Position Title

Senior Keyboard Specialist (NY HELPS)

Required Application Type

School Related Personnel

Salary/Pay Scale

$42,642.00 Starting Salary

Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Senior Keyboard Specialist (NY HELPS)

REPORTING TO: Department Supervisors

HOURS: 7.5 hours per day, Monday - Friday (12-month position)

CURRENT LOCATION: Lisha Kill Middle School - Supervisor's Office

ANTICIPATED START DATE: December 2025

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The work involves responsibility for the performance of more complex clerical tasks and the full-time or substantial part-time operation of a computer for the entry and retrieval of information using software to produce printed material such as letters, memoranda and forms. Specific duties vary with the needs of the department. Procedures are generally fixed but the incumbent is given some leeway in the development of new procedures.  Detailed instructions are given for new or difficult assignments. Work is reviewed by direct observation, checking completed work, periodic or spot checks, cross-checking or other steps in the clerical process.  The incumbent in this position is typically supervised by a manager or division director.  Does related work as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Receives and organizes work to be processed determining document format;
• Prepares correspondence, documents, records and other written material in final or draft form using handwritten, rough drafts, marked copy, oral recordings or data from various equipment as the source material;
• Drafts basic original correspondence;
• Proofreads and corrects work producing accurate, clean and complete prepared copy;
• Prepares, stores and retrieves lists and documents;
• Answers telephone and gives out routine information;
• Updates and stores department forms on a computer;
• Orders office supplies and maintains inventory of supplies and equipment;
• Sorts, date stamps and distributes mail and packages;
• Performs routine equipment maintenance tasks;
• Serves as receptionist and greets clients and/or visitors;
• Serves as secretary or office manager for a small unit as assigned;
• Maintains alphabetic, numeric and/or chronological files of correspondence, documents and materials by coding and filing new material, searching for requested material and periodically purging obsolete material;
• Schedules meetings and appointments;
• Prepares and maintains time records and payroll data as needed;

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Schedule D per CSEA Contract ($42,642.00 starting salary)

Civil Service Title

Senior Keyboard Specialist

Job Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma and two (2) years of clerical experience including, but not limited to, typing, filing, answering phones and data entry.

Ability to type on a keyboard at the rate of 35 words per minute.

Candidates will not have to take an exam for this title. This is a Hiring Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program-designated title. The HELP Program is a temporary program designed to help local government employers address current staffing issues. Traditionally, the titles filled under the HELP Program required job candidates to compete in a competitive exam to be considered for employment. For the duration of the program, this title will be classified as non-competitive and categorized as a “HELP Program” position. At the close of the program, this position will revert to competitive class status. Employees occupying positions filled through the HELP Program will be granted competitive class status without the need to participate in a competitive exam.

Job Category

Clerical

Job Location

LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOL

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