SUPPORT STAFF POSITION

TITLE:

Office Assistant 1; SG-6

ASSIGNMENT:

Procurement; M-F; 37-1/2 hrs/week

JURISDICTIONAL CLASS:

Competitive

NEGOTIATING UNIT:

02-Adminstrative

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The procurement department is in need of an extra person in order to meet the growing workload and demands of the campus.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Per Classification Standards.

 

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 this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making permanent non-competitive appointments and the official probationary period will begin.

At a Future date 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 a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified. 

TARGET DATE FOR APPOINTMENT:

6/16/25

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:

5/30/25

HOW TO APPLY:

External Candidates, who currently hold the title of Office Assistant 1; SG-6 at another state facility, should submit a completed classified service employment application form and summary of related work experience and submit to hr@canton.edu.

Internal Candidates should submit an application for promotion or reassignment to the Director of Human Resources at hr@canton.edu on or before the announced deadline.

The best qualified candidates will be invited for a personal interview.

Prior to a final offer of employment, the selected candidate will be required to submit to a background check including, but not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, and criminal background check.

SUNY Canton does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, disability, or age in its education programs, services, and activities, including employment policies and practices.