Program Aide G13 (NY HELPS) Albany NY Posting Dates: April 21 2025 May 1 2025 Harvest your potential with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets! Join our team and become an integral part of a team dedicated to fostering a competitive food and agriculture industry that benefits both producers and consumers alike. Here you can cultivate your career in a dynamic environment that values innovation sustainability and community engagement. With a wide range of opportunities spanning from environmental science to economic development you can find your niche in public service and grow both professionally and personally. Embrace the chance to join our team and youll not only reap a fulfilling career but also sow the seeds for a healthier stronger New York. Position Information: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking a Program Aide to work in the Division of Fiscal Management in Albany NY at 10B Airline Drive! The Program Aide applies analytical techniques assists in monitoring compliance with administrative and programmatic financial requirements performs various budget/finance activities and may perform human resources assignments depending on the scale of the program. The selected candidate will primarily work with the Statewide Financial System (SFS) on eSettlements and will track claims submitted through SFS from all divisions submit claims to program managers for review and approval and enter them in the queue for payment. The Program Aide G13 is a permanent fulltime position working 37.5 hours per week MondayFriday. Salary: The Program Aide position is in the CSEA Salary Grade (SG) 13. The starting salary of the CSEA SG13 is $53413/year.
The candidate appointed to the Program Aide SG13 position will be eligible to participate in the New York State Performance Evaluation Program. Through this program employees receive yearly performance evaluations. Performance advances are payable to CSEA employees whose base annual salary is below the job rate for their current position and who were rated Satisfactory or its equivalent on their yearly performance evaluation. Performance advance payments are added to an employees annual salary. Over time yearly performance advances may lead to the SG13 job rate salary of $65061/year! Benefits: This is a CSEArepresented position that offers excellent benefits! Benefits include but are not limited to inexpensive Health Insurance options free Dental and Vision coverage NYS Pension Plan membership paid parental leave and generous paid time off. Within the first year you are eligible for 5 days of personal time 13 vacation days 13 sick days and 13 paid holidays! Minimum Qualifications: Candidates may be eligible for a NY HELPS appointment to this title if all promotion eligible lists are fully exhausted there are fewer than 3 interested internal qualified candidates in directline lowerlevel promotion titles AND they meet the listed NY HELPS opencompetitive minimum qualifications or the minimum qualifications listed on the most recent examination announcement for the Program Aide title. NY HELPS OpenCompetitive Qualifications: Three years of experience performing clerical keyboarding or paraprofessional work in an office environment. Examination Announcement Qualifications: You must be a qualified employee of New York State and have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/55c service in an office assistant clerical or keyboarding or paraprofessional title allocated to Grade 6 or higher. Qualifying titles are available at: to Apply: Candidates that are eligible and interested in being considered for appointment to one of these opportunities must use the below application to applyby: May 1 2025. Within this online application please upload your resume transcript and cover letter. If you have any questions please contact Deborah Leo in Human Resources ator .The Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations and/or modifications as necessary for qualified persons with disabilities. If you are in need of a reasonable accommodation please visit: HELPS Program: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 may be 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 this time agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment) it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their noncompetitive employment status converted to competitive status without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all 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. Alternate Minimum Qualifications: Reassignment Qualifications: You must be a current Department of Agriculture and Markets employee and have one year of permanent contingentpermanent or 55 b/c service as a Program Aide G13; if you have less than one year you must be reachable on the current eligible list for this location if one exists. 70.1 Transfer Qualifications to Program Aide G13: Applicants may be appointed to this position permanently if they have: one year of permanent competitive service in a title designated as appropriate for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. Such titles include but are not limited to: Administrative Assistant 1 Office Assistant 3 Office Assistant 3 Calculations. Reinstatement Under Rule 5.4:Applicants may be appointed to this position permanently if they were previous permanent New York State employees who resigned their positions may be reinstated to their former positions or to positions to which they were eligible for transfer or reassignment without further examination. Employees separated from their positions may be reinstated within one year of the date of their separation. Employees separated from their positions who have also been separated from state service for more than one year may be reinstated upon approval by the state Civil Service Commission. Additional Position Information: Division: Fiscal Management Negotiating Unit: CSEA Location: Albany Number of Vacancies: One Status of Vacancy: Fulltime; Permanent Hours Per Week: 37.5 Hours Jurisdictional Class: Competitive Civil Service List(s): Eligible List Exists
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