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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 04/16/24

Applications Due05/01/24

Vacancy ID156442

NY HELPNo

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleOffice Assistant 3, Central Office;

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade14

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $54860 to $66634 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed?

Mandatory overtime?

Compressed workweek allowed?

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address NYS Office of Mental Health

75 New Scotland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12208

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be employed by New York State to be eligible to apply for this position.

Transfer Opportunity: Candidates must have permanent status as an Office Assistant 3, G-14, and be eligible for lateral transfer, OR be eligible for transfer via 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Promotion Opportunity: 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 potentially conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Office Assistant 3, G-14, at the Office of Mental Health, Central Office. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position’s minimum qualifications if all requirements of a non-competitive promotion appointment are met. In order to be eligible for a non-competitive promotion examination, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Office Assistant 2.

Provisional Opportunity: In the event that there is not a valid eligible list, candidates who meet the following promotion qualifications may be qualified for a provisional appointment:

One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c service as an Office Assistant 2, Office Assistant 2 (Calculations), Office Assistant 2 (Customer Service), Office Assistant 2 (Stores/Mail), Office Assistant 2 (Keyboarding).

*Only paraprofessional titles in an office environment will be considered qualifying. Service in a direct care title is not qualifying experience. Examples of non-qualifying titles are: Developmental Disabilities Secure Care Treatment Aide 1, Direct Support Assistant, Food Service Worker 1, Licensed Practical Nurse, Mental Health Therapy Aide, Security Services Assistant, Youth Division Aide 2, and Youth Division Aide 3.

If you are provisionally appointed, you must take the next scheduled Civil Service examination for this title and your score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list before you can be permanently appointed. If you do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score, you may not be retained.

Duties Description The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to an Office Assistant 3, G-14, position in the Office of Financial Management, Consolidated Business Office.

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervise/lead a team
• Assign work; schedule workflow; train, establish work performance standards;
review work performance and production; determine the nature of problems and
take corrective action.
• Provide advice to and otherwise assist supervisors in planning, organizing,
scheduling, and coordinating work operations and work procedures.
• Provide technical assistance to Program Managers and Facility Business Officers to facilitate the
successful processing of documents to the CBO.
• Ensure all documents/information received by the unit are reviewed timely and forwarded to the BSC
and/or appropriate staff and/or CBO unit for processing.
• Ensure staff is reviewing documents/information in the appropriate database(s), modules, etc. (i.e. BSC
FileNet and/or the Statewide Financial System (SFS)) in a timely manner and are forwarded to the appropriate staff and/or facility/Central Office contact for review/further processing.
• Serve as OMH Liaison with Facilities, Program Managers, BSC and Vendors
• Assist with the development and maintenance of unit Standard Operating Procedures and information
placed on the CBO website.
• Review staff time cards and time off requests.

Additional Comments The Consolidated Business Office is conveniently located in independent offices on the grounds of the Capital District PC at 75 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York. Guaranteed covered parking with exclusive employee entrance to office areas is available for $5/month.

Specific scheduled hours and telecommuting availability for this position will be discussed during the interview process. Please note, employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to operational needs and Agency Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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

Name Mary Jane McGuire

Telephone

Fax (518) 486-3897

Email Address OMHHRM@OMH.NY.GOV

Address

Street NYS Office of Mental Health

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on Applying To be considered for this position, interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format to omhhrm@omh.ny.gov. Please include the title of the position and Vacancy ID #156442 in the subject line of your email when applying.

You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay a fingerprint fee.

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