Office Assistant 1 (NY HELPS) - New York State Civil Service

NY HELP Yes






Agency Human Rights, Division of






Title Office Assistant 1 (NY HELPS)






Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide






Salary Grade 06






Bargaining Unit ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)






Salary Range From $35177 to $43521 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? No






Mandatory overtime? No






Compressed workweek allowed? No






Telecommuting allowed? Yes













County Bronx






Street Address One Fordham Plaza, 4th Floor










City Bronx






State NY






Zip Code 10458













Minimum Qualifications *This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this title.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 of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.






Duties Description Duties will include, but not limited to the following:• Provide administrative assistance for a variety of assigned tasks. This may include the organization and maintenance of records; screening inquiries from the public, either in person or by telephone; scheduling intake appointments and maintaining the intake log; inputting non-investigatory event codes into CMS; inputting complaints taken off-site or deferred to the Division into CMS; assisting in scheduling conferences; file preparation for opening and closing complaints.• Initial screening of calls and visitors, providing routine information, routing visitors or making referrals as appropriate, and taking messages. May include screening potential complainants, interested parties, or other callers to obtain information; providing routine information on the filing of complaints, the status of investigations, and the assignment of cases; and making referrals to other staff or agencies for further assistance.• Sorting and distributing mail; amending respondents and complainants’ names; inputting and maintaining form letters in Microsoft Word; drafting correspondence or preparing form letters in response to inquiries; composing and mailing reminder letters to parties. Completes all mailings relative to case processing; routes necessary information and correspondence to appropriate parties.• Responsible for general clerical duties which include general typing or data entry tasks; generating routine or special reports; establishing and maintaining office files, preparing and assembling case files; photocopying and distributing documents; scheduling meetings and handling arrangements; ordering supplies and arranging for office equipment repairs; making travel arrangements and preparing related vouchers, and other clerical tasks or special projects as required.






Additional Comments Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via e-mail at Info@goer.ny.govThis position is eligible for location pay of $3,400.






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










Name Human Resources / LB






Telephone






Fax 518-549-0462






Email Address jc.sm.HRresumes@justicecenter.ny.gov




Address




Street 161 Delaware Ave










City Delmar






State NY






Zip Code 12054













Notes on Applying Please submit cover letter along with a clear and concise resume detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position as listed in Specifics and indicate the Vacancy ID number for which you are applying.