Office Assistant ; NY HELPS

Position: Office Assistant 2 (NY HELPS) - 6951
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/08/26

Applications Due
06/23/26

Vacancy ID217544

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NY HELPYes

Agency Health, Department of

Title Office Assistant 2 (NY HELPS) - 6951

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade
09

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $42641 to $52413 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Center for Environmental Health - Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection

Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Room 1221

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code
12242

Duties Description The Office Assistant (OA) 2 you would supervise two or more OA 1's and directly perform the more difficult or complicated clerical processing and office support work for which substantive knowledge of the program area is required. The OA 2 would spend most of their work time performing data entry, chart compilation and/or arrangement, and tasks involving typing into computerized systems.

Minimum Qualifications NY HELPS

Minimum Qualifications:

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.

Reassignment and Transfer Candidates:
Current New York State Department of Health employee with permanent or contingent permanent service as an Office Assistant 2, Grade 9; OR current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent permanent, competitive service in a title eligible to 70.1 transfer to Office Assistant 2, Grade 9.

Non-Competitive Promotion:
If there are three or fewer qualified candidates interested in the appointment to this position, a permanent appointment may be made pursuant to Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. To be eligible, candidates must be an employee of the Department of Health and have one year of permanent competitive service as an Office Assistant 1, Grade 6, or office assistant, clerical, or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 6 or higher.

Promotional Provisional Opportunity:
Current New York State employee with one year of permanent competitive service as an Office Assistant 1, Grade 6, or office assistant, clerical, or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 6 or higher.

Qualifying titles are available at:

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Preferred Qualifications:

The preferred candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent organizational skills; the ability to prioritize multiple assignments and to work cooperatively in a team-based setting. The incumbent will have experience working with a multi-line phone. The preferred candidate will also have experience with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Webex, and familiarity with using electronic databases.

Additional Comments One full-time competitive or non-competitive permanent, or provisional appointment opportunity.

Transfer candidates may be asked for their Social Security Number to verify your transfer eligibility. For more information on transfer types, transfer eligibility criteria, and the current transfer determinants for your title, visit the following website: .cfm

If less than three interested and qualified New York State Department of Health employees serving in the direct-line, lower-level title(s) within the agency apply to this opportunity, the agency may make a non-competitive appointment under the NY HELPS program.

For additional information about NY HELPS Program, please refer to https://.cfm

This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.

We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

* Holiday & Paid Time Off

* Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

* Pension from New York State Employees' Retirement System

* Shift & Geographic pay differentials

* Affordable Health Care options

* Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost

* NYS Deferred Compensation plan

* Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds

* And many more...

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