Office Assistant ; NYHELPS

Position: Office Assistant 1 (NYHELPS)
Location: Latham

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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/02/26

Applications Due
07/16/26

Vacancy ID219129

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NY HELPYes

Agency Taxation & Finance, State

Title Office Assistant 1 (NYHELPS)

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade
06

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $36232 to $44828 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 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? Yes

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 299 Old Niskayuna Road (Wade Road)

City Latham

StateNY

Zip Code
12110

Duties Description The incumbent must be able to perform the following essential functions:

* Assist in answering and screening telephone calls and direct to proper staff; take phone messages that include all pertinent information to enable staff to be prepared when returning the call.

* Provide guidance to callers regarding procedures to request DTF information.

* Open and distribute incoming mail.

* Review incoming requests for completeness.

* Data enter cases/requests into Disclosure's inventory databases.

* Use various DTF applications to gather information for responses to requests

* Perform office support duties as directed by supervisor such as photocopying, scanning, filing, and assisting with routine clerical functions.

* Assist supervisor, coworkers, and employees from other units with miscellaneous projects, as necessary.

* Follow Department rules and division procedures and policies including the Code of Conduct, ethics practices, security and confidentiality rules.

* Adhere to the Department's time and attendance rules and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications 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, 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 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.

NON-COMPETITIVE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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

COMPETITIVE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Current NYS employee eligible for 70.1 transfer under the provisions of NYS Civil Service Laws, Rules, & Regulations.

OR

Reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title and location.

OR

55-b/c: please include your letter of eligibility with your response.

Additional Comments New York State is an equal opportunity employer. It's the policy of the state of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or an arrest or criminal conviction record unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

Any candidate selected for this position will be subject to a review of their tax return submissions by the New York State Department…