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New York State Office of Mental Health

Office Assistant 1 - Keyboarding (NY HELPS), Central New York Psychiatric Center

New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, New York, United States

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Overview Are you interested in starting a career with New York State? Do enjoy work assignments that include typing and data entry? Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding positions are entry level positions that provide excellent opportunities for advancement and professional growth.

As an Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding, you will perform a wide variety of clerical and administrative support activities, including:

Typing, proofreading, reviewing, and correcting correspondence and documents

Transcribing hand-written materials

Gathering data for charts, graphs, and tables

Preparing routine reports

Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (HELPS) program as an Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding if they have one year of clerical experience where most of the work time is spent performing keyboarding, data entry, or chart compilation or arrangement.

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Candidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding eligible list.

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Candidates from within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

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In accordance with Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law, this notice advises all employees of the Office of Mental Health of our intention to conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding at Central New York Psychiatric Center. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position’s minimum qualifications if all requirements of non-competitive promotion are met.

The promotion field for the Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as an Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding.

Additional Comments

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance

Access to tuition assistance programs

Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth

Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave

NYS Retirement programs

Background checks will be required.

This position is at Central New York Psychiatric Center's Albany Pre-Release Unit located at Capital District Psychiatric Center in Albany County.

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