Human Resources Specialist 1/Trainee 1/2
NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, Rochester, NY, United States
Duties Description
The Human Resources Specialist 1 performs and supervises the performance of various human resources activities such as staffing services, which consists of recruitment, examination, and placement of the essential staff who provide care and ensure the health and safety of the people we serve. The duties include identifying staffing needs, conferring with various parties to ensure the timely filling of vacancies, participating in the interview process, implementing decentralized examinations, creating job postings, processing personnel transactions, establishing and maintaining a working relationship with potential recruitment sources, conducting job audits, preparing agency classification requests, and orienting newly hired employees.
Additional duties may include:
Monitoring and assisting employees with conditions of employment (policy and procedures, time and attendance, employment benefits, driver and professional licenses, probations, performance evaluations, seniority determinations, etc.)
Leave management, workers’ compensation, Family and Medical Leave Act, labor relations, and disciplinary processes (serving notices of discipline, conducting investigations, preparing for arbitration cases, etc.)
Strong computer skills and ability to organize autonomously.
TRAVEL%: Up to 100%; travel within the 17-county catchment area of OPWDD – Region 1 will be required.
Minimum Qualifications
Competitive: Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the Current Civil Service Eligible List, Professional Careers Opportunity (PCO) or Public Administration Traineeship Transition (PATT). Appointment may be made at the traineeship level.
Open Competitive: Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1, NS (equivalent to SG‑14) – Four years of experience performing and supervising various HR activities; Human Resources Specialist Trainee 2, NS (equivalent to SG‑16) – Five years of experience; Human Resources Specialist 1, SG‑18 – Six years of experience.
Substitution: An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree for four years; a master’s degree for five years; a doctorate for six years of experience.
Transfer: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive, non‑competitive or 55‑b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; or be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.
55 B/C Qualifications
Possess the minimum qualifications for this title as established by the Department of Civil Service and listed on the most recent exam announcement.
Meet the applicable minimal mental and/or physical requirements for the job (with a reasonable accommodation, if necessary).
Have a current Eligibility Letter from the NYS Department of Civil Service and be able to provide it to the Human Resources Office upon request.
Additional Comments
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non‑competitive appointment; you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you must meet the minimum qualifications of the title.
At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non‑competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.
Appointments may also be made at the Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1 levels. Candidates hired at the entry‑level title (Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1) may be advanced to the full‑performance level (Human Resources Specialist 1) following satisfactory completion of two‑years of service.
Salary Range
Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1: $56,655*
Human Resources Specialist Trainee 2: $63,180*
Human Resources Specialist 1: $67,119* – $83,286*
Paid Holidays and Leave
Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
Eight (8) days of paid sick leave each year, which may carry over from year to year; plus free enrollment into the Income Protection Program for short‑term and long‑term disability coverage.
Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.
Health Care Coverage
Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.
Paid Family Leave
New York Paid Family Leave provides eligible employees job‑protected, paid time off for up to 12 weeks to bond with a newly born, adopted or fostered child, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or assist loved ones when a spouse, domestic partner, child or parent is deployed abroad on active military service.
Retirement Program
Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best‑managed and best‑funded public retirement systems in the nation.
Professional Development and Education and Training
NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.
Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.
Equal Opportunity Statement
OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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The Human Resources Specialist 1 performs and supervises the performance of various human resources activities such as staffing services, which consists of recruitment, examination, and placement of the essential staff who provide care and ensure the health and safety of the people we serve. The duties include identifying staffing needs, conferring with various parties to ensure the timely filling of vacancies, participating in the interview process, implementing decentralized examinations, creating job postings, processing personnel transactions, establishing and maintaining a working relationship with potential recruitment sources, conducting job audits, preparing agency classification requests, and orienting newly hired employees.
Additional duties may include:
Monitoring and assisting employees with conditions of employment (policy and procedures, time and attendance, employment benefits, driver and professional licenses, probations, performance evaluations, seniority determinations, etc.)
Leave management, workers’ compensation, Family and Medical Leave Act, labor relations, and disciplinary processes (serving notices of discipline, conducting investigations, preparing for arbitration cases, etc.)
Strong computer skills and ability to organize autonomously.
TRAVEL%: Up to 100%; travel within the 17-county catchment area of OPWDD – Region 1 will be required.
Minimum Qualifications
Competitive: Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the Current Civil Service Eligible List, Professional Careers Opportunity (PCO) or Public Administration Traineeship Transition (PATT). Appointment may be made at the traineeship level.
Open Competitive: Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1, NS (equivalent to SG‑14) – Four years of experience performing and supervising various HR activities; Human Resources Specialist Trainee 2, NS (equivalent to SG‑16) – Five years of experience; Human Resources Specialist 1, SG‑18 – Six years of experience.
Substitution: An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree for four years; a master’s degree for five years; a doctorate for six years of experience.
Transfer: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive, non‑competitive or 55‑b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; or be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.
55 B/C Qualifications
Possess the minimum qualifications for this title as established by the Department of Civil Service and listed on the most recent exam announcement.
Meet the applicable minimal mental and/or physical requirements for the job (with a reasonable accommodation, if necessary).
Have a current Eligibility Letter from the NYS Department of Civil Service and be able to provide it to the Human Resources Office upon request.
Additional Comments
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non‑competitive appointment; you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you must meet the minimum qualifications of the title.
At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non‑competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.
Appointments may also be made at the Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1 levels. Candidates hired at the entry‑level title (Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1) may be advanced to the full‑performance level (Human Resources Specialist 1) following satisfactory completion of two‑years of service.
Salary Range
Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1: $56,655*
Human Resources Specialist Trainee 2: $63,180*
Human Resources Specialist 1: $67,119* – $83,286*
Paid Holidays and Leave
Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
Eight (8) days of paid sick leave each year, which may carry over from year to year; plus free enrollment into the Income Protection Program for short‑term and long‑term disability coverage.
Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.
Health Care Coverage
Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.
Paid Family Leave
New York Paid Family Leave provides eligible employees job‑protected, paid time off for up to 12 weeks to bond with a newly born, adopted or fostered child, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or assist loved ones when a spouse, domestic partner, child or parent is deployed abroad on active military service.
Retirement Program
Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best‑managed and best‑funded public retirement systems in the nation.
Professional Development and Education and Training
NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.
Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.
Equal Opportunity Statement
OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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