Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleOffice Assistant 1 Keyboarding - CIT
Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide
Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary RangeFrom $33157 to $41018 Annually
Minimum Qualifications
Transfer Qualifications: Any permanent Office Assistant 1
Anyone eligible for 70.1 transfer (if applicable)
Promotional Opportunities: Anyone reachable on the current Civil Service List
Provisional Opportunities: In the event that there is not a valid eligible list, candidates who meet the qualifications below may be qualified for a provisional appointment:
Note: If you are appointed provisionally, you must take the next scheduled Civil Service examination for this title and your score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list before you can be permanently appointed. If you do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score, you may not be retained.
Minimum Qualifications: This title is filled from the Office Assistant 1-Keyboarding eligible list. There are no minimum education or experience requirements. However, for those who pass the written test, prior to being considered for appointment, you will be required to pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates your ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy.
As of February 26, 2022 all OPWDD employees assigned to this location must be full vaccinated against COVID-19. There is no testing option for employees assigned to this location in lieu of vaccination.
Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under direction of an Office Assistant 2/Treatment Team Leader, the duties of the Office Assistant 1 may include, but are not limited to the following:
• Extensive use of computers (use of TABS, Billing tracking system, RIA and TRIPS database, primarily for spreadsheet applications.
• Receiving and organizing work to be typed, determining document format.
• Compiling reports for processing and distribution.
• Typing correspondence, documents and forms in draft and/or final form using handwritten rough drafts, marked copy, or data from various equipment as source material.
• Proofreading and correcting work producing accurate, clean, completed copy.
• Perform routine clerical and secretarial tasks including, but not limited to: answering phones, taking messages, using photo copiers, fax machines, filing, and ordering office supplies.
• Sending correspondence and maintaining records of responses received.
• Taking meeting minutes for the morning meetings and any other meeting as required and distributing.
• Receive, sort and distribute mail.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Review EHR notes and provide monthly reports to the Psychologist. Assist Psychologist with other duties as assigned. This will be a primary duty and all other secretarial duties will be secondary in the absence of the OA2.
Additional Comments OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
As a participating agency in the Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus Program (HWB), direct care employees may be eligible to earn up to $3000 in bonuses for qualifying service if they meet specific requirements including continuous service during the appropriate vesting periods. For more information on the program, please contact Amanda Kelly at 518-359-4157.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Submit cover letter and résumé by February 6, 2023 to:
Sunmount-OHRM
2445 State Route 30
Tupper Lake, NY 12986
E-Mail: sunmount.careers@opwdd.ny.gov
Phone: (518) 359-4150
Fax: (518) 359-4161
Please reference the above EOA # 23-19 in all correspondence.
Please note:
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Division of Administration Central Office at (518) 473-4785 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• Position may be eligible for Loan Forgiveness via the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program\
• For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.