Public Service Commission Operations Clerk Trainee, NS or Public Service Commission Operations Clerk 1, Grade 9 (NY HELPS)Duties Description The Public Service Commission Operations Clerk 1, Grade 9, will work in the Central Operations Unit of the Executive Office’s Office of the Secretary, and perform duties that include, but are not be limited to: • Providing technical assistance to individuals, researching and processing documents filed with the Department of Public Service, and making determinations as to document types and categories, ensuring that all are in compliance with the Public Service Law, State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA) guidelines, and Commission Rules of Procedures. • Performing complex and in-depth research using all available resources; possessing working knowledge of internal databases. • Analyzing formal/informal petitions filed with the Secretary to the Commission and making determinations on appropriate categories and distribution. • Creating new cases using internal databases. • Processing Commission orders, notices, rulings, and tariff filings. • Assisting Agency staff and the public with research and retrieval of public documents filed with the Agency; responding to inquiries with regards to Agency documents and the courses of action used to process same. Minimum Qualifications General Public Non-Competitive (NY HELPS)***: For appointment to a Public Service Commission Operations Clerk Trainee, NS, there are no education or experience requirements. In order to be appointed as a Public Service Commission Operations Clerk 1, Grade 9, candidates must meet the qualifications listed above and also possess one year of clerical experience where most work time is spent performing various tasks related to: reviewing, analyzing, and/or conducting research in the processing of documents. 55-b/c: Candidates who are currently eligible, who meet the qualifications listed in the “Non-Competitive (NY HELPS)” section above are encouraged to apply. If interested in this position and applying using your 55-b/c status, please provide a copy of your current 55-b/c eligibility letter. Civil Service Eligible List: Individuals meeting the minimum qualifications who achieved any score on the most recent holding of the Beginning Office Assistant Examination are encouraged to apply to this posting as the list will not be canvassed at this time. Transfer: Current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, competitive service or 55-b/c service in a qualifying title allocated to a Grade 6 and above and eligible for transfer** under section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
