Office Assistant 2 (NY HELPS)

New York State Center for Recruitment & Public Service; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

New York State Center for Recruitment & Public Service seeks an office assistant to support clerical operations in the FOIL Unit. Details will be discussed at the interview regarding duties and expectations within the unit.

For the NY HELPS program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment while the minimum qualifications are met; eventual conversion to a competitive status is anticipated within a year, allowing participation in future promotions consistent with NY State rights.

Qualifications

• Promotional qualifications: Must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an office assistant, clerical, or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 6 or higher.
• Open competitive qualifications: one year of clerical experience.

Responsibilities

• To be discussed at time of interview.

Skills

Clerical experience

Job description

Minimum Qualifications

Eligible for reassignment, transfer, reachable for appointment from the appropriate eligible list or meet the following qualifications:

Description

To be discussed at time of interview.

Duties Description

To be discussed at time of interview.

Qualifications

Promotional qualifications: Must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an office assistant, clerical, or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 6 or higher. Qualifying titles are available at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/38687titles.cfm Open competitive qualifications: one year of clerical experience. This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Additional Comments

Vacancy is located within the FOIL Unit, work hours to be discussed at time of interview.