Below are the lists of civil service exam announcements for which applications are currently accepted. Legal residents of Albany County, employees of Albany County government and/or military veterans/active-duty service members MAY be allowed to submit up to two applications per calendar year without having to pay the filing fee for certain exams. Please refer to the filing fee section of each individual exam announcement as the resident/employee/military waiver policy does not apply to all exams.

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TO APPLY YOU MUST USE THIS ONLINE CIVIL SERVICE PORTAL. THE EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL BE USED FOR ALL CIVIL SERVICE CORRESPONDENCE INCLUDING APPEARANCE NOTICES, DISQUALIFICATION, RESULTS, CANVASSING, ETC. BE SURE TO CHECK BOTH YOUR INBOX AND SPAM/CLUTTER FOLDER FOR ALL CORRESPONDENCE. WE NO LONGER SEND/USE PAPER APPEARANCE LETTERS AS WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED AN ELECTRONIC CHECK-IN PROCESS.


Open-Competitive Exams

Exam
(Click Exam Title To View/Download Announcement)
Type Application Deadline
HEAD NURSE OPEN-COMPETITIVE 12/06/24 APPLY
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT OPEN-COMPETITIVE 12/06/24 APPLY
PHYSICIAN (SPECIALIST) OPEN-COMPETITIVE 12/06/24 APPLY
PSYCHIATRIC NURSE OPEN-COMPETITIVE 12/06/24 APPLY
SUPERVISING NURSE I OPEN-COMPETITIVE 12/06/24 APPLY

Promotional Exams

Exam
(Click Exam Title To View/Download Announcement)
Type Application Deadline
ASSISTANT SUPERVISING ELIGIBILITY EXAMINER PROMOTION 12/13/24 APPLY
SUPERVISING ELIGIBILITY EXAMINER PROMOTION 12/13/24 APPLY
SUPERVISING PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PROMOTION 12/06/24 APPLY

Continuous Recruitment

Exam
(Click Exam Title To View/Download Announcement)
Type
DO NOT USE - FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY OPEN-COMPETITIVE APPLY
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OPEN-COMPETITIVE APPLY
PARAMEDIC OPEN-COMPETITIVE APPLY
PARAMEDIC (PROMOTIONAL) PROMOTION APPLY