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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 10/02/15

Applications Due10/17/15

Vacancy ID23991

NY HELPNo

AgencyInsurance Fund, State

TitleOffice Assistant 1

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade06

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $28865 to $35704 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 8:30 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Suffolk

Street Address 8 Corporate Center Drive, 3rd Floor

City Melville

StateNY

Zip Code11747

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable on the Beginning Clerical Worker list or be eligible for transfer under 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. Eligible titles include Office Assistant 1 (Calculations), Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding), Office Assistant 1 (Stores/Mail) .

Duties Description • Handling the main switchboard incoming calls: answer routine questions (claims, underwriting, location), route calls to appropriate individual , department, or office;
• Handle all incoming mail: open mail, route high level mail, in-stamp mail, sort mail by department, destination
• Process and distribute interoffice mail to appropriate offices via office courier.
• Perform searches for claim numbers, policy numbers and enter on correspondence
• Monitor and oversee supplies: maintain log of employee requisitions; distribute supplies, re-order when necessary
• Responsible for handling of all outgoing mail: prepare envelops for mailing; run mail through the postage machine (Pitney Bowes or NeoPost
• Maintain mailing machine and arrange for maintenance and repairs
• Welcome visitors: interview candidates, policyholders for audits - The switchboard staff often is the initial, and sometimes only contact with our customers
• Provide records to vendors
• Alert Business Manager and Management Team to office issues
• All of the above performed in a highly professional and competent manner
.

Additional Comments Please send your resume and cover letter to HR@NYSIF.COM. Be sure to indicate your current Civil Service title in your cover letter.

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

Name Louis H. LaMay

Telephone

Fax (518)437-1618

Email Address hr@nysif.com

Address

Street 15 Computer Drive West

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12205

 

Notes on ApplyingYou must be a current New State employee to be considered for this position or be approved by the Department of Civil Service as a Section 55 B/C Candidate.

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