What are the responsibilities and job description for the Office Assistant 2 - Keyboarding, (NY HELPS), Central New York Psychiatric Center, Bedford Hills Satellite Unit, P25318 position at New York State Office of Mental Health?
Duties Description
Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.
Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Office Assistant 2 positions provide excellent opportunities for advancement and growth. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.
As an Office Assistant 2, you will perform a wide variety of complex clerical and administrative support activities, including :
- Gathering and preparing data for reports
- Preparing letters / correspondence
- Data entry
- Reviewing forms / applications for completeness
- Coordinating and scheduling meetings
- Maintaining paper and electronic files
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 and must pass a keyboarding test; 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy.
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.
Candidates from within State Service can be considered 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 the Office of Mental Health of our intention to conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding at Central New York 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.
Promotional field is Office Assistant 1 and all parentheses.
Additional Comments
All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including :
Background checks will be required.
This position is at Central New York Psychiatric Center's Bedford Hill Satellite unit located on the grounds of Bedford Hill Correction Facility in Westchester County.
This position is eligible for a down state asjustment of $3,400.
