Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding)- Admissions- NY HELPS

Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding)- Admissions- NY HELPS SUNY Brockport Salary: $37,862.00 Annually Location: SUNY Brockport Job Type: Classified Full-Time Job Number: 2600439 Division: Enrollment Management Department: Admissions Undergraduate Opening Date: 09/04/2026 Closing: 9/19/2026 11:59 PM Eastern Bargaining Unit: Founded in 1835, State University of New York (SUNY) Brockport is an exceptional regional comprehensive public university that offers high-quality undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, business, education, health, humanities, social sciences, and STEM.

The University's curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and emphasizes experiential learning. Located only a few miles from Lake Ontario in a quaint "Village on the Erie Canal," SUNY Brockport is conveniently situated between the cities of Rochester and Buffalo - the fourth and second largest cities in New York State. Inspiring excellence through growth, engagement, and transformation is our mission.

Join the inclusive community of dedicated faculty, staff, and students who together are Building a Better Brockport! SUNY Brockport has a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an affirmative action equal opportunity employer. We welcome individuality and encourage you to utilize your unique talents and bring your skills as we collaboratively strive to build meaningful lives and vibrant communities.

SUMMARY The Office Assistant I (Keyboarding) serves as the first point of contact for prospective students, families, and visitors to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, creating a welcoming and professional environment while providing exceptional customer service and administrative support. They will be responsible for helping to process student applications; along with scanning and processing documents to student applications.

This individual will assist our Campus Visit Coordinator with greeting and assisting with daily group visits and daily visitors. They will answer our main admissions phone line through our office queue to direct callers to the appropriate department or individual. The Office Assistant will help support the other Office Assistants by responding to emails, helping to assist with letters and other various roles.

JOB FUNCTIONS Essential Functions: Scans and processes documents to student applicationsProvides customer service and administrative supportHelps process student applicationsAssists Campus Visit Coordinator with various tasksGreets and assists with daily group visits and daily visitorsAnswers main admissions phone line through the office queue to direct callers to appropriate departments or individualsHelps support the other Office Assistants by responding to emailsHelps to assist with letters and other various roles REQUIREMENTS Minimum Qualifications: 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 maybe filled via a noncompetitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. 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 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. NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (NY HELPS): There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this title. The selected candidate must pass a keyboarding test that demonstrates the ability to enter text at a rate of at least 30 words per minute