Review Vacancy
TitleStudent Assistant - 654 - Administrative - Albany
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $16.50 to $20.53 Hourly
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Room 2217
Duties Description Creating and compiling documents from various sites to be entered into internal databases and document submission portals/ sites. Performing repetitive tasks based off of amount of incoming workloads. Clerical tasks such as filing, scanning, copying & organizing documents.Email Management including sending, receiving, and organizing emails as directed.
Reviewing documents for accuracy and completion on contracts and other various transactions.
Communicate with internal and external staff such as internal Bureau staff, program contacts and vendors to provide assistance and support on contract compliance activities.
Ad Hoc Tasks such as compiling documents or researching/providing information needed for projects or tasks as requested by supervisors.
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be a matriculated undergraduate or graduate college student. Documentation of matriculation and enrollment in the Fall 2026 semester must be submitted with your resume.
Preferred Qualifications: The role requires specialized knowledge in administrative and business management practices to support and enhance workflow efficiency. This will also provide vital support in administrative and operational tasks daily. Currently these backfills are needed as our current group of student assistants are set to graduate this semester and some have already departed. Hiring in the potential new group ahead of their departure will allow us to provide training needed and allow the tasks currently held by the student assistants to transfer over upon graduating.
Additional Comments Preferred major(s) of college or graduate school study: Business Administration, Accounting, Legal Studies, Business Management, Health Administration, Economics
Temporary, part-time, non-competitive. Salary determined by academic level. 20 hours per week during the academic year is required, schedule is flexible. Must maintain matriculated student status to retain employment.
We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:
• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...
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Name Human Resources Management Group
Email Address health.sm.studentrecruit@health.ny.gov
Address
Street Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Room 2217
Notes on ApplyingPlease submit your resume and proof of matriculation for Fall 2026 as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to health.sm.studentrecruit@health.ny.gov, with Reference BR/SA/654/Admin- Albany included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, BR/SA/654/Admin- Albany, 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.

