Administrative Support Specialist I

NYS Office of Children and Family Services; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NYS Office of Children and Family Services is seeking an office assistant to perform typing, filing, and basic clerical tasks in a state agency setting. The role involves handling correspondence, records, and routine inquiries within standard 8-5 hours.

Candidates will use word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and email to support office operations and ensure accuracy of documents. No formal education or experience requirements are specified for this NY HELPS program title.

Qualifications

• This title has no minimum education or experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Type correspondence, documents, records, and other written material.
• Type correspondence, documents, records, and other written material.
• Use software packages, such as word processing, spreadsheet, data base management, e-mail, etc.
• Review work to ensure conformance with accepted office practices.
• Proofread and correct work to produce accurate copy.
• Distribute incoming mail. Maintain files.
• Answer phones and handle routine questions or issues.
• Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.

Skills

Typing

Phone handling

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Database management

Email systems

Job description

NYS Office of Children and Family Services is seeking an office assistant to perform typing, filing, and basic clerical tasks in a state agency setting. The role involves handling correspondence, records, and routine inquiries within standard 8-5 hours.

Candidates will use word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and email to support office operations and ensure accuracy of documents. No formal education or experience requirements are specified for this NY HELPS program title.