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Administrative Assistant 1 including Trainee 1 and 2- NY HELPS

New York State Civil Service • Schenectady, NY 12307 • Posted 3 days ago

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Hybrid • Full-time • $39,215-$56,743/yr • Entry Level

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The Administrative Assistant 1 position at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is part of the NY HELPS Program, offering a non-competitive appointment for qualified candidates. This role provides administrative support to the Regional Office, including scheduling and coordinating meetings, preparing agendas and materials, managing files, and supporting regional management and administrative activities. The position may also involve financial reconciliation using FMIS or SFS, and offers a work-life balance with a generous benefits package.

Responsibilities

  • Provide administrative support to the Regional Office
  • Schedule and coordinate meetings, including via Outlook, WebEx, or Teams
  • Prepare agendas and materials for meetings
  • Take meeting notes and follow-up on action items as assigned
  • Manage and maintain files
  • Enter information into databases and spreadsheets
  • Deal with confidential Regional matters
  • Support Regional management and administrative activities
  • Prepare and maintain Regional correspondence
  • Support Regional Freedom of Information Act requests
  • Support Regional Programs with tracking as needed
  • Create charts, scheduling, calendars, scanning, copying, printing, faxes, records, reports
  • Assist with mail, assisting with general public inquiries
  • Assist with financial reconciliation using FMIS or SFS

Qualifications

Required

  • Minimum qualifications for NY HELPS: One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an office assistant, clerical, or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 6 or higher
  • Must pass a keyboarding test demonstrating the ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy
  • For competitive appointments: Two years of experience in administrative support, including use of office software, provision of customer service, business writing, and/or office administration
  • For transfer eligible: One year of permanent competitive service at Salary Grade 6 or higher and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 or transfer eligible with one year of permanent competitive service at Salary Grade 6 or higher

About New York State Civil Service

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Full Job Description

NY HELP Yes

Agency Environmental Conservation, Department of

Title Administrative Assistant 1 including Trainee 1 and 2- NY HELPS

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade NS

Bargaining Unit ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $39215 to $56743 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Schenectady

Street Address Schenectady Region 4 Headquarters

City Schenectady

State NY

Zip Code 12306

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. To be eligible for appointment under NY HELPS, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications below:Minimum Qualifications NYHELPS: Promotional qualifications for Administrative Assistant Trainee 1 - you must be qualified employee of New York State and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an office assistant, clerical, or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 6 or higher. A listing of qualifying titles are available at, https://www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/38701titles.cfm.You will be required to pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates your ability to enter text using an alpha numeric computer keyboard, at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy.Open-Competitive:Administrative Assistant Trainee 1:Six months of experience in administrative support, which includes use of office software (e.g., email, word processing), provision of customer service, business writing, and/or office administration. The selected candidate must pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates the ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy by completion of probation.Administrative Assistant Trainee 2:One year of experience in administrative support, which includes use of office software (e.g., email, word processing), provision of customer service, business writing, and/or office administration. The selected candidate must pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates the ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy by completion of probation.Administrative Assistant 1:Two years of experience in administrative support, which includes use of office software (e.g., email, word processing), provision of customer service, business writing, and/or office administration. The selected candidate must pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates the ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy by completion of probation.Competitive:Reassignment - Currently in the title and an employee of DECORReinstatement Eligible - Previously held the title on a permanent competitive basis or held a title as indicated under the transfer eligible section on a permanent competitive basisORTransfer Eligible - One year of permanent competitive service at Salary Grade 6* or higher and:Eligible for transfer under Section 70.1: Permanent competitive service as an Administrative Assistant 1 (formerly Secretary 1), Administrative Assistant 2 (formerly Secretary 2), Accountant Aide including Trainee 1 & 2, Business Document Specialist 1 & 2, Program Aide, Legal Assistant Trainee 1 & 2, Library Clerk 2 & 3, Office Assistant 1, Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding), Office Assistant 2, Office Assistant 2 (Calculations), Office Assistant 2 (Customer Service), Office Assistant 2 (Keyboarding), Office Assistant 2 (Stores/Mail), Office Assistant 3, Office Assistant 3 (Calculations), Senior Offset Machine Operator, Stores & Mail Operations Supervisor.Also, any language parenthetic for the above titles. Additional titles which qualify can be found on the Department of Civil Service website, search "GOT-IT".If you have not already demonstrated proficiency in keyboarding, you will have to demonstrate that you meet the minimum proficiency in keyboarding. *Note: Appointment may be made at a traineeship level. Two-year traineeship (Administrative Assistant Trainee 1, NS=Grade 8 starting salary $38,073 & Administrative Assistant Trainee 2, NS=Grade 10 starting salary $42,493) leading to Administrative Assistant 1, Grade 11. 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.

Duties Description Provide administrative support to the Regional Office; schedule and coordinate meetings, including via Outlook, WebEx, or Teams; prepare agendas and materials; take meeting notes and follow-up on action items as assigned; manage and maintain files; enter information into databases and spreadsheets; deal with confidential Regional matters; support Regional management and administrative activities; prepare and maintain Regional correspondence; support Regional Freedom of Information Act requests; support Regional Programs with tracking as needed, as well as creating charts, scheduling, calendars, scanning, copying, printing, phones, faxes, records, reports, assisting with mail, assisting with general public inquiries, and other duties as assigned. Duties may also include assisting with financial reconciliation using FMIS or SFS.

Additional Comments Travel may be required. Must be able to lift and move objects up to 15 pounds. Telecommuting may be available, will be discussed at interview. 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...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.DEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Name Matthew Bess

Telephone 518-402-9273

Fax 518-402-9038

Email Address PostingResponses@dec.ny.gov

Address

Street 625 Broadway

Personnel, 10th Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12233

Notes on Applying Please mail/email your resume to the above. Be sure to include Vacancy#24-167542 (Repost of 24-164645) on your resume or it may not be accepted.