Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleHuman Resources Specialist 1 (Appointment may also be made at the Trainee 1 level and serve up to a two year traineeship)
Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $55082 to $68351 Annually
Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must be reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list (PATT or PCO) or be eligible to 52.6 transfer. To qualify for a permanent appointment under Section 52.6, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service in a title designated as 52.6 transfer eligible. To qualify for a permanent appointment under Section 70.1, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service in a title designated as 70.1 transfer eligible. Some examples of qualifying titles include Administrative Aide, Agency Program Aide, Head Clerk Personnel, Jobs Program Specialist, Labor Services Representative, Office Assistant 3 Calculations, Office Assistant 3 Human Resources, Payroll Examiner 2, Secretary 2.
Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist program areas with staffing and recruitment
• Work with program managers to create internal and external job postings;
• Vet candidate resumes to ensure they qualify for the position;
• Request and canvass eligible lists; review eligible list responses and provide list of acceptors to program area;
• Partner with Civil Service to effectuate provisional, noncompetitive, and 55 B/C appointments.
Prepare classification and earmark removal requests
• Run various reports identifying available items;
• Perform research to ensure job duties are appropriate to the title proposed;
• Collaborate with program managers to gather necessary elements of the request, such as an organizational chart, position justification and duties descriptions;
• Answer questions or concerns raised by Civil Service in order to effectuate approval of the request.
• Assist with exam planning activities.
• Attend scope conferences, as needed;
• Gather statistical information necessary to analyze effectiveness of the last examination;
• Hold pre-scope meetings with program managers and subject matter experts to discuss how previous examination qualifications and test plans impacted the candidate pool;
• Make recommendations to Civil Service for changes in the exam plan and qualifications as necessary;
• Facilitate collaboration between Civil Service Testing Division and program area subject matter experts regarding review and/or development of test questions.
• Assist with special projects, as needed.
• Represent agency interests at external meetings with various control agencies, as needed.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Communicate well both orally and in writing and ability to multi-task. Proficiency in Microsoft excel, access and power point.
Additional Comments Please note:
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
• Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.