This position involves the responsibility for performing a number of personnel-related tasks. The employee is generally assigned to one or more specific areas of public personnel administration such as employee benefits or examination control and is given full responsibility for all routine transactions in that area. This may include correspondence, related record keeping, preparation of statistical and/or narrative reports, answering employee or public inquiries, etc.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Typical activities characteristic of the class.
• Maintains personnel files for all employees, including application, correspondence, accrued leave time, performance
evaluation, etc.
• Maintains records and answers employee inquiries concerning such matters as health and life insurance, retirement,
Civil Service status, etc.
• Reports personnel changes, requests eligible lists, reclassification, payroll certification, etc.
• Supervises the preparation of payrolls, giving particular attention to Civil Service reporting requirements.
• Makes recommendations concerning personnel procedures to appropriate administrative personnel.
• Provides employees information about employee benefit programs.
•Determines employee eligibility for benefit programs.
A. Completion of 60 credit hours at a regionally accredited or NYS registered college, university, or business school; OR B. Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma and two years of clerical experience; OR C. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of "A" and "B" above.
WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF: office equipment; office terminology, practices, and procedures and the principles of public personnel administration;
ABILITY TO: deal effectively with others; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; understand and follow oral and written instructions; manipulate an alphanumeric keyboard such as a typewriter, word processor or microcomputer; develop and maintain effective working relationships; analyze and evaluate information.
The applicant must meet requirements set forth by Civil Service to be eligible for Personnel Assistant position.