Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleOffice Assistant 1 Keyboarding - LIT
Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide
Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary RangeFrom $31245 to $38651 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: You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.
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.
Duties Description Under direction of an Office Assistant 2, the duties of the Office Assistant 1 may include, but are
not limited to the following:
• Extensive use of computers, primarily for presentations and 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 and taking messages, using photo copiers, fax machines, filing, ordering equipment and supplies.
• Sending correspondence and maintaining records of responses received.
• Taking meeting minutes for the morning meetings and any other meeting as required.
• Receive, sort and distribute mail.
• Copying and scanning for DDPSIV when OA 2 is not available.
• Other duties as assigned.
Additional Comments APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Submit cover letter and résumé by April 25, 2019 to:
Sunmount-OHRM
2445 State Route 30
Tupper Lake, NY 12986
E-Mail: opwdd.sm.sunmount.jobs@opwdd.ny.gov
Phone: (518) 359-4158
Fax: (518) 359-4161
Please reference the above EOA # 19-62 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 he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office at (518) 473-9689 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
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