The Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) oversees one of the nation’s largest addiction services systems with approximately 1,600 prevention, treatment and recovery programs. We are looking for dedicated office assistants to join our team at John L. Norris Addiction Treatment Center, located in Rochester, NY to help improve the lives of New Yorkers by leading a comprehensive premier system of addiction services for prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Duties:
The incumbent will provide clerical assistance at the John L. Norris Addiction Treatment Center (ATC). Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Reception desk- greeting visitors, assisting patients, answering/directing phone call/visitors/patients as appropriate;
- Preparing a printing correspondence for patient records and continuing care agencies;
- Photocopying, sorting and distributing mail;
- Maintenance, filing, and storing patient records;
- Maintenance of office equipment including faxes, copiers, printers, etc., and assisting staff in use;
- Receiving in SFS
- Maintaining/ordering office supplies;
- Perform a variety of office, clerical, and record keeping tasks as required;
- Processing requests for information;
- Data entry;
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge of the Microsoft Application Suite is required. To be effective in this position, the candidate must accurately process information and have effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills as well as be able to work in a team environment.
Qualifications:
Current permanent status as a Office Assistant 1 and qualified for lateral transfer ~OR~ Eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law* ~OR~ Reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list*~OR~ be eligible for provisional appointment.*
Provisional Qualifications: There are no minimum qualifications or experience requirements. However, prior to being considered for appointment, you will be required to pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates your ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy.
*Candidate will have to compete in a five-minute typing performance test, typing at the rate of at least 35 words per minute with at least 96% accuracy, or provide acceptable documentation/proof of this typing proficiency within the past five years.
Employment Type: Full-Time
1 POSITION AVAILABLE
8:30AM-4:30PM. Pass Days: Saturday/Sunday.
Benefits: Excellent Health Insurance Benefits Including Vision and Dental, NYS Employees Retirement System (Pension), Optional Deferred Compensation, Continuing Education Benefits, Generous Paid Leave Benefits, Compensation for 13 State holidays per year.
Salary:
$31,870-$39,423
Background Investigation Requirements:
Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC) that includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
