOYED IN A POSITION DESIGNATED BY A SCHOOLDISTRICT OR BOCES AS INVOLVING DIRECT CONTACT WITH STUDENTS, A CLEARANCE FOR EMPLOYMENT FROM THESTATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED.In conformance with Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duties shall be entitled to receivean additional ten points in a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent has served. If you arequalified to participate in this examination and are a child of firefighter or police officer killed in the line of duties in this municipality, please inform thisoffice of this matter when you submit your application for examination. A candidate claiming such credit has a minimum of two months from theapplication deadline to provide the necessary documentation to verify additional credit eligibility. However, no credit may be added after the eligible list hasbeen established.a BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: Applicants may be required to undergo a State and national criminal history background investigation, which willinclude a fingerprint check, to determine suitability for appointment. Failure to meet the standards for the background investigation may result indisqualification.TOMPKINS COUNTY PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, 125 EAST COURT STREET, ITHACA, NY 14850