THE CITY OF NEW YORK

DEPARTMENT OF CITYWIDE REQUIRED FORMS

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
APPLICATION UNIT
1 CENTRE STREET, 14TH FLOOR APPLICATION FORM
NEW YORK, NY 10007
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
TEST PAPER
NOTICE FOREIGN EDUCATION
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG
Mayor OF FACT SHEET
(IF APPLICABLE)
EDNA WELLS HANDY
Commissioner
EXAMINATION

PROMOTION TO SUPERVISOR II (SOCIAL WORK)

Exam No. 1521

WHEN TO APPLY: From: April 6, 2011 APPLICATION FEE: $68.00

To: April 26, 2011 If you pay online by credit card, bank card or debit
card, you will receive a $5.00 discount.

WHAT THE JOB INVOLVES: Supervisors II (Social Work), under direction, supervise a number of social work
units, providing psychosocial services in such settings as social service centers, public housing, prisons, health
care facilities and shelters, to individual clients/patients, or to families and/or other groups of adults/children,
utilizing casework, group work or community organization methodologies; or supervise groups of professional
staff performing program evaluation and social work planning; and/or perform highly complex program
evaluation and planning work for the agency. All Supervisors II (Social Work) perform related work.

Special Working Conditions: Supervisors II (Social Work) may be required to work shifts including nights,
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this
position.)

THE SALARY: The current minimum salary is $56,021 per annum. This rate is subject to change.

HOW TO APPLY: If you believe you are eligible to take this examination, you must submit an application using
one of the following options:

1. Online at the DCAS Website: Go to the Online Application System (OASys) at

www.nyc.gov/examsforjobs and follow the onscreen application instructions for electronically
submitting your application and payment, and completing any required forms. The following
methods of payment are acceptable: major credit card, bank card associated with a bank
account, or prepaid debit card which you may purchase online or at various retail outlets. If
you pay online by credit card, bank card or debit card, you will receive a $5.00 discount.

2. By Mail: Refer to the "Required Forms" section below for the forms that you must fill out.
All completed forms and the application fee, payable by money order to DCAS (EXAMS),
should be returned to DCAS Application Unit, 1 Centre Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY
10007.

DCAS will not accept applications in person from candidates.

You are responsible for determining whether or not you meet the eligibility requirements for this examination
prior to submitting the application. If you are marked "Not Eligible," your application fee will not be refunded
and you will not receive a score.

Special Circumstances Form: This form is included in the application package and located online at the above
DCAS website. This form gives important information about claiming Veterans' or Legacy credit, and
notifying DCAS of a change in your mailing address. Follow all instructions on the Special Circumstances form
that pertain to you when you complete your "Application for Examination."

ELIGIBILITY TO TAKE EXAMINATION: This examination is open to each employee of an agency under the
jurisdiction of the Commissioner, Department of Citywide Administrative Services who on the last day of the
application period:

(1) holds a permanent (not provisional) competitive appointment or appears on a Preferred List (see
Note, below) for the title of Supervisor I (Social Work) ; or
(2) holds a permanent (not provisional) competitive appointment or appears on a Preferred List (see
Note, below) for the title of Supervisor I (Social Services) and possesses a Master’s Degree in
Social Work from a college or university that must be accredited by regional, national,
professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary
of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); and
(3) is not otherwise ineligible.

READ CAREFULLY AND SAVE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

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(Note: A "Preferred List" is a civil service list which is only for certain former permanent incumbents of the
eligible title who have rehiring rights.)

The admission of employees in the title of Supervisor I (Social Services) is on a collateral basis and applies to
this examination only. It is not considered a precedent for future examinations. Supervisors I (Social Services)
who are applying for this examination must complete Section A.5 of the Education and Experience Test Paper
to indicate that they have a Master’s Degree in Social Work.

This examination is also open to employees who were appointed to an eligible title pursuant to New York State
Civil Service Law, section 55-a, and who meet all other eligibility requirements.

If you do not know if you are eligible, check with your agency’s personnel office.

ELIGIBILITY TO BE PROMOTED: In order to be eligible for promotion, you must have completed your
probationary period in the eligible title as indicated in the above "Eligibility To Take Examination" section, and
you must be permanently employed in the eligible title or your name must appear on a Preferred List for the
eligible title at the time of promotion. Additionally, you must have served permanently in the eligible title for
at least one year, unless your probationary period in that eligible title has been waived pursuant to Rule 5.2.4
of the Personnel Rules and Regulations of the City of New York.

A valid Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) license or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license
issued by the New York State Department of Education must be obtained within one year of the date of
promotion. Employees who fail to obtain their LMSW or LCSW within one year after promotion will
automatically have their probationary period extended for no more than six months. Failure to obtain the
LMSW or LCSW by the end of 18 months of service will result in termination of your promotion to this title.

Section 424-a of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a
candidate for employment with child-care responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment
report. The agency has the discretion to assign a candidate who has been the subject of a child abuse and
maltreatment report to a position with no child-care responsibilities.

REQUIRED FORMS:

1. Application for Examination: Make sure that you follow all instructions included with your
application form, including payment of fee. Save a copy of the instructions for future reference.

2. Education and Experience Test Paper: Fill out Sections A.1 (if applicable), A.5 (if applicable),
B and D (if applicable). This form must be filled out completely and in detail for you to receive your
proper rating. Keep a copy of your completed Education and Experience Test Paper for your records.
If you are applying by mail, write your social security number in the box at the top right side of the
cover page, and the examination title and number in the box provided. Be sure to write your
examination number and social security number on each of the remaining pages of this form. If you
are applying online, follow the online instructions.

3. Foreign Education Fact Sheet (Required only if you need credit for your foreign education to meet
the education and experience requirements): If you were educated outside the United States, you
must have your foreign education evaluated to determine its equivalence to education obtained in the
United States. The services that are approved to make this evaluation are listed on the Foreign
Education Fact Sheet included with your application packet. When you contact the evaluation service,
ask for a "document-by-document" evaluation of your foreign education. You must have one of these
services submit its evaluation of your foreign education directly to the Department of Citywide
Administrative Services no later than eight weeks from the last date for applying for this examination.

THE TEST: You will be given an education and experience test. Your score on this test will be used to determine
your place on an eligible list. On the education and experience test you will receive a score of 70 points for
meeting the eligibility requirements listed above. After these requirements are met, you will receive credit up
to a maximum of 100 points on the following basis:

Additional Credit:

For satisfactory full-time experience gained after receiving a Master’s Degree in Social Work supervising or
overseeing the work of 2 or more social work units, including at least one supervisor, which provide
psychosocial services, you will receive

10 points for at least 1 year but less than 5 years of supervisory experience; or

20 points for at least 5 years but less than 10 years of supervisory experience; or

30 points for 10 or more years of supervisory experience.

For satisfactory full-time experience gained after receiving a Master’s Degree in Social Work supervising or
overseeing the work of a social work unit which provides psychosocial services, you will receive

5 points for at least 1 year but less than 5 years of supervisory experience; or

10 points for at least 5 years but less than 10 years of supervisory experience; or

15 points for 10 or more years of supervisory experience.

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When you are filling out your Education and Experience Test Paper, for each employment you must indicate
the number of employees that you directly and indirectly supervised and their respective titles. If you do not
fill in these boxes, you will not receive credit for the experience.

You will receive a maximum of one year of experience credit for each year you worked. If you have any of
the above experience on a part-time basis, it will be credited according to the equivalent percent of full-time
experience. Each year of experience will be credited under only one category which will be the highest
appropriate category.

Education and experience must be obtained by the last day of the Application Period.

THE TEST RESULTS: If you pass the education and experience test and are marked eligible, your name will be
placed in final score order on an eligible list and you will be given a list number. You will be notified by mail
of your test results. If you meet all requirements and conditions, you will be considered for promotion when
your name is reached on the eligible list.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Selective Certification for Foreign Language and/or American Sign Language: If you can speak Albanian,
Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian/Serbo-Croatian, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), French, Greek,
Haitian/Creole, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Tibetan, Urdu,
Vietnamese, West African Languages (e.g., Ibo, Swahili, Yoruba), Yiddish and/or you know American Sign
Language, you may be considered for promotion to positions requiring this ability through a process called
Selective Certification. If you pass a qualifying test, you may be given preferred consideration for positions
requiring this ability. Follow the instructions in Section D on page 4 of the Education and Experience Test
Paper to indicate your interest in such Selective Certification.

Selective Certification for Adult Protective Services (APS): If you have (a) three years of casework
experience with the elderly, and/or the psychiatric or chemically dependent adult population, or (b) 24 semester
credits in gerontology, social work, psychology, sociology, human services, criminal justice, education, nursing
or cultural anthropology (with at least 12 of these credits in one discipline) and two years of casework
experience with the elderly, and/or the psychiatric or chemically dependent adult population, you may be
considered for promotion to positions requiring this education and experience through a process called Selective
Certification. If you qualify for Selective Certification, you may be given preferred consideration for positions
requiring this education and experience. Follow the instructions in Section D on page 4 of the Education and
Experience Test Paper to indicate your interest in such Selective Certification. Your education and experience
will be checked by the appointing agency at the time of promotion.

These requirement(s) may be met at any time during the duration of the list. If you meet either or both of the
Selective Certification requirement(s) at some future date, please submit documentation by mail to: DCAS
Bureau of Examinations - GEG, 1 Centre Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10007. Please include the
examination title and number and your social security number on your correspondence.

Application Receipt: If you applied online, you will be emailed a receipt immediately after you have applied
for the examination. If you do not receive this receipt, contact this agency at [email protected]. Include
your social security number and the examination number and title in your email. If you applied by mail, you
will be mailed a receipt within three months of the last date of the application period. If you do not receive this
item, write to this agency, Attention: Examining Service Section, 1 Centre Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY
10007 to request verification that your application was received. Include your social security number and the
examination number and title in your request.

The General Examination Regulations of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services apply to this examination and are part of this
Notice of Examination. They are posted and copies are available in the Application Unit of the Division of Citywide Personnel Services, 1
Centre Street, 14th Floor, NY, NY 10007.
The City of New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Title Code No. 52632; Social Service Occupational Group.

For information about other exams, and your exam or list status, call 212-669-1357.
Internet: nyc.gov/dcas