Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding) - Application Services Center

Job Description:

The State University of New York (SUNY) System Administration, located in Albany, New York, currently has an opening for an Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding) in the Application Services Center.


Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Enter and verify application data
• Process revisions received for applicant data
• Assist in the processing of school counselor forms and transcripts
• Key payments to student records and release applications held for payment
• Process cash, check and credit payments
• Evaluate waiver forms for completeness
• Open, sort and distribute mail
• Perform various clerical/data processing tasks including document scanning and uploading, faxing, photocopying and filing
• Process supplemental application materials; conduct searches on computer systems, distribute/upload materials to appropriate campuses and keep accurate records
• Communicate with applicants and schools, via phone and/or email

Requirements:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high volume team environment
• Ability to understand and interpret complex office procedures
• Ability to perform job functions with limited supervision
• Strong computer skills
• Overtime may be required during peak application processing season (fall/winter).

Additional Information:

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

SUNY System Administration Benefits

SUNY System Administration provides an outstanding and comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family through the many life changes you may experience while you work for SUNY. Our nationally recognized benefits include:

• Retirement : The choice between a fully funded pension plan and a self-driven defined contribution plan, along with two supplemental plans to increase your ability to save for retirement.
• Health Insurance : Several health insurance options at an affordable cost that provide full coverage without mandatory deductibles.
• Time Off :Paid time off with separate vacation and sick leave accruals up to 21 days a year for each category.
• Additional paid leave policy options for childbirth, adoption, elder care, and other family care situations.
• Flexible Working Arrangements : Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid schedules, are available depending on position.

Explore our full benefits offerings here:

NY HELPS : 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 maybe 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 this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In June 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.

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 of 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.



Application Instructions:

Interested candidates are invited to apply online. Please submit a cover letter, resume and four professional references when applying. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

State University of New York System Administration is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, or retaliation.

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 Office of Employee Relations at View phone number on click.appcast.io or via email at View email address on click.appcast.io.