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Office Assistant 1 (NY HELPS) - Region 7

New York State Civil Service

Watertown, NYFull-time$38–47K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$38–47K/yr
Location
Watertown, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The New York State Department of Transportation is hiring an Office Assistant 1 in Region 7 to provide office support and clerical services for agency programs. The role includes data entry, records and mail handling, document preparation, telephone support, and assistance with residency-program administration. The preferred candidate has strong written and oral communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data EntryMath CalculationsRecords ManagementInventory RecordkeepingDocument PreparationTelephone SupportWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Outlook

Full job description

NY HELPS Yes

55-b/c Eligible Yes

Agency Transportation, Department of

Title Office Assistant 1 (NY HELPS) - Region 7

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade 06

Bargaining Unit ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $37862 to $46843 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Jefferson

Street Address Jefferson County Residency

22430 State Route 342

City Watertown

State NY

Zip Code 13601

Duties Description Office Assistants perform office support and clerical work to meet the requirements of agency programs. Such work may consist of but is not limited to:• Performing data entry and/or math calculations.• Sorting and distributing mail,• Maintaining records and files.• Keeping supply and inventory records,• Keyboarding and other document preparation tasks,• Answering telephones and appropriately responding to or referring inquiries made by employees, vendors, and customers,• Providing assistance to the Program Aide in the administration of the Residency program which may include various Personnel, Purchasing, Employee Time and Attendance Record Keeping, and Training activities.Preferred candidate will possess excellent written and oral communication skills as well as proficiency in computer programs such as Microsoft Work, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this title.Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments *This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The New York State Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minority group members, disabled persons and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Upon request, reasonable accommodations will be provided for the disabled.In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States.

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Name Kristen Lane, HRS Tr2

Telephone

Fax

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street NYSDOT-Personnel

317 Washington Street, 9th Floor

City Watertown

State NY

Zip Code 13601

Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number R7-26-56 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than 11/12/26

How this job compares

Set against the 5,242 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$38–47K/yr
  • New York median$57–66K/yr140 salary ranges
  • US median$53–72K/yr711 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $42K, is 32% below the New York median midpoint ($62K) — in the lowest quarter of Administrative Support salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 514 open Administrative Support jobs in New York and 5,242 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Administrative Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (2,037 postings).
Education
148 of the 5,242 open Administrative Support jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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