Office Assistant 2 - Stores / Mail (NY HELPS), New York State Psychiatric Institute, P27247

Office Assistant 2 Stores / Mail

Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Do you have experience working in a mailroom or warehouse? Office Assistant 2 Stores / Mail positions provide excellent opportunities for advancement and growth. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

As an Office Assistant 2 Stores / Mail, you will perform a wide variety of complex clerical and administrative support activities, including :

Receiving, sorting, and distributing incoming mail and supplies / goods

Packaging and processing outgoing mail

Maintaining files and records

Performing physical inventory

Keeping work area neat and clean

Minimum Qualifications :

Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement

Statewide (NY HELPS) program as an Office Assistant 2 Stores / Mail if they have 1 year of experience where most work time is spent performing activities related to mail receipt, mail distribution, storage, and / or stores keeping.

OR

Candidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Office Assistant 2 Stores / Mail eligible list.

OR

Candidates 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 Stores / Mail at New York State Psychiatric Institute. 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 Store / Mail position consists of candidates who have 1 year of permanent service as an Office Assistant 1 including all language parenthetics.

Additional Comments :

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including :

NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance

Access to tuition assistance programs

Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth

Paid time off

13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave

NYS Retirement programs

Background checks will be required. This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,000. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

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.