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ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TEMPORARY/PROVISIONAL OPEN THREE (3) VACANCY NOTICE |
Title of Position: Paralegal
Location: Legal (Rath Building)
Starting Annual Salary: $42,742 (for new county employees) $42,742-$50,893 (for current county employees) CSEA JG:5
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A) Possession of an Associate's degree* in Paralegal studies; or:
B) Possession of a Bachelor's degree* and completion of 15 credit hours in Paralegal studies and six (6) months experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant; or:
C) Possession of a Bachelor's Degree* and one (1) year experience as a Paralegal or Legal Assistant; or:
D) Completion of an approved Paralegal Certificate program and one (1) year of experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant; or:
E) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), (C) and (D).
NOTE 1: *Your degree 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. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
NOTE 2: Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- In some Municipalities a typing ability of 25 wpm will be required.
- Applicants for designated positions in the Department of Social Services that may have access to federal tax information to perform his/her job duties shall be subject to a suitability background check investigation, including FBI fingerprinting, local law enforcement check, and verification check of citizenship/residency. A criminal record does not necessarily disqualify applicants from employment, rather an individualized determination will be made. The cost of the background check will be assumed by the Department of Social Services.
*Please note that this position is a competitive civil service title and will require a civil service examination in the future. After the exam, selection for permanent appointment(s) will be made from reachable candidate(s) on the eligible list according to the NYS Civil Service Rule of Three.
This notice will be posted for the period through July 31, 2024 and including August 9, 2024
IF INTERESTED AND MEET THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS PLEASE SEND RESUME TO:
Kellie Gallagher, Executive Director DSS-Office of Counsel
95 Franklin Street Rath Building Room 230
Buffalo, NY 14202
Erie County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to workplace diversity.