• Office Assistant 1 Nyhelps

    New York State Civil Service (Long Island City, NY)


    NY HELP Yes

     

    Agency Transportation, Department of

     

    Title Office Assistant 1 NYHELPS

     

    Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

     

    Salary Grade 06

     

    Bargaining Unit ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

     

    Salary Range From $36232 to $44828 Annually

     

    Employment Type Full-Time

     

    Appointment Type Permanent

     

    Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

     

    Travel Percentage 5%

     

    Workweek Mon-Fri

     

    Hours Per Week 37.5

     

    Workday

     

    From 8 AM

     

    To 4 PM

     

    Flextime allowed? No

     

    Mandatory overtime? No

     

    Compressed workweek allowed? No

     

    Telecommuting allowed? Yes

     

    County Queens

     

    Street Address NYS Dept. of Transportation- Design

     

    47-40 21st Street

     

    City Long Island City

     

    State NY

     

    Zip Code 11101

     

    Duties Description As an Office Assistant 1, you would perform entry-level clerical and office support work, including processing transactions and maintaining records, in a variety of organizational settings, to meet the requirements of agency programs.Examples of your duties may include, but are not limited to:Keeping records; retrieving and compiling information; providing clerical support to all office staff; maintaining electronic and paper filing system; processing personnel-related forms including hiring, probation, performance evaluation, and other forms as needed; opening and processing postal mail daily; answering phone calls from the public and department personnel, and forwarding as necessary; attending professional development offerings and trainings as recommended; performing other duties typically assigned to an Office Assistant 1 as needed, such as keyboarding and other document preparation tasks; completing forms; answering questions or otherwise assisting customers; creating or assisting in the preparation of letters, reports, charts, graphs, and tables

     

    Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this title.Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.

     

    Additional Comments Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.*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.At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.***Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. ***Salary to include $4,000 downstate adjustment .

     

    Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

     

    Name NYS DOT - Region 11- Personnel

     

    Telephone 718-482-4585

     

    Fax

     

    Email Address [email protected]

     

    Address

     

    Street NYS Dept. of Transportation - Region 11

     

    47-40 21st Street

     

    City Long Island City

     

    State NY

     

    Zip Code 11101

     

    Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number R11-25-66 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than November 22, 2025 to:Via email: [email protected]***PLEASE INCLUDE R11-25-66 IN THE SUBJECT LINE***