Office Assistant 1

Job Title

According to Civil Service Standards but particularly, provide perform entry-level clerical and office support work, including processing transactions and maintaining records in a variety of organizational settings, perform entry-level clerical and office support work, including processing transactions and maintaining records. Any given assignment may encompass a broad or narrow range of activities. General office support includes duties but not limited to the following as below

• Answer questions from and provide information to various parties regarding agency activities, transactions, and procedures. Refer inquiries as necessary.
• Operate various communication systems such as telephones and computers; and keep records of such communications.
• Operate, and perform basic cleaning and maintenance on, office machines and equipment. Clear paper jams in copiers, scanners, and printers; replace toner cartridges; and clean keyboards and screens.
• Schedule appointments and meetings using various office tools.
• Perform routine processing activities, including checking forms for completeness and accuracy.

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, 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 an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

The successful candidate must be authorized to work in United States. In addition to the annual salary, this position is eligible to receive $4,000.00 downstate location pay.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.