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Office Assistant 2 - Keyboarding (NY HELPS), Hutchings Psychiatric Center Children & Youth, Outpatient, P27827

New York State Office of Mental Health
Syracuse, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 8/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/25/2026
Duties Description

Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Do enjoy work assignments that include typing and data entry? Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding positions provide excellent opportunities for advancement and growth. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

As an Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding, you will perform a wide variety of complex 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.

OR

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.

OR

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.

OR

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 Hutchings Psychiatric Center Children & Youth. 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.

Salary : $42,641 - $52,413

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