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Human Resources Specialist 1 – Staffing Unit

The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) is seeking candidates to fill a Human Resources Specialist 1 position in the Staffing Unit. The OHRM provides personnel services, staff development, labor relations and employee benefits to staff in various diverse program areas within the Education Department, including the Office of Education Policy, the Office of Special Education and ACCES, the Office of the Professions, the Office of Cultural Education, the Office of Performance Improvement and Management Services, and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work closely with and develop relationships with program managers and staff for the effective accomplishment of program and OHRM work priorities;
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to program managers on a variety of human resources and civil service issues;
• Review, analyze and respond to program requests;
• Ensure compliance with NYSED and OHRM policies and procedures, negotiated agreements, Civil Service Law, rules and regulations, and other Human Resources laws that govern a variety of employment and employee actions;
• Work closely with program managers to ensure the development of a qualified, competent and diversified workforce;
• Interpret and apply negotiated agreements in the resolution of workplace challenges;
• Perform various activities related to staffing, classification, compensation, examination development, employee transactions, employee performance evaluations and position maintenance;
• Assist programs with organizational planning, staff‑development, career ladder and succession planning initiatives;
• Assist in the development and implementation of new program initiatives; and
• Complete special projects as assigned.

NY HELPS This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non‑competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non‑competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination.

Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

• Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1:
  Candidates must have four years of experience performing and supervising the performance of various human resources activities such as staffing services, which consist of recruitment, examination, and placement activities; position classification and compensation; and employee services such as employee benefit, health and safety, employee counseling, and employee recognition.
• Human Resources Specialist Trainee 2:
  Candidates must have five years of experience performing and supervising the performance of various human resources activities such as staffing services, which consist of recruitment, examination, and placement activities; position classification and compensation; and employee services such as employee benefit, health and safety, employee counseling, and employee recognition.
• Human Resources Specialist 1:
  Candidates must have six years of experience performing and supervising the performance of various human resources activities such as staffing services, which consist of recruitment, examination, and placement activities; position classification and compensation; and employee services such as employee benefit, health and safety, employee counseling, and employee recognition.

Substitution:
An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree…