Civil Service Commission
(1) Union County
CERTIFICATION: Applicants are required to possess a current Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) Certification valid in New Jersey. Please ensure to provide details of your license on your application. Failure to indicate possession of a current license as of the closing date will result in ineligibility. You may be required to provide a copy of a valid license upon appointment.
NOTE: Applicants who possess the higher-level certification as a Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic, or Mobile Intensive Care Registered Nurse Certification, issued by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, are considered to have met the above certification requirement.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONDER
Applicant must show completion of: Eight (8) hour Level 2 First Responder Operations training course.
Course must be in compliance with any one of the following: National Fire Protection Association 471 standard; revised NFPA 472 standard; 473 standard; New Jersey State Police Office of Emergency Management Occupational Safety and Health Administration Regulations 29 CFR 1910-1206 (q) 6ii United States Department of Transportation
Please upload proof of course completion with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
NOTE: Appointees will be required to attend training for additional certifications within one year of appointment. Such training may include but not be limited to: NFPA 1001, Basic Firefighting or equivalent New Jersey Emergency Medical Technician Certification or equivalent.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Appointees must be able to respond to hazardous materials emergencies (as required by the employer).
Appointees will be required to carry a personal paging device and must be able to respond to hazardous materials emergencies on a 24 hour, 7-day a week basis.
Appointees will be required to participate in the department's medical surveillance and physical fitness conditioning program pursuant to OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910-120 (f).
LICENSE: Appointees may be required to obtain a special driver's license from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission tooperate the type of vehicles assigned to the program within six (6) months of being hired.
Appointees will be required to possess a valid New Jersey driver's license.
NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
Customer Care and Technical Support: If you are having difficulty submitting your application online, customer care and technical support are available duringregular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays and emergency closings. Please email: OAS.support@csc.nj.gov or call (609) 292-4144. Please note that application support requests received outside regular business hours on the closing date will not change the application filing deadline so PLEASE FILE EARLY.
- NJAC 4A:4-2.3(b) states that all requirements must be met as of the closing date.
- Online applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date listed above.
- You must complete your application in detail. Your score may be based on a comparison of your background with the job requirements. Failure to complete your application properly may lower your score or cause you to fail. NOTE: Auto-fill may cause incomplete information on your application. Please confirm your name, address and phone number prior to submitting your application.
- If an employment list results from this announcement, it may be certified to fill full-time and part-time positions.
- Effective September 1, 2011, the New Jersey First residency law was enacted. Please click here for additional information. In accordance with Public Law 2010 c. 26, Veterans pay a reduced application fee of $15.00 if they have previously established Veteran's Preference with the DMAVA (as defined by NJSA 11A:5-1 et seq). Those claiming Veteran’s Preference but have not yet received approval from DMAVA must pay the full application fee and may request a refund if the claim is approved at least 8 days prior to the issuance of the eligibility list. Please note this reduced fee does not apply to Public Safety titles.
- Application fees submitted via personal check or money order must be postmarked within five (5) business days of submitting your application. If your fee is postmarked after five (5) business days, or is returned as invalid, you will be declared ineligible and denied admittance to the examination process.
- The Civil Service Commission is increasing its use of emails as a communication tool. Please ensure that your email is always up-to-date so that important information about the testing process is not missed. Please remember to check your junk mail, spam, and clutter for these important messages.