Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding (NY HELPS) - Region 10

Duties Description • Answer phone calls to the Regional Director's Office and direct accordingly
• Track, review, type and file Regional Director correspondence
• Actively maintain the incoming correspondence log (TAGs)
• Process Incoming Mail accordingly
• Assist Supervisor with general office duties
• Review daily newspapers for transportation clippings and forward accordingly
• Maintain working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, Access
• Take necessary trainings as directed to improve skills

Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations.


Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*


To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:


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


Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.


Additional Comments Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.


*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 salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position. For new State employees appointed into graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts. For more salary information please visit


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Name Administrative Services Office


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Address

Street NYS Department of Transportation - Region 10


250 Veterans Memorial Highway


City Hauppauge


State NY


Zip Code 11788


Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and resume with the Notice Number R10-26-38 in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than July 13, 2026 to:


NYS Department of Transportation - Region 10
250 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, NY 11788
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DOT is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply.

In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States. Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made. The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H-1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence. Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F-1 or similar).