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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/21/17

Applications Due03/30/17

Vacancy ID37747

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleSecretary 1

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade11

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $37998 to $46573 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address OPWDD - Central Office

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12229

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must be reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list or be eligible for 70.1 transfer.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced office environment.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Access.
• Strong knowledge of professional correspondence formatting.
• Ability to proofread and edit all correspondence prepared for signature.
• Desire to contribute to a team-oriented workplace.

Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides high-quality, person-centered services, supports and advocacy to approximately 136,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State. We are guided in our interactions with the people we serve and each other by compassion, dignity, diversity, excellence and honesty.

OPWDD’s Division of Service Delivery-Statewide Services and the Bureau of Behavioral and Clinical Services (BBCS) is seeking a Secretary 1 to support staff working within Statewide Services and BBCS through providing administrative support to the division Assistant Deputy Commissioner, as well as the Director of Nursing and Health Services, Chief Psychologist, and other staff employed in the BBCS unit.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide Administrative support to the Assistant Deputy Commissioner, clinicians and other agency administrators. This includes but is not limited to telephone triage, formal correspondence, coordinating and scheduling meetings, and providing support functions at meetings.

• Perform Third Step Eligibility Review Committee and Commissioner Review Committee (CRC) administrative support and monitoring tasks including dissemination of critical clinical information and maintaining files both electronically and in paper format.
• Organize information from individual’s records so documentation is available for clinicians to efficiently review for clinical reviews and consultation requests.
• Prepare, modify and edit spreadsheets.
• Perform other tasks which fall under the categories of communication, coordination, organization and records maintenance.


Additional Comments Please note:
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.
• Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

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

Name Annette Sattinger

Telephone 518-473-9689

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address OPWDD.Human.Resources@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street OPWDD Personnel Office

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingSHIFT HOURS: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Submit cover letter and résumé by March 30, 2017. Please reference the EOA # 2017-103 in all correspondence.

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