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Office Assistant 1 - (NY HELPS) - Region 8

NYS Department of Transportation
Poughkeepsie, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 12/24/2025 CLOSED ON 1/23/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Office Assistant 1 - (NY HELPS) - Region 8 position at NYS Department of Transportation?

Duties Description

As an Office Assistant 1, you would perform entry-level clerical and office support work, including processing transaction and maintaining records, in a variety of organizational setting, to meet the requirements of agency programs. Examples of your duties may include: keeping records; retrieving and compiling information; performing basic arithmetic calculations; mail, supply and inventory functions; some keyboarding and other document preparation tasks, answering telephones; completing forms, answering questions or otherwise assisting customers, or creating or assisting in the preparation of reports, charts, graphs, and tables.

Minimum Qualifications

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*

Qualifications

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

  • 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 : $36,232 - $44,828

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