Office Operations & Clerical Support

New York State Center for Recruitment & Public Service; Village of Otisville (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York State Center for Recruitment & Public Service in Otisville, NY seeks a clerical assistant to handle routine office tasks, mail processing, filing, inventory records, and basic computer use to support public service operations.

Under the NY HELPS program, there are no formal education or experience requirements. The position may be filled non-competitively initially with potential conversion to competitive status within a year, enabling ongoing public service duties.

Qualifications

• Eligible for reassignment, transfer, or reachable for appointment from the appropriate eligible list.
• Open competitive qualifications: There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this title.
• 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 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.

Responsibilities

• May include but not limited to clerical tasks, handle and process incoming mail, file and organize mail and other paperwork, print and copy files and other needed documents and take periodic inventory of office supplies and maintain inventory records.
• Necessary skills include the ability to use a computer, printer, and other office equipment and to effectively communicate with the public in person and over the telephone.

Job description

The New York State Center for Recruitment & Public Service in Otisville, NY seeks a clerical assistant to handle routine office tasks, mail processing, filing, inventory records, and basic computer use to support public service operations.

Under the NY HELPS program, there are no formal education or experience requirements. The position may be filled non-competitively initially with potential conversion to competitive status within a year, enabling ongoing public service duties.