Human Resources Specialist ; Labor Relations – Main Office, Albany

Duties Description Under the general direction of the Director of Employee Relations, the selected candidate will be an integral part of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation’s (OPRHP) Employee Relations Program including grievance and discipline administration, contract interpretation, and participation in labor management committees.

Duties include:

• Supervises lower-level professional labor relations staff.

• Advises program and regional supervisors and managers on the progressive discipline process to avoid escalation, ensuring all issues are resolved at the lowest possible level.

• Provides advice and consultation to program and regional supervisors and managers to ensure proper interpretation and administration of contract provisions and to avoid misunderstandings that may lead to employee dissatisfaction and grievances.

• Develops and maintains a dialogue with union leadership and representatives, agency leadership and managers to foster a cooperative labor management environment.

• Participates in labor management meetings and prepares labor management agreements, when appropriate.

• Serves as a liaison with the New York State Office of Employee Relations regarding questions concerning contract interpretation and other related issues.

• Hears grievances at second step and prepares written decisions.

• Conducts investigations into allegations of misconduct.

• Conducts interrogations and witness interviews of employees, when necessary.

• Serves as agency advocate for Expedited Arbitration meetings (CSEA), Time and Attendance hearings (CSEA) and for full arbitration hearings for all negotiating units.

• Advises supervisors and managers in the performance evaluation process.

• Creates, reviews and presents training materials and curricula regarding employee relations, collective bargaining, contract administration and employee discipline issues.

• Oversees and administers the Agency’s Commercial Driver’s Licensing (CDL) Program to ensure compliance with Federal mandates.

• May perform other duties as related to the direction of the Employee Relations unit.

Minimum Qualifications Promotion:
One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Human Resources Specialist 2 (Labor Relations) or Human Resources Specialist 2 and reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service Eligible List for this title. You may also apply if you are eligible for appointment by reinstatement or one of the following qualifications: 52.7 Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP)

Qualifications:

In accordance with Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law, this notice advises all employees of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) of its intention to conduct non-competitive promotion examination for the position:
Human Resources Specialist 3 (Labor Relations). To be eligible for NCP, candidates must be in the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation promotion field and have at least one (1) year of permanent competitive, or permanent non-competitive 55-b/c qualifying service as a Human Resources Specialist 2 (Labor Relations). If three (3) or fewer qualified NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation employees respond to this posting, Civil Service may approve the permanent appointment of one of the qualified employees without further examination.

Nominees must not have failed the two (2) most recent examinations for promotion to the title for which they are nominated.

Note:

Non-competitive refers to not competing in an examination; the appointment will be competitive. Provisional

Qualifications:

In the absence of eligible lists with three (3) or more candidates willing to accept a position, a provisional appointment may be considered. For provisional appointment, candidates must have one (1) year of permanent competitive or non-competitive 55-b/55-c service as a Human Resources Specialist 2 (Labor Relations) or Human Resources Specialist 2. The appointed candidate would have to take, pass and be reachable on the next holding of the examination to be appointed permanently.

52.6 Transfer

Qualifications:

At least one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c service as a…