Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding) - NYS HELPS

Minimum Qualifications:
There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this position. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply.

Preferred Requirements:
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high volume team environment
• Ability to understand and interpret complex office procedures
• Ability to perform job functions with limited supervision
• Strong computer skills
• Overtime may be required during peak application processing season (Fall / Winter)

Duties Description The State University of New York System Administration, located in Albany, New York, is seeking an Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding), assigned to work within the Application Services Center.

The duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Enter and verify application data
• Process revisions received for applicant data
• Assist in the processing of school counselor forms and transcripts
• Key payments to student records and release applications held for payment
• Process cash, check and credit payments
• Evaluate waiver forms for completeness
• Open, sort and distribute mail
• Perform various clerical/data processing tasks including document scanning and uploading, faxing, photocopying and filing
• Process supplemental application materials; conduct searches on computer systems, distribute/upload materials to appropriate campuses and keep accurate records
• Communicate with applicants and schools, via phone and/or email

Additional Comments 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 maybe 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.

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.

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

Name Zachery Long

Telephone 518-320-1843

Fax

Email Address Zachery.Long@suny.edu

Address

Street 353 Broadway

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12246

Notes on Applying Please apply online at this link: https://sunysystem.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=180143