Review Vacancy
AgencyTransportation, Department of
TitleHuman Resources Specialist 1 /Trainee 1/Trainee 2- NY HELPS
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $50408 to $78505 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
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 as follows:
Trainee 1 Level: A bachelor’s or higher degree
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. OR a Juris Doctor, masters, or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.
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.
Duties Description Under the supervision of a Human Resources Specialist 2, the Human Resources Specialist 1 will perform general personnel activities, which include: Classification, Recruitment, Placement and Employment Services. The DOT Personnel Bureau provides services to over 8,000 employees.
Duties include but are not limited to:
• Assist in the management of workforce through appointments, promotions, transfers, reinstatements, and terminations; and develop requests for new positions, reclassifications, reallocations, minimum qualifications for exam planning, earmark releases and special salary treatments as assigned.
• Understand and interpret Civil Service Law, State Personnel Management Manual, Civil Service Attendance and Leave Manual, Title and Salary Plan and other official references to properly perform a wide variety of human resources activities.
• Assist with the recruitment related activities and events.
• Work with management to identify areas of need and assist with targeted recruitment efforts to fulfill those needs.
• Effectively communicate with candidates, providing timely responses to inquiries and providing information on the appointment process.
• Participate in large workforce initiatives at DOT, such as Seasonal Hiring and Reductions in Force.
• Special Projects or assignments as needed.
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. Candidates should have the ability to intake, analyze and process information received from programs to successfully achieve position and staffing needs.
Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.
Additional Comments *For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe 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 this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.
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.
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.
Email Address HR-Personnel@dot.ny.gov
Address
Personnel Bureau
Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and a current resume, titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-24-166 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than April 17, 2024.