Application Due By: 11/16/2009

Title

Keyboard Specialist 1

Location

Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions
2001 Perimiter Road
Endicott, NY  13760

Grade

 6

Additional Salary

 $

Classification

 Civil Service

Work Hours

 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Work Days

 Mon - Fri

Employment Type

 Full Time

Appointment Type

 Permanent

Jurisdictional Class

 Competitive

Bargaining Unit/MC

 ASU - CSEA

Duties/ Responsibilities

Incumbents format and type correspondence, reports, forms, charts, and other material to produce final copy that is accurate and grammatically correct. This work is carried out under varying conditions of direction and availability of guidelines and by the skilled use of various kinds of equipment, such as microcomputers with a variety of software packages, other automated systems and equipment, and typewriters. They may also act as a personal secretary to a program specialist or administrator.

Minimum/Preferred Qualifications

This position is open to current New York State employees. Candidates must have one year of permanent or contingent permanent service as a Keyboard Specialist 1 or in a title eligible for transfer under section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Section 70.1 allows a permanent, competitive class employee, who has at least one year of permanent service in a transferable title such as Clerk 1, Calculations Clerk 1, Data Entry Machine Operator, Mail & Supply Clerk, or Office Machine Operator, to transfer to a Keyboard Specialist 1.

Additional Comments

Candidates who are not transferring from a keyboarding title must possess adequate keyboarding skills (i.e. the ability to type 35 words per minute at 96% accuracy) as demonstrated by passing the Keyboard Specialist performance test.

"Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity."

Contact Name

Jennifer O'Connor

Address

NYS Department of Labor
Building 12, Room 570
Albany, NY 12240

Phone

(518) 457-0590

Fax

(518) 485-9495

E-Mail

labor.sm.personnel.va@labor.state.ny.us

Additional Instructions

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and SSN (to verify State employment) to the address listed above.