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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 09/19/22

Applications Due10/03/22

Vacancy ID112732

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleHuman Resources Specialist 2

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $79410 to $99213 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12304

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment on Current Civil Service Eligible List for this title.

OR

Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section (i.e. 70.1, 70.4, 52.6) of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

Duties Description The Office of Human Resources represents the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) on all matters related to human resource management. Staff works closely with senior managers and leadership within OPWDD and with the Department of Civil Service, Governor's Office of Employee Relations and the Division of Budget. Matters include, but are not limited to, confidential and highly-sensitive topics related to the recruitment and deployment of staff, reductions-in-force, examination planning, employee benefits, as well as the development statewide policy and procedures.

Under the direction of an Associate Director of Human Resources, the incumbent of this position will be responsible for developing and coordinating statewide recruitment activities at OPWDD. We are seeking someone that is a highly motivated self-starter that can operate independently and autonomously to effectuate the recruitment plan for the agency.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

- Develops and implements innovative recruitment strategies for difficult to recruit for direct care and clinical titles.

- Works collaboratively with OPWDD's Public Information Office (PIO) to coordinate preparation and dissemination of recruitment materials.

- Develops and implements effective strategies to track and evaluate effectiveness of advertising and recruitment efforts statewide.

-Develops and oversees implementation of social media recruitment efforts by partnering with internal stakeholders (PIO, fiscal, etc).

-Reviews existing procedures and paperwork used throughout OPWDD used in recruitment and onboarding.
-Identify corrective measures to work with external stakeholders to streamline the process to get candidates onboarded quicker.
-Provides reports and analysis as needed to determine efficacy of existing recruitment processes.
-Provides recommendations for improvement of recruitment, hiring and onboarding processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
-Assists with facilitation of recruitment in local DDSO HR offices and ensures consistency in Statewide recruitment process and methodology.
-Participates in multi-agency recruitment forums to ensure OPWDD is utilizing best practices.

Additional Comments Please note:
•Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
•In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
•OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Cengiz Saka

Telephone 518-473-4785

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address OPWDD.sm.COrecruitment@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit cover letter and resume by 10/3/22. Please reference the EOA #2022-357 in all correspondence.

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