Review Vacancy
TitleAdministrative Assistant 1 or Trainee - 11180
Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide
Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary RangeFrom $38073 to $55093 Annually
Street Address Wadsworth Center, Directors Office, Biggs Administration
Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower
Minimum Qualifications Current New York State Department of Health employee with permanent or contingent permanent status as an Administrative Assistant 1, Grade 11, OR current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55-b/c service as an Administrative Assistant 1.
OR: Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55-b/c service in a position allocated to Grade 6 or above, and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law to Administrative Assistant Trainee 1.* A passing score on a typing test is required before a job offer to this title can be approved.
*Note: Appointment may be made at a traineeship level. Trainees will be required to take four mandatory courses the first year of the traineeship and four elective courses in each the second year of the traineeship in four competency areas through the CSEA Partnership, or equivalent offerings through another entity as determined by the agency. All trainees are required to successfully complete all courses before advancing to the Administrative Assistant 1, G-11.
Preferred Qualifications: Candidate should possess strong organizational, communication, and analytical skills. Must be able to work independently and as part of a team as well as handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Duties Description The Administrative Assistant 1 will provide administrative support to the Wadsworth Center’s Biggs Laboratory Administration Unit. The incumbent will perform a wide variety of administrative duties including, but not limited to, reviewing, preparing, and processing travel and purchase requests for staff across multiple divisions; preparing and tracking personnel documents; scheduling meetings and managing calendars; preparing and distributing reports; and maintaining workload tracking systems. The incumbent will also maintain efficient work flow; design and maintain electronic office filing systems; resolve day-to-day operations problems; answer and forward phone calls; sort mail; and modify and edit documents.
Additional Comments Permanent, Competitive or Provisional, full-time. Transfer candidates may be asked for SSN to verify title history and eligibility. Transfer candidates in certain titles will also be required to successfully pass a keyboarding test in order to qualify for appointment.
"For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.
The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm"
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Name Human Resources Management Group, NMH/AA1/11180
Email Address resume@health.ny.gov
Address
Street Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza
Notes on Applying Please submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference NMH/AA1/11180 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, NMH/AA1/11180, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position. Resumes will be accepted until 10/2/2023