GENESEE COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES

COUNTY BUILDING I, BATAVIA, NEW YORK

ANNOUNCES

AN OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR:

JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN CAC SUPERVISOR, O.C. #65-157

SALARY: $40,032 - $50,731 per year (2014), Genesee County.

VACANCY: The Genesee County Genesee Justice Department has one (1) position currently held by a provisionally appointed employee, who may be appointed on a permanent basis if found reachable on a civil service list established as a result of this exam. This examination is also being held to establish an eligible list to fill future vacancies, which may occur during the life of the eligible list.

An eligible may receive only one permanent appointment from this list. Once appointed, there will be a Probationary Period of 8-52 weeks based on performance of duties. During this probationary period the Department Head has the ability to terminate employment, without cause.

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE BEEN LEGAL RESIDENTS OF GENESEE COUNTY FOR AT LEAST TWO (2) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION, AND MUST HAVE CONTINUED THEIR RESIDENCY THROUGH THE PERIOD LEADING TO THEIR INITIAL APPOINTMENT.

LAST FILING DATE----------MARCH 26, 2014

WRITTEN EXAMINATION----------MAY 3, 2014

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the written test:

Graduation from high school or possession of an appropriate equivalency diploma recognized by the NYS Department of Education, AND EITHER:

        A.        Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or
                    university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Human Services,
                    Psychology, Education, or a related field AND one year of full-time paid
                    experience in a criminal justice agency or other agency whose duties
                    shall have involved counseling, case management or client supervision,
                    [IF CLAIMED, PLEASE ATTACH A  COPY OF YOUR OFFICIAL
                    TRANSCRIPT AND INDICATE ALL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE ON
                    YOUR APPLICATION];
OR

        B.        Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or
                    university with an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Human
                    Services, or a related field AND three (3) years of full-time paid
                    experience in a criminal justice agency or other agency whose duties
                    shall have involved counseling, case management or client supervision,
                    [IF CLAIMED, PLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR OFFICIAL
                    TRANSCRIPT AND INDICATE ALL RELEVANT  EXPERIENCE ON
                    YOUR APPLICATION].

PART-TIME, PAID EXPERIENCE WILL BE PRO-RATED AS APPROPRIATE

NOTE: You may file for this examination if you expect to complete the education requirement by June 30, 2014.  If successful on the examination, however, you will not be certified for appointment until you have submitted proof of completion of the education requirements to the Genesee County Human Resources Department.

NOTE: Photo ID will be required on the day of the examination.

CANDIDATES, PLEASE NOTE: It is vital that you submit, with your application, all information necessary to show your qualification for examination.  APPLICATIONS WHICH DO NOT SHOW TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE TO MEET MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE DISAPPROVED, AND WE WILL NOT REFER TO OTHER APPLICATIONS ON FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NOTE – FILING FEES: (The acceptance of your application is dependent upon your following these instructions accurately):

A fee of $20.00 is required for each separately-numbered examination for which you apply.  The required fee must accompany your application.  The fee may be submitted in the form of either CASH (if delivered in person), PERSONAL CHECK or MONEY ORDER, (if by mail).  Personal Checks and Money Orders must be payable to the GENESEE COUNTY TREASURER.  Please write the examination number(s) on your personal check or money order.  YOUR APPLICATION FEE WILL NOT BE REFUNDED if you do not meet the requirements for admission to the examination. Compare your qualifications carefully to the requirements stated on the announcement and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified. A waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are receiving unemployment and primarily responsible for the support of a household.  In addition, a waiver of the requirements stated on the announcement and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified. A waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are receiving unemployment and primarily responsible for the support of a household.  In addition, a waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are determined eligible for Medicaid, or receiving   Supplemental Security Income payments, or Public Assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Family assistance or Safety Net Assistance), or are certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act eligible through a State or local social service agency.  All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.  In order for us to verify your eligibility for an application fee waiver, you must complete a “Request for Fee Waiver” form and submit it with your application by the close of business on the Last Filing Date as indicated on the Examination Announcement. The “Request for Fee Waiver” form can be obtained at Genesee County Human Resources, 15 Main Street, Batavia, NY 14020 or from our website, www.co.genesee.ny.us.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
Monitors and analyzes the performance of different programs and services offered
     by the Child Advocacy Center;
Provides direct victim services including Case Management and emotional support
     and information to child victims and their families;
Attends court appearances, files compensation claims and provides follow-up
     including case status, making referrals, answering questions and providing court
     prep for victims;
Document all contacts with clients;
Oversee the day to day operations of the CAC by scheduling appointments,
     preparing staff schedules and coordinating use of services by other GLOW region
     counties;
Assists with fundraisers and promotions and acts as liaison to GLOW Foundation
     and Batavia Kiwanis Club;
Directs, reviews, and oversees the work of subordinates.  May delegate work
     and may take corrective action as needed;
Establish and maintain an effective relationship with the Genesee County Justice for
     Children Multi Disciplinary Team;
Confers with Multidisciplinary Team members on problems and issues concerning
     the Child Advocacy Center, and scheduling trainings for team members;
Coordinates schedules and services for contracted providers;
Plans and schedules CORE team meetings, providing the agenda and facilitating
     the meeting;
Has responsibility for maintaining accreditation for the National Children’s Alliance;
Has responsibility for after hour’s requests for service;
Helps develop efficient record-keeping systems and administrative procedures;
Assists in evaluating staff training needs and coordinates community outreach
     training for mandated reporters such as teachers, doctors, etc.;
Prepares quarterly reports, stats, monthly objectives and assists in developing grant
     goals, performance measures and targets;
Monitors and documents goals, performance measures and targets for reporting
     purposes.

SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION: The written test is designed to test for knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:

1.   Case Supervision
2.    Laws, Rules, Regulations and Concepts Related to Child Abuse and Neglect
3.    Principles and Practices of Social Casework as Applied to Family and
            Children’s Services
4.    Preparing Written Material
5.    Supervision
6.    Understanding and Recognizing the Dynamics and Effects of Child Abuse and  
             Neglect         

CANDIDATES ARE PERMITTED TO USE QUIET, HAND-HELD, SOLAR OR BATTERY POWERED CALCULATORS.  DEVICES WITH TYPEWRITER KEYBOARDS SUCH AS COMPUTERS, SPELL-CHECKERS, PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS, ADDRESS BOOKS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS, DICTIONARIES AND ANY SIMILAR DEVICES ARE PROHIBITED.

Case Supervision-These questions present descriptions of problems and situations in employee-supervisor or employee-client relationships typically encountered in the supervision of employees who deal with client caseloads. The situations and/or problems presented may cover administrative issues such as planning and assigning cases, developing employees' competence in casework through discussion of problem cases, and helping employees deal with job-related stress.

Laws, Rules, Regulations and Concepts Related to Child Abuse and Neglect-These questions test both for a knowledge of New York State law, policies, and administrative directives related to child abuse and neglect and for a knowledge of the standard concepts, behaviors, and indicators, including risk assessment, which enable a worker to determine that abuse or neglect has occurred.

Principles and Practices of Social Casework as Applied to Family and Children's Services-These questions are designed to cover topics in such areas as client, family, and worker rights; confidentiality; referral techniques; purposes and techniques in maintaining client records; discipline standards and point of view; professional ethics and protocol; and time management.

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.

Supervision-These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward predetermined objectives. The concepts covered, usually in a situational question format, include such topics as assigning and reviewing work; evaluating performance; maintaining work standards; motivating and developing subordinates; implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.

Understanding and Recognizing the Dynamics and Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect-These questions test for a knowledge of standard concepts, behaviors, and indicators that enable the worker to determine or establish that abuse or neglect has occurred. The questions deal with basic laws and techniques for dealing with the abused or neglected child and his or her family and follow-up, referral, or other action to take once abuse or neglect has been identified.

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication "How to take a written test" helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm

CROSS-FILING: If you have applied for other local government or state examinations, call or write to each civil service agency to make arrangements no later than two weeks before the date of the examinations.  You must notify all local government civil service agencies with whom you have filed an application of the test site at which you wish to take your examinations.  The “Cross-filer Form” for Genesee County can be obtained at Genesee County Human Resources, 15 Main St., Batavia, NY 14020 or from our website, www.co.genesee.ny.us.