Office Assistant 2 (NY HELPS), Rockland Psychiatric Center, P28370

New York State Office of Mental Health; Orangeburg (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

NYS Retirement

Job summary

New York State Office of Mental Health is seeking an Office Assistant 2 at Rockland Psychiatric Center. The role involves clerical and administrative support, data handling, and ensuring forms are complete. Two positions are available, with opportunities for advancement within state service.

Candidates may be hired under HELPS or competitive class rules, depending on eligibility. A non-competitive promotion path may apply for current OMH staff. Background checks are required.

Qualifications

• One year of clerical experience required.
• Ability to gather data for reports and prepare correspondence.
• Accurate data entry and document review.

Responsibilities

• Gathering and preparing data for reports
• Preparing letters/correspondence
• Data entry
• Reviewing forms/applications for completeness
• Coordinating and scheduling meetings
• Maintaining paper and electronic files

Skills

Clerical experience

Data entry

Job description

Duties Description

Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Office Assistant 2 positions provide excellent opportunities for advancement and growth. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

Duties Description

Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Office Assistant 2 positions provide excellent opportunities for advancement and growth. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply. As an Office Assistant 2, you will perform a wide variety of complex clerical and administrative support activities, including:

• Gathering and preparing data for reports
• Preparing letters/correspondence
• Data entry
• Reviewing forms/applications for completeness
• Coordinating and scheduling meetings
• Maintaining paper and electronic files

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (HELPS) program as an Office Assistant 2 if they one year of clerical experience.

OR

Candidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Office Assistant 2 eligible list.

OR

Candidates from within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

OR

In accordance with Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law, this notice advises all employees of the Office of Mental Health of our intention to conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Office Assistant 2 at Rockland Psychiatric Center. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position’s minimum qualifications if all requirements of non-competitive promotion are met.

The promotion field for the Office Assistant 2 position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as an Office Assistant 1 including all language parenthetics.

Additional Comments

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Paid time off - 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs

2 Positions are available.

Background checks will be required.

This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,150.

In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.