Office Assistant – Keyboarding; NY HELPS), Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, P27219

Job Details

• Full-time
• $42,641 – $52,413 a year

• Paid holidays
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid sick time

• Report writing
• Administrative experience
• Transcription
• Data entry
• Typing
• Clerical experience
• Data collection
• Proofreading
• 1 year
• Entry level

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform.

Duties Description Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Do enjoy work assignments that include typing and data entry? Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding positions provide excellent opportunities for advancement and growth. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

As an Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding, you will perform a wide variety of complex clerical and administrative support activities, including:

• Typing, proofreading, reviewing, and correcting correspondence and documents
• Transcribing hand-written materials
• Gathering data for charts, graphs, and tables
• Preparing routine reports

The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy.

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates from outside State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (HELPS) program as an Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding if they have one year of clerical experience where most of the work time is spent performing keyboarding, data entry, or chart compilation or arrangement. Candidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding eligible list, or can transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

In accordance with Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law, this notice advises all employees of our intention to conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding at Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position’s minimum qualifications if all requirements of non-competitive promotion are met.

The promotion field for the Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as an Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding.

Additional comments regarding the vacancy. All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including: NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance; access to tuition assistance programs; excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth; paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave; NYS Retirement programs. Background checks will be required.

This position is eligible for a Down State adjustment of $4,000.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.