Office Assistant ; NY HELPS

Position: Office Assistant 2 (NY HELPS)
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 01/08/26

Applications Due
01/22/26

Vacancy ID206777

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NY HELPYes

Agency Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of

Title Office Assistant 2 (NY HELPS)

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 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Saratoga

Street Address Mid-State District - Saratoga Zone Headquarters

65 South Broadway, Suite 103

City Saratoga Springs

StateNY

Zip Code
12866

Duties Description As an Office Assistant 2, duties include but are not limited to:

* Design clerical processing procedures.

* Gather, compile, and prepare data from manual or automated files and other sources for various reports, publications, records, or other external or internal communications.

* Respond to questions concerning the operation of the unit or program area.

* Prepare responses to correspondence.

* Resolve work problems.

* Review forms and applications and make appropriate determinations.

* Coordinate arrangements for meetings, courses, and other gatherings arrange for rooms, take attendance, and ensure that appropriate materials and equipment are available.

Minimum Qualifications There is a current civil service eligible list for this title which will be canvassed. Candidates must be reachable on the list to be eligible for appointment. You may also apply if you are eligible for appointment or reinstatement by one of the following qualifications:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS)
* To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55-b/c, candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

One (1) year of clerical experience.

If you are a veteran or a individual with a disability and would like to apply for the Department of Civil Service's 55-b/c Program, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). for more information.

Subsequent 55-b/c

Qualifications:

A subsequent 55-b/c appointment may be considered if you have at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service and have a current Civil Service 55-b/c letter of eligibility.

Reassignment

Qualifications:

Current NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Employees only, with at least one year of permanent or contingent permanent qualifying service as an Office Assistant 2; if you have less than one year, you must be reachable on the current Office Assistant 2 eligible list for this location, if one exists.

Reinstatement Under Rule 5.4:

Candidates who were previously permanently employed by New York State in this title may be reinstated to this position or any position to which they were eligible to transfer. Employees separated from their positions may be reinstated within one year of the date of separation. Employees who have been separated from state service for more than one year may be reinstated upon approval of the New York State Civil Service Commission.

Qualifying titles are available at Civil Service GOT-IT: .

52.7 Non-Competitive Program (NCP)

Qualifications:

As required by the New York State Department of Civil Service, we are posting for this position to determine if there are any qualified OPRHP employees interested in a permanent appointment to the position. To be eligible for NCP, candidates must be in the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation promotion field and have at least one year of permanent or contingent permanent qualifying service as an Office Assistant 1.

If there are three (3) or fewer qualified NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation eligible promotional employees who respond to this posting, Civil Service may approve the permanent appointment of one of the qualified employees without further examination.

Note:

Non-competitive refers to not competing in an examination; the appointment will be competitive. For purposes of non-competitive examination, the nominating agency may consider only the next lower level, direct line title as the…