Office Assnt 3 - Grade 14

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Salary Information for Office Assnt 1
Title Grade Hiring Rate/yr Job Rate/yr
Office Assnt 1 06 $35,177 $43,521
Office Assnt 2 09 $41,399 $50,884
Office Assnt 3 14 $54,860 $66,634

All salary grades for trainees titles are non-statutory (NS) equated to the salary grade identified. These grade equations apply to the starting salaries in their respective salary schedule for the traineeship levels.

This title may exist in more than one negotiating unit. This salary schedule represents the most typical salary for this title. Click here to view additional salary information regarding the various bargaining units.

An individual's final salary is determined by the Office of the State Comptroller. This salary schedule does not reflect any Special Salary Treatments

Job Duties

As an Office Assistant 3, you would:

typically be classified as second-level supervisors and are distinguished by supervision of two or more Office Assistants 2.  They may perform any of the duties of lower-level Office Assistants, and are in charge of a clerical operation, or serve as the principal assistant to a higher level position responsible for such an operation.  The supervisory activities performed by incumbents in this class are similar to those described above for Office Assistants 2, except that such tasks are performed over a larger and higher level staff.  

Supervision

As second-level supervisors, Office Assistants 3 typically supervise two or more Office Assistants 2, and perform the following tasks.

Assign work to staff; schedule work flow; 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.

Ensure that subordinate staff is trained adequately.

May participate in the hiring process for subordinate staff, may prepare or assist in the preparation of the budget for the clerical operation, may maintain an active inventory for the clerical operation.

May function as an overall manager over a clerical or office support operation.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

On or before the date of the examination, you must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a clerical, keyboarding, or paraprofessional* title allocated to Grade 7 or higher. Qualifying titles are available at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/37837titles.cfm. Only the title(s) listed is qualifying for this examination(s).

*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.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

37-837010

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. Job postings on StateJobsNY will contain the most up-to-date qualifications.

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for email notification so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Mobility Options

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through transfers opportunities or other examinations.

For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.

You can also visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists.

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