The Westchester County Department of Human Resources posts a list of current job openings each week. Please note:
- These openings are posted for a specific period (usually 10 business days), after which they will no longer appear on our Web site.
- Applications must be sent no later than the "Post Until" date to the person specified on the job posting.
- In keeping with collective bargaining agreements, current county employees who apply are considered before applicants outside county service.
- Titles in the competitive class (class = "C") will be subject to a civil service examination in order to achieve permanent civil service status.
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Posted and filing deadline dates pertain to all jobs listed in this tab and are described in separate tabs below.
Control No.
- 115-25
Title
- Secretary I (Word Processing)
Job Group
- VII
Class
- C
Notes: (1) Salary scales for each title listed are on the individual corresponding job posting. (2) An application fee is not required at this time. Please submit an application (XD10) and/or resume only.
Please note, application must be sent to the person and/or address indicated for each position as announced on the individual corresponding job posting. Any documents sent to the wrong location may not be forwarded by the filing deadline.
The positions indicated in this in-service promotional opportunities announcement are available only after pertinent eligible lists have been exhausted in accordance with New York state civil service law and Westchester County rules.
Filing an application for a posting listed herein does not substitute or relieve you of the requirement to file appropriate application and fee when the civil service exam may be announced. Return to this page for potential, further updates.
C = Competitive (Requires participation in a Civil Service Exam at a later date)
NC = Non Competitive (Civil Service Exam not required)
UNCL = Unclassified (Civil Service Exam not required)
EXEMPT = (Civil Service Exam not required)
Posted and filing deadline dates.
Control No.
115-25Title
Secretary I (Word Processing)Job Group
VIIClass
CIf you apply for this job opening, your application (XD10 Form) must be submitted to the following location by the Filing Deadline: June 02, 2025 :
Mailing Location
- Mary Kate Cabaleiro
- Department of Community Mental Health
- 112 E. Post Road, 2nd Floor
- White Plains, NY 10601
- (914) 995-5220
- Required
- Possession of a high school or equivalency diploma and either: (a) four years of experience where the primary function of the position was the performance of clerical functions, two years of which involved the use of word processing and other automated systems; or (b) graduation from an approved secretarial or business school* and three years experience as stated in (a), which must include the two years of specialized experience.
- Substitutions
- Satisfactory completion of 30 credits at a recognized college or university, or its equivalent in course hours from an approved institution or office software manufacturer (i.e. Microsoft), may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to two years of the above general experience. There is no substitution for the specialized word processing experience.
- Notes
- (1) Data entry experience may not be substituted for the required word processing experience. (2) 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. (3) Verified and documented volunteer (unpaid) experience will only be credited when specifically allowed by the job description or examination announcement.
- Special Notes
- 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.
- Salary: $55,975 - $68,920
- Submit: Application (XD-10) and resume