Review Vacancy
AgencyPublic Service, Department of
Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide
Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary RangeFrom $31870 to $39423 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Current New York State Employee
Current New York State Employee with one year or more permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service as an Office Assistant 1, Grade 6; OR current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service in a qualifying title and eligible for transfer* under section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
*Candidates are encouraged to access GOT-IT on the Civil Service website (www.cs.ny.gov) to determine transfer eligibility.
General Public
55b/c:
All candidates who are currently 55b/c eligible are encouraged to apply for this position. If interested in this position and applying using your 55b/c status, please provide a copy of your current 55b/c eligibility letter.
Civil Service Eligible List:
Candidates on the Beginning Office Assistant list have been canvassed and do not need to apply to this posting.
Duties Description The Office Assistant 1, Grade 6, will work in the Long Island Office and perform duties that include, but are not limited to:
• Answering questions from various parties regarding agency activities, transactions, and procedures.
• Referring inquiries as necessary.
• Answering phones and assisting or referring callers as needed.
• Maintaining basic financial, accounting, and/or statistical records.
• Contacting various internal and external parties to obtain information, as needed.
• Assisting in gathering or compiling data for reports, graphs, charts, tables, or other products.
• Receiving, screening, reviewing, and verifying the content of forms, applications, claims, and other documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Receiving, picking up, delivering, opening, recording, sorting, and distributing mail, email or other forms of correspondence or communications, as well as goods and materials.
• Maintaining files, correspondences, documents, records, and materials and storing pursuant to guidelines.
• Tracking physical inventory and maintaining perpetual inventory records.
• Entering data and information into and receiving data and information from computerized systems.
• Verifying data previously transcribed or entered to detect errors.
• Performing various clerical or office assistant tasks such as copying and/or scanning documents and verifying accuracy of data.
• Assisting with special projects as needed.
Additional Comments The primary mission of the New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) is to ensure affordable, safe, secure, and reliable access to electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, and water services for New York State’s residential and business consumers, while protecting the natural environment. The Department also seeks to stimulate effective competitive markets for clean, renewable, and distributed energy resources that benefit New York consumers, as well as product and service innovations.
The Department of Public Service is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting the Designee for Reasonable Accommodations (DRA) and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator which can be found under the Accessibility Link on the Department’s webpage at www.dps.ny.gov.
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