Office Assistant 1 (NY HELPS), Box OSEA-304/07011

For a list of duties that this title may perform please visit:

https://www.cs.ny.gov/tsplan/tsp_display2.cfm?speccode=2581100F

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Ny Helps

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 (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 of 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.

Non-Competitive Minimum 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 education or experience requirements for Office Assistant

1.

Competitive Minimum Qualifications:

Reassignment: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as an Office Assistant

1.

Section 70.1 Transfer: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title SG-04 or above deemed eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. For information regarding the transfer options of your current title, please visit the Civil Service Career Mobility Office Website. https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/title-search/index.cfm

55b/c Appointment: This position is eligible for 55b/c designation and candidates with 55b/c eligibility are encouraged to apply. Candidates must possess a current 55b/c eligibility letter and the following minimum qualifications:

• There are no education or experience requirements for Office Assistant

1.

Provisional Appointment: In the absence of an eligible list with three or more candidates willing to accept a position, a temporary provisional appointment may be considered. There are no education or experience requirements for Office Assistant

• Provisional candidates must take the examination for Office Assistant 1 when it is next offered and must be reachable on the resulting eligible list to maintain employment.