JUVENILE COUNSELOR AND CHILD PROTECTIVE POSTS

Fire Dispatcher, Traffic Maint. Also Available; Counselor Pay $31G; File by Oct. 24 For 16 Titles

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services is accepting applications for exams leading to Juvenile Counselor and Child Protective Specialist jobs.

Applications must be submitted by Oct. 24. The starting salary for Juvenile Counselor is $31,095. The multiple-choice test is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2007.

Car Inspector, Electrician

Starting pay for Child Protective Specialist is $38,046. The multiple-choice exam is set for Jan. 20, 2007.

Oct. 24 is also the last day to file for nine other hiring exams and five promotion tests. The open-competitive titles are: Car Inspector, Communication Electrician, Electrician (HHC and city agencies), Fire Alarm Dispatcher, Fire Protection Inspector, Industrial Hygienist, Railroad Stock Worker, Steam Fitter's Helper, and Traffic Device Maintainer.

The promotion exams are: Bus Maintainer, Group B, Communication Electrician, Electrician (HHC and city agencies), Light Maintainer, and Sergeant (NYPD).

To qualify for Juvenile Counselor, by the last day of filing candidates must have a bachelor's degree or an associate's degree with two years of full-time experience working with juveniles in a group, community, educational, or institutional setting. Various other combinations of education and experience are also considered qualifying; candidates should consult the exam notice for a complete listing.

Juvenile Counselors are required to work nights, weekends, and holidays. They care and supervise youths in detention facilities in The Bronx and Brooklyn. The multiple-choice exam will test candidates' abilities in written comprehension and expression, memorization, and visualization. The test will also likely include questions gauging candidates' skills in deductive and inductive reasoning, being able to tell when something is wrong, information ordering, and spatial orientation. The passing score is 70 percent.

Child Protective Specs

To qualify for Child Protective Specialist, by Jan. 31, 2007 candidates must have a bachelor's degree with 24 credits in one or a combination of the following areas: social work, psychology, sociology, human services, criminal justice, education, nursing, or cultural anthropology. Candidates must have at least 12 credits in one discipline.

The multiple-choice exam will test candidates' abilities in reading and comprehending written information and synthesizing data, such as using facts to fill out a form. The test will also likely include questions gauging candidates' skills in using a given set of rules or objectives to arrange information into the best and most appropriate order or sequence, as well as applying rules to a specific problem.

Child Protective Specialists investigate allegations of child neglect and/or abuse received by the Administration for Children's Services. They may be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Further information can be obtained online at www.nyc.gov/dcas, or by calling 212-669-1357.