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Transportation Office Assistant 2 (NY HELPS) - Region 2 (Herkimer)
$42k-55k (estimate)
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Transportation, Department of is Hiring a Transportation Office Assistant 2 (NY HELPS) - Region 2 (Herkimer) Near Herkimer, NY

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 minimum
qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:
Promotional: A qualified employee of the New York State Department of Transportation or the New
York State Canal Corporation and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in
a clerical or secretarial title allocated to a salary Grade 5 or higher. Qualifying titles are available at:
https://www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/38380qualifying.cfm
Open Competitive: 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 hiring,
purchasing, payroll, and/or office administration.
Substitution
Certification (e.g., IAAP Certified Administrative Professional) or associate degree in office
administration, secretarial science, administrative assistance, paralegal, business technology, or office
technology substitutes for two years of experience.
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

Duties Description

A Transportation Office Assistant 2 performs a variety of administrative office tasks and prepares and
processes payrolls, monitors and posts program expenditures, purchases materials, prepares personnel
transactions, conducts employee orientations, answers questions about and resolves problems with
benefits, prepares reports, types documents, records and other material, files. Routes mail and callers.
Also supervise and is responsible for the work of subordinate office staff.
Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the
department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Additional Comments
  • 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 this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary
appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the
position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to
permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.
At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), 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 the same rights and
privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS
title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or
mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any
prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment
with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the
Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.
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The New York State Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Women, minority group members, disabled persons and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Upon request,
reasonable accommodations will be provided for the disabled.
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In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original
document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States.

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

Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Full Time

INDUSTRY

Transportation

SALARY

$42k-55k (estimate)

POST DATE

05/24/2024

EXPIRATION DATE

07/22/2024

HEADQUARTERS

LANCASTER, VA

SIZE

<25

FOUNDED

2010

CEO

ROBERT E HARPER

REVENUE

$5M - $10M

INDUSTRY

Transportation

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