Office assistant

NY HELP Yes

Agency Thruway Authority

Title Office Assistant 2

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade 09

Bargaining Unit Teamsters Local 456 (Thruway Authority)

Salary Range From $46737 to $63710 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 7:30 AM

To 3:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 200 Southern Blvd.

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12209

Duties Description Under the direct supervision of the Administrative Specialist 1, the Office Assistant 2 will perform duties including but not limited to: process Police Accident Report data used by multiple departments; complete the sale of Accident Reports to the public; process the Request for Donations forms from Fire and Ambulance Companies servicing the Thruway; assist in the operations for the LCV/Tandem program; process incoming Special Hauling Permits; and process applications for the Advertising Device Permitting program.Additional duties will include making decisions based on procedures defined by management; the primary contact for customer service activities including customer responses to inquiries derived from the Authority's mobile application for Traffic Operations; and data tracking.

Minimum Qualifications TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS FOR CURRENT STATE EMPLOYEES: Current New York State employees with one year or more of qualifying permanent service allocated to salary grade 7 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the NYS Civil Service Law.Provisional Appointment Pending Examination:Current New York State Thruway Authority employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an office assistant, clerical, or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 6 or higher. Qualifying titles are available at: interested in provisional appointments will be required to take the New York State Department of Civil Service exam for this position. Please visit for additional information on state examinations.Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP):If there are three or fewer qualified candidates interested in appointment to this position, the appointing authority will request approval from the NYS Department of Civil Service to fill this position via a non-competitive promotion (NCP) examination, pursuant to Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. In order to be eligible for the NCP, candidates must meet the following qualifications:Current New York State Thruway Authority employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an office assistant, clerical, or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 6 or higher. Qualifying titles are available at: PUBLIC AND/OR NY HELPS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: One year of clerical experience.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.

Additional Comments This is a Teamsters position. The NYS Thruway Authority offers an extensive benefits package, including but not limited to paid time off, sick leave incentive, membership to the NYS Retirement System, and 90% tuition assistance. We offer FREE onsite employee parking.Our telecommuting program offers up to 20% (two days per pay period) upon completion of at least three months of satisfactory performance. Additional policy guidelines and work hours may be discussed during the interview. ADDITIONAL PAY INFORMATION:The salary range for this position includes all applicable annual components of pay which are: Base Pay Range from Hiring Rate $39,737 up to Job Rate $56,710.Recruitment & Retention Pay: $7,000.ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT:All potential candidates for this position must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout your employment with the New York State Thruway Authority. If appointed, you will be required to produce documents that verify your identity and authorization to work in the United States, as required by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and the Immigration and Nationality Act.Please be advised, the New York State Thruway Authority does not use eVerify, and we are unable to provide sponsorship for employment visa statuses (i.e. H-1B, Self-Sponsorship, STEM OPT).The New York State Thruway Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals including women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.New York State Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination based on age, race, creed, color,?national origin, sexual orientation, military status, familial status, citizen or immigration status, sex, disability, marital status, gender identity or expression, prior arrests, prior conviction records, predisposing genetic characteristics or domestic violence victim status. The Thruway Authority is committed to a workplace free from discrimination based on the referenced characteristics and other federal and state protected characteristics. The New York State Thruway Authority provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Bureau of Accessibility, Equity, Diversity and Employee Engagement at [email protected] or call (518) 471-4321.

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Name Jenna

Telephone 518-436-2725

Fax 518-471-5076

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street 200 Southern Blvd.

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12209

Notes on Applying If interested in this vacancy, please submit a resume and any other documents for proof of eligibility to the contact information in this announcement. You must include the Vacancy ID and Title of the position you are applying for in your email.