School Personnel Associate

School Personnel Associate

Arlington Central School District is currently recruiting for a full-time, 12-Month School Personnel Associate with full benefits. This position is at the Central Administration Office and is a Confidential Non-Unit position. This is a professional position involving responsibility for managing and coordinating various aspects of personnel work and must be knowledgeable in Federal/State/Education laws, rules and regulations relating to personnel work.

Additionally, this position requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as a team.

Typical work may include but is not limited to the following:

• Monitors and administers staffing procedures relating to employee vacancies, appointments, transfers, leaves of absence, resignations, retirements, suspension and terminations;
• Provides information to employees concerning employment status, salary, benefits, etc. relating to their employment;
• Monitors federal and state legislation and implements changes that impact personnel practices, procedures or employee benefits;
• Works with NYS Education Department and Dutchess County Personnel Department in all matters involving personnel law, regulations, procedures and paperwork;
• Proficiently uses computer software such as complex spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, email and integrated personnel/payroll database to perform assigned duties;
• Completes special projects as assigned;
• Other duties as required by department Administrator(s)

Applicant must have knowledge of:

• Modern public personnel administration and current laws, rules and regulations in order to advise on appropriate procedures and actions;
• NYSED and NYS laws and regulations in order to advise others on various issues and to coordinate reporting activities;
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, union officials, department representatives and others to explain and defend a variety of instructional, non-instructional and civil services issues.