Office Assistant 1
: Job Details :

NY HELP Yes

Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

Title Office Assistant 1

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 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 7:30 AM

To 3:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Monroe

Street Address 220 Metro Park

City Rochester

State NY

Zip Code 14623

Duties Description The OA1 position provides office support to the overall operation of the Monroe County Day Services programming site, and requires effective communication, writing, and organizational skills in conjunction with the ability to work independently. Duties will include but are not limited to:• Greeting visitors and vendors upon entry to the building, facilitate sign-in, connect with appropriate person to increase safety and community presence.• Collecting accountability sheets and entering daily service recording into TABS for 180 individuals. Print AR19 at the beginning of the month, ensuring accuracy.• Answering incoming phone calls, taking messages, and directing inquiries to appropriate person or department.• Providing clerical support to administrators, such as: typing, proofreading, faxing, copies, filing, and organizing.• Assisting staff with equipment issues and performing basic cleaning and maintenance of office equipment and referring problems to appropriate person (keyboards, screens, phones, copy/scan/fax machines, video and teleconference equipment, computers – ITS help tickets).• Maintaining a written inventory, ordering of office, and building supplies and materials, organizing storage of resources.• Check phone messages in the morning for unscheduled absences. Submit sign in and sign out documents to HR.• Assisting Office Manager with maintenance/building issues, and submit maintenance issues into Facility max.• This position requires working at all Day Habilitation sites to assist with above duties.Assignment: Metro Park Day Hab, East Henrietta Day Hab, Bermar Park Day Hab, Cornerstone Day Hab

Minimum Qualifications NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this title.COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Candidates must be reachable for appointment on Current Civil Service Eligible List for this title.REASSIGNMENT QUALIFICATIONS:Current Office for People with Developmental Disabilities employees with one year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service as an Office Assistant 1. If you have less than one year, you must be currently reachable on the eligible list.TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS:Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive, non-competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: B/C QUALIFICATIONS:• Possess the minimum qualifications for this title as established by the Department of Civil Service and listed on the most recent exam announcement.• Meet the applicable minimal mental and/or physical requirements for the job (with a reasonable accommodation, if necessary).• Have a current Eligibility Letter from the NYS Department of Civil Service and be able to provide it to the Human Resources Office upon request.

Additional Comments This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.• 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.• 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.• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.• 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 or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) ###-#### or email ...@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.• Life insurance and Disability insurance.• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.• Paid Holidays and Leave:° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.• Health Care Coverage:Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.• Paid Parental Leave:Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.• Retirement Program:Participate in The NYS Employees' Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.• Professional Development and Education and Training:NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Name Finger Lakes Human Resources Management Office - Posting Department

Telephone 585-###-####

Fax 585-###-####

Email Address ...@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 620 Westfall Road

City Rochester

State NY

Zip Code 14620

Notes on Applying Please email your resume to ...@opwdd.ny.gov and reference EOA#: 25-315 in your email.