Human Resources Specialist ; LR Trainee ; NY HELPS

Human Resources Specialist 1 (LR), Trainee 1-2

The Bureau Human Resources Management will include but are not limited to the following responsibilities and qualifications.

• Advise supervisor at all levels, both orally and in writing, in relation to counseling, discipline, grievance, and performance evaluation procedures.
• Advise department on the appropriate means for dealing with operational and/or employee behavior problems.
• Interpret the terms of negotiated agreements, department policies, attendance rules and civil Service law as they may apply to the situation, providing recommendations for counseling or discipline, referral to EHS or EAP, or other action as appropriate.
• Perform fact-finding activities in relation to employee grievances and disciplinary cases, draft disciplinary charges, conduct agency level hearings, monitor the timely processing of grievances, and prepare an agency level decision.
• Conduct investigations by using interviewing and interrogation techniques.
• Prepare notices of discipline in accordance with employee contracts.
• Work constructively with managers and union officials in both informal problem resolution forums and in formal labor/management meetings.
• Attempt to resolve problems at the lowest possible level, advising first step reviewers on the appropriate response to formal grievances.
• Conduct second step grievance meetings and provide written decisions.
• Interpret negotiated agreements, applicable laws, rules and regulations, and department policies, making sound recommendations to managers and supervisors.
• Review appropriateness of unsatisfactory performance evaluations and answer questions across the program and union spectrum about the general evaluation process as well as individual evaluations, working with supervisors to prepare appropriate evaluations and address employee rebuttal.
• Collect and analyze information from managers that support referrals to Employee Health Services for fitness‑for‑duty examinations.
• Collect and analyze information and provide guidance to managers as needed regarding special projects as assigned.

• Four or five to six years of labor relations experience, including directing the implementation of collective bargaining agreements, representing a company in negotiations, directing or participating in labor management committees, providing expert advice and assistance in disciplinary matters, and reviewing and evaluating policies and procedures. Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees may substitute for the required years of experience as specified.
• For Trainee 1:
  Four years of experience, or two years if an associate degree; for Trainee 2:
  Five years of experience, or four years if a bachelor’s degree; for Full
  
  Title:
  
  Six years of experience, or five years if a master’s degree.
• Eligible for 55B/C designation; 55B/C eligibility letters required.

• Civil Service List Appointment: candidates must be reachable on the appropriate Civil Service eligible list.
• Transfer
  
  Qualifications:
  
  permanent service in this title or one year of permanent competitive or 55‑B/C service in a title SG‑16 or higher, otherwise eligible for transfer under Civil Service Law.

• Prior experience in Labor Relations, Employee Relations, or Human Resources at a state agency, interpreting and administering labor contracts, conducting investigations, and representing a party at arbitrations or hearings.

The Department of State is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign‑born residents, and veterans to apply. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status disability status, arrest record or criminal conviction history, or any other category protected by law.

We are happy to provide reasonable and religious accommodations during the hiring process for those in need. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please send a request to HRM.Recruitment.gov.

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING:
The Department of State employees may be approved for a maximum of 50% telecommuting, however, they are required to apply and obtain approval through management in accordance with The Department of State Telecommuting Program Guidelines.