Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding)- Albany (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 may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, if they meet the below NY HELPS minimum qualifications.

NY HELPS Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications:
There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this title. The selected candidate must pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates the ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy by completion of probation.

It is expected that employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status in the future, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded 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. If you are interested in the NY-HELPS program, or this position, you may reply to this vacancy posting, or you may visit the New York State Department of Civil Service website at https://www.cs.ny.gov/help/ (copy and paste in browser) to register today, in three easy steps.

If Civil Service Eligible list(s) exist, they will be canvassed. You may also apply if you are eligible for appointment by one of the following qualifications:

To be considered for this position, a review of your state history is needed. Please provide the last four digits of your social security number in your email response or on your resume. If you are not comfortable providing this information in your response, a representative from our office will contact you via phone.

55 B/C Qualifications:
This position is designated 55b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. Please provide a copy of your 55b/c letter when applying. You must meet the open competitive qualifications from the most recent examination announcement.

Reassignment Qualifications:
Current Department of Labor employees only, with at least one year of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service in a/an Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding) if you have less than one year, you must be reachable on the current Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding) eligible list for this location, if one exists.

70.1 Transfer Qualifications:
One year of permanent or contingent-permanent as a Grade 6 or higher determined to be similar by Civil Service. Candidates being considered for appointment, will be required to pass a keyboarding test, if they have not already taken and passed a keyboarding test.

Provisional Qualifications:
There are no minimum education or experience requirements for these examinations, however, prior to being considered for appointment, you will be required to pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates your ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy. The appointed candidate would have to take, pass and be reachable on the next holding of the Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding) examination to be appointed permanently.

Note: For all transfers noted, a comprehensive list of titles approved for transfer is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/ .

As an Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding) in the Division of Labor Standards, you will format and type correspondence, reports, forms, charts, and other materials to produce final copies that are accurate and grammatically correct. This work is carried out under varying conditions of direction, availability of guidelines, and by the skilled use of a computer utilizing a variety of software packages (i.e. Word; Excel). The Office Assistant 1 (KB) would also be responsible for handling telephone calls.

Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to initiate and maintain relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders.

Candidates with no previous state service will begin at the starting rate of the salary range listed above.

If you are a current NYS employee and have questions regarding salary, please contact the Business Services Center (BSC): 518-457-4272, BSCHR@ogs.ny.gov.