NY HELP Yes

Agency Corrections and Community Supervision, Department of

Title Library Assistant 1 (NYS HELPS)

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade 09

Bargaining Unit ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $41399 to $50884 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

"Other" Explanation Work hours will be discussed during interview.

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 12 AM

To 12 AM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision- Library Services

1220 Washington Avenue, Bldg. 4

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12226

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). (Please see below for further information). Eligible for reassignment, transfer, reachable for appointment from the appropriate eligible list or must meet the following minimum qualifications: Must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as follows:Promotion Qualifications: one year of permanent competitive, 55-b/55-c, non-competitive or labor class service in a clerical, keyboarding, or secretarial title allocated to Salary Grade 6 or higher. A list of qualifying titles is available at:https://www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/37973titles.cfm.+Non-Competitive Qualifications: must have: Either 1. graduated from high school or have earned a high school equivalency diploma; AND one year of library clerical experience; *Examples of qualifying clerical duties in a library setting may include: Maintaining circulation record;* Processing acquisitions including the receipt and recording of courier-delivered materials and organizing new items;* Creating and processing interlibrary loan requests (ILL);* Assisting in collection maintenance including; weeding, shifting, re-shelving, repairing, straightening, inventory, supply orders, and emptying book drop containers to be checked in;* Assisting and educating patrons in searching the library catalog;* Assisting patrons in the use of library equipment.Or 2: thirty semester credit hours of college study including at least NINE semester credit hours of college study in any combination of the following areas:* Library/Information Science;* Computer Applications;* Information Studies. For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe 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 temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to complete 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.

Duties Description Will be discussed by program area during interview.

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

Name Katrina Truax

Telephone (518) 457-9960

Fax (518) 453-8463

Email Address Katrina.Truax@doccs.ny.gov

Address

Street Harriman State Campus

1220 Washington Avenue, Bldg. 4

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12226

Notes on Applying Please include vacancy ID # when submitting resume.