It is the policy of the Rockland County Department of Personnel to provide accommodations in testing to individuals with disabilities and to religious observers and to provide for and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination based on age, race/color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital/familial status, military status, criminal record and additional protections under federal, state and local law, policies and regulations.
Civil Service Examinations may be either open to the general public or limited, if indicated, to a promotional field of employees in Rockland County government or in one or more of the Rockland County Civil Service jurisdictions (towns, villages, school districts, special districts, etc.) See complete list of Local Municipal Agencies/Jurisdictions.
Civil Service examinations test a candidate's qualifications for a particular Civil Service title. If you are interested in taking an examination, click on the examination title and review the examination announcement that provides you with information specific to that examination, including the scheduled exam date, minimum requirements required, salary and location(s) of positions and last filing dates for participation in the examination.
All communications and correspondence (i.e., Application Determination Notification, Admission Notice, Notice of Results, etc.) in regard to civil service examinations and non-examinations will be done through e-mail. It is imperative that applicants make sure that their contact information, including e-mail address, is correctly and accurately provided on their application. Applicants are directed to immediately submit a Name/Address Change Form in the event of any change to their contact information, including e-mail address.
It is important to refer to the list of examination announcements (Open Competitive and/or Promotional) regularly for newly posted examinations. Examinations may be administered in a variety of ways, including written exams, performance exams (e.g., for language or physical fitness ability), computerized exams or evaluations of training and experience. Interested candidates are encouraged to register to receive email notifications whenever new examinations are posted.
To apply to take a Civil Service examination, you must complete a Rockland County Application for Examination or Employment and submit that application within the announced filing period, before the filing deadline. It is recommended that you print or otherwise save a copy of the examination announcement to which you are applying.
You may apply in one of two ways:
- by completing a fillable PDF “Application for Examination or Employment” and submitting it by mail to the Rockland County Department of Personnel, 50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 7th Floor, Pomona, NY 10970. Applications must be postmarked no later than the last filing date; or
- by applying online, using the "Apply Online" link next the appropriate examination announcement and submitted no later than 11:59PM on the last filing date.
* APPLICATIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS FAXED OR E-MAILED WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.