• Job Description

  Req#: 131327

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  Founded in 1861, SUNY Oswego is a public comprehensive college located in Central New York on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, 45 minutes from Syracuse. Named one of "Top Up-and-Coming Schools" in U.S. News "America's Best Colleges" in 2010, a Kiplinger's "Best College Value" for 2015, and a "Best Northeastern College" by Princeton Review every year since the first edition in 2003, Oswego offers its 8000 undergraduate and graduate students preeminent academic programs in the arts and sciences, business, communications, and teacher education. The College's success is built on providing students outstanding educational experiences with attention to a liberal arts and sciences foundation, practical applications, interdisciplinary approaches, independent scholarly and creative work, and skills for living in multicultural and global communities. The emphasis on faculty-mentored student research and creative projects is evidenced by Quest, a daylong symposium spotlighting original student research; a stipend program for students engaged in research and creative work; and the Global Laboratory, a STEM-based research abroad program at top-ranked universities around the world. SUNY Oswego is an unusually collegial and vibrant community and is in a time of wonderful opportunities with extensive facilities construction and renovation, a forward-looking strategic plan, and expanded outreach to regional, national, and international communities.

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  Job Description:
  

  The Department of English and Creative Writing at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full-time permanent, Administrative Assistant 1 position, Grade 11.

  Posting Date: May 20, 2021

  Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

  Salary: $41,130/year. Commensurate with qualifications and experience. In addition, the State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. Please click here for more information on benefits for full-time CSEA professional.

  Date of Appointment: As soon as possible.

  Description of Responsibilities:

  Provide administrative support for Chairperson and Directors of three programs (English, Creative Writing, and College Writing), along with 28 additional faculty. Address walk-in, telephone, and email requests from faculty, staff, students and parents for forms, syllabi, information, etc. Assist faculty and students with copying, scanning, printing, faxing, mailing, etc.

  Personnel

  Semester

  Budget

  Awards/Contests/Scholarships

  Living Writers Series and Program Speakers

  Advisement

  Course Information

  Liaison

  Web Page

  Email Group Distribution Lists and ListServs

  Meeting Minutes

  English Honor Society

  Room Reservations

  Manages the front office operations and workflow. Supervises any other office staff in day to day operations.

  
  Requirements:
  

  Minimum Qualifications:

  Current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service as an Administrative Assistant 1 (formerly Secretary 1); OR current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service in a position allocated to a Grade 6 and above and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law to Administrative Assistant Trainee 1.* *Note: Appointment may be made at a traineeship level. A new two-year traineeship, (Administrative Assistant Trainee 1, NS=Grade 8 starting salary $34,831 & Administrative Assistant Trainee 2, NS=Grade 10 starting salary $38, 875) leading to Administrative Assistant 1, Grade 11, has been approved effective October 31, 2019. Trainees will be required to take four mandatory courses the first year of the traineeship and four elective courses in each the second year of the traineeship in four competency areas through the CSEA Partnership, or equivalent offerings through another entity as determined by the agency. All trainees are required to successfully complete all courses before advancing to the Administrative Assistant 1, SG-11.

  For full details on the Administrative Assistant Traineeship program, go to the following link: https://www.cs.ny.gov/ssd/Manuals/SPMM/GIBS/GIB19-07.cfm

  Conditions of Employment:

  This will be a permanent or provisional appointment. Candidates should be aware that a preferred list, transfer list, placement roster and/or reemployment roster of laid off State employees may be certified against this vacancy by the Department of Civil Service.

  
  Additional Information:
  

  For more details, reference New York State Department of Civil Service, Job Title Code # 2900100, Administrative Assistant 1 and Grade 11.

  If you have any questions about the position, please call or e-mail:

  Human Resources

  315-312-2230

  HR@oswego.edu

  
  Application Instructions:
  

  To Apply:

  Submit a cover letter addressing qualifications and specifically addressing your experience
  Resume
  Copy of certificates related to qualifications
  Contact information for three professional references (only the three referees listed in your Interview Exchange application can be considered and contacted) electronically by clicking on the APPLY NOW button.

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• About the company

  State University of New York at Oswego is a public college in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York.

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