Staff Assistant (Solid Waste)

Located in the Department of Solid Waste Commission - White Plains: Under general supervision, an incumbent of this class performs a variety of administrative support, and reporting functions to ensure efficient and effective department operations for the Westchester County Solid Waste Commission and the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities. Independent judgment is exercised within prescribed policies. Supervision is not a responsibility of these positions. Does related work as required.

High school or equivalency diploma and either (a) Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies, Environmental Science or a closely related field or (b) Bachelor’s Degree and one year of administrative or staff support experience involving events or programs focused on recycling or solid waste management, or licensing responsibilities, or (c) five years of general experience where the primary function of the position was secretarial, office management, staff or administrative support, and one additional year of specialized experience as described in (b).

Satisfactory completion of 30 credits towards a Bachelors Degree may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four years of the general experience. Satisfactory completion of a Master’s Degree may be substituted for the specialized experience.

Staff support experience is defined as providing support or back-up functions to higher level administrators in areas such as: office management; participation in budget preparation and monitoring; payroll and personnel type functions; involvement in the development and/or review or department-wide practices and procedures; evaluating departmental operations; participation in planning; financial recordkeeping, accounting, or management activities; purchasing; public relations, community relations, public information activities; and other similar functions. “Line” functions involved in the delivery of services or in the day-to-day operations of a department would not be qualifying experience.

Possess and maintain a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in the State of New York

1. The number of years of experience required in the minimum qualifications is based upon the presumption of full-time employment. Part-time experience will be prorated based on a 35 hour workweek.
2. Verified and documented volunteer (unpaid) experience will only be credited when specifically allowed by the job description or examination announcement.

Education beyond the secondary level must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education.

Filing an application for a posting does not substitute or relieve you of the requirement to file appropriate application and fee when the civil service exam may be announced.