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Highway Safety Program Rep

Grade 21

New York State has approximately 14 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Motor Vehicles, Department of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

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Summary of Job Description

As a Highway Safety Program Representative, you would research, design, and monitor alternate delivery processes utilizing electronic resources to improve or expand customer service, efficiency and effectiveness; assess the operations of comparable driver safety programs and businesses in other states; and prepare written and oral recommendations necessary to implement and safeguard new program initiatives. You would conduct on site consultations and act as a representative of the Department of Motor Vehicles with state and local government officials, community groups, and safety business to provide guidance in developing and explaining highway safety programs and projects and ensure compliance with highway safety grant in aid requirements. Highway Safety Program Representatives spend a significant portion of their work time speaking in front of various sized groups which may include delivering seminars and conducting focus groups.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

There are two examinations for this position. Please note: New York State employees may qualify for both.

On or before the examination date, you must have:

Either 1. seven years of experience in planning, researching, developing, operating, and/or analyzing highway safety, public safety, public health, or other public information programs;

Or 2. an associate's degree AND five years of the experience described above;

Or 3. a bachelor's degree AND three years of the experience described above;

Or 4. a master's or higher degree AND two years of the experience described above.

On or before examination date, you must be a qualified employee of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Highway Safety Program Analyst 1, Highway Safety Program Analyst Trainee 1, or Highway Safety Program Analyst Trainee 2.

Only the title or titles listed are qualifying.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

26-737 38-510

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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