Office Assistant 1 (NYHELPS)

Job Description:

Position Available: Office Assistant 1 (NYHELPS), SG-06, Line # 05878


Location: SUNY Old Westbury - Facilities/Maintenance

Salary: $36,232.00 - $44,828.00 plus $4,000.00 location pay

Shift: Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Status: Permanent, Full-time

When Available: As soon as possible

Duties:

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.

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.



Requirements:

Qualifications:

There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this title.



Additional Information:

The successful candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

The State University of New York at Old Westbury is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require an accommodation for a disability in order to participate in the selection process, please contact the Office of Human Resources/Affirmative Action located in the Campus Center, Room I-211 or by calling View phone number on click.appcast.io.

The Annual Security and Fire Report is filed as required by federal law. The purpose of this report is to provide faculty, staff and students with campus safety information, including crime statistics and safety policies and procedures. The report contains information regarding security and personal safety, including topics such as crime prevention, fire safety, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures and other matters of importance related to security and safety on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the previous three calendar years. You can obtain a copy of this report by contacting the University Police Department View phone number on click.appcast.io or by downloading a copy.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at View phone number on click.appcast.io or via email at View email address on click.appcast.io.



Application Instructions:

Please submit the following online:

1. resume (optional)
2. contact information (name, email address and telephone number) for three (3) references, and
3. a fully completed Old Westbury employment application (available during the online application process).

Only applications submitted online will be considered.

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT: June 18, 2026

VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.

We encourage protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, women and minorities to apply.

Employment in this position will be contingent on the College's verification of credentials and any other information required by federal or state law, and SUNY Old Westbury policies, including the completion of pre-employment screening.