Office Assistant 2 (NY HELPS), Capital District Psychiatric Center, P27361
Mental Health, Office of
- Agency: Mental Health, Office of
- Location: Albany, NY
- Salary: From $42641 to $52413 Annually
- Type: full-time
- Work arrangement: onsite
- Posted: 2026-06-25
- Apply by: 2026-09-24
Job Description
Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Office Assistant 2 positions provide excellent opportunities for advancement and growth. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.
As an Office Assistant 2, you will perform a wide variety of complex clerical and administrative support activities, including:
• Gathering and preparing data for reports
• Preparing letters/correspondence
• Data entry
• Reviewing forms/applications for completeness
• Coordinating and scheduling meetings
• Maintaining paper and electronic files
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates from outside State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (HELPS) program as an Office Assistant 2 if they one year of clerical experience.
OR
Candidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Office Assistant 2 eligible list.
OR
Candidates from within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
OR
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 conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Office Assistant 2 at Capital District Psychiatric Center. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position's minimum qualifications if all requirements of non-competitive promotion are met.
The promotion field for the Office Assistant 2 position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as an Office Assistant 1 including all language parenthetics.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates from outside State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (HELPS) program as an Office Assistant 2 if they one year of clerical experience. OR Candidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Office Assistant 2 eligible list. OR Candidates from within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. OR 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 conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Office Assistant 2 at Capital District Psychiatric Center. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position's minimum qualifications if all requirements of non-competitive promotion are met. The promotion field for the Office Assistant 2 position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as an Office Assistant 1 including all language parenthetics. Candidates from outside State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (HELPS) program as an Office Assistant 2 if they one year of clerical experience. OR Candidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Office Assistant 2 eligible list. OR Candidates from within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. OR 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 conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Office Assistant 2 at Capital District Psychiatric Center. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position's minimum qualifications if all requirements of non-competitive promotion are met. The promotion field for the Office Assistant 2 position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as an Office Assistant 1 including all language parenthetics.
Requirements
Candidates from outside State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (HELPS) program as an Office Assistant 2 if they one year of clerical experience.
OR
Candidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Office Assistant 2 eligible list.
OR
Candidates from within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
OR
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 conduct a non-competitive promotion examination for the position of Office Assistant 2 at Capital District Psychiatric Center. Permanent appointment may be made by non-competitive promotion of an applicant who meets the position's minimum qualifications if all requirements of non-competitive promotion are met.
The promotion field for the Office Assistant 2 position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as an Office Assistant 1 including all language parenthetics.
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