Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding

Responsibilities Creation, distribution, and collection of rosters from all NEO and other training hosted at the Schenectady training center. Organizing, maintaining, and distributing materials for new employee orientation classes. Collecting, entering, and filing training rosters using the Statewide Learning Management System (SLMS). Creating classes, completing data entry, and closing classes in the SLMS. Producing SLMS training records and rosters to support investigations, quality assurance visits, or staff development planning. Communicating to all concerned parties regarding changes or cancellations of scheduled training. Monitoring and responding to or forwarding email sent to the shared department email box. Reviewing and processing purchase requisitions and purchase orders in support of office locations. Assisting in the preparation, review, and evaluation of reports, tables, charts, and records. Mail, supply, and inventory-related tasks. Maintaining and updating electronic and paper files. Reviewing, approving, and adjusting requests for conference rooms, equipment, and support to maximize availability and utilization of resources. Answering telephone, addressing a wide range of requests for assistance with scheduling, documentation, and registration for training. Travel to Saratoga for initial orientation and occasional office coverage. Minimum Qualifications One year as an Office Assistant 1; or one year of permanent service in a clerical or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 6 or higher and reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list. Open Competitive One year of clerical experience where most work time is spent performing keyboarding, data entry, chart compilation or arrangement, or various tasks involving typing into computerized systems. Competitive You must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service eligible list used for filling this title. Transfer Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive, non-competitive, or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; or be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades. Benefits Paid holidays: thirteen (13) paid holidays each year. Paid vacation: thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially. Paid personal leave: five (5) days personal leave each year. Paid sick leave: thirteen (13) days each year (PEF/CSEA), may carry over. Professional leave: up to three (3) days each year for professional development events. Health care coverage: a variety of affordable health insurance programs; family dental and vision plans at no extra cost. Paid parental leave: up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. Retirement: participation in the NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS). Professional development and training: NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance; the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) provides continuing education credits. Employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, and various savings plans (U.S. Savings Bond, College Savings Plan, Health Care Spending Account, Dependent Care Advantage Account). Equal Opportunity Statement OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr