What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Specialist 1 (Trainee 1, Trainee 2) NY HELPS position at Transportation, Department of?
The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Under the supervision of a Human Resources Specialist 2 or higher-level Human Resources staff, the Human Resources Specialist 1 will perform general personnel activities. The incumbent will assist in the direction and planning of the Recruitment Program in a large active Personnel Office. Working with Program Managers and Supervisors, duties will include, but are not limited to: • Provide training and support for recruitment activities and functions including outreach events statewide.• Coordinate with BOCES and school districts statewide to encourage and create STEM and outreach events within the department.• Coordinate recruitment events statewide including job fairs (live and virtual), college career fairs, and professional conferences.• Assist with the organization and delivery of the Department’s internship program.• Assist management to identify staffing needs and strategies to fill positions.• Represent the Department at recruitment events statewide including job fairs (live and virtual), college career fairs, and professional conferences.• Assist in creating, maintaining, and updating recruitment material including internal/external websites, brochures, and videos.• Respond to job vacancy inquiries and assist with employment related questions.• Assist in the management of workforce through appointments, promotions, transfers, reinstatements, and terminations; and developing requests for new positions, reclassifications, reallocations, minimum qualifications for exam planning, earmark releases and special salary treatments, as assigned.• Assist in the implementation of activities to continuously improve processes for recruitment, workforce retention and succession planning.• The incumbent selected for this position must possess excellent oral and written communication skills and will be required to establish and maintain working relationships with professional, paraprofessional and support staff.• Participate in other special projects as assigned.• May supervise lower-level staff.This position requires travel throughout New York State.Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department's response to regional and statewide emergency situations.
The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).* To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are: Trainee 1 Level: A bachelor’s degree or higher** Your degree must have been awarded by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.Trainee 2 Level: Either – A bachelor’s degree and one year of professional human resources experience**OR A Juris Doctor, master’s, or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.Full Level: A bachelor’s degree and two years of professional human resources experience. ORA Juris Doctor, master’s or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.****Hiring agencies have discretion in determining whether a degree is related to the duties of the position.Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Ability to work independently and with others• Ability to handle multiple and shifting priorities • Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills• Ability and comfort to speak in public
Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments *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.
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The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).* To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are: Trainee 1 Level: A bachelor’s degree or higher** Your degree must have been awarded by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.Trainee 2 Level: Either – A bachelor’s degree and one year of professional human resources experience**OR A Juris Doctor, master’s, or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.Full Level: A bachelor’s degree and two years of professional human resources experience. ORA Juris Doctor, master’s or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.****Hiring agencies have discretion in determining whether a degree is related to the duties of the position.Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Ability to work independently and with others• Ability to handle multiple and shifting priorities • Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills• Ability and comfort to speak in public
Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments *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.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
