Mail & Supply Clerk / Office Assistant 1 (Stores/Mail)

The Department of Administrative Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Mail & Supply Clerk / Office Assistant 1 (Stores/Mail). The successful candidate will:

• Lift packages, sacks, trays, and tubs of mail up to 40lbs. repeatedly.

• Pull and push carts full of packages of various weights and sizes.

• Spend a large part of the day standing up and moving around.

• Be able to read small print.

Mail Services:

• Timely and accurately receive, sort, and deliver incoming mail/packages from carriers such as The United States Postal Service (USPS), UPS, FedEx, and Amazon.

• Process outgoing mail/packages to be picked up by such carriers as well as interoffice mail.

• Assist in other Administrative Service department units as daily work volume of each unit and available staffing fluctuate.

• Assist in troubleshooting issues that arise in each unit:

• Quick Copy Center

• Assist as assigned in copy equipment to process and fulfill customer orders on routine office equipment or processing to external vendors.

• Central Receiving and Stores

• Assist as assigned in Central Receiving and Stores operations in the receipt, processing/recording, and internal delivery of incoming shipments.

Required Qualifications:

• Candidates will have sat for the New York State Department of Civil Service certification examination for Office Assistant 1 (Stores/Mail) and achieved a reachable score on a certified canvass.

• Must have quality interpersonal, organizational, and customer service communication skills.

• Basic PC and iPad computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Work experience at University or Hospital setting in Mail and/or Copy Center related role is desired.

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday; 8:30am to 4:30pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

SG-6

Salary Range:

As per civil service guidelines

• $34,152 Base Salary plus $3,087 Location Pay

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encourage