Human Resources Specialist 1/trainee 1/2 (NY Helps) – Recruitment/performance Management – Albany

Human Resources Specialist Trainee

Reporting to a Human Resources Specialist 2, SG-23, the selected Human Resources Specialist 1/Trainee 1/2 will assist the Human Resources Specialist 2 with recruitment, probation/performance management, and communications. The Human Resources Specialist 1/Trainee 1/2 job duties include but are not limited to:

• Performing various personnel activities, such as creating new positions (classification), recruitment, hiring, and assisting with employee relations to maintain an ideal work force.
• Working directly with internal Human Resources, regional, and division/bureau staff to create and post jobs; download, review, and share resumes; attend recruitment events state-wide and coordinate with other agency staff to attend their local recruitment events; and assist with other recruitment tasks as needed.
• Assisting with special assignments, such as creating customized recruitment plans for unique or high-profile positions; planning and re-evaluating a year-round recruitment calendar; seeking out a diversified group of career fairs to attend; and collaborating with Public Affairs to design recruitment print and digital media.
• Creating reports and providing data analysis as requested by management and executive staff.
• Participating in a wide variety of human resources management related special projects.
• Completing probation and performance management emails and tracking responses in corresponding spreadsheet; notifying appropriate staff about questions regarding employee probations or performance; sending emails/letters as appropriate in follow up to probation/performance management decisions.
• Other duties as appropriate.

The incumbent selected for this position must possess excellent communication skills. They will be required to establish and maintain working relationships with professional, paraprofessional, and support staff. The incumbent selected for this role must also be open to traveling to career fairs across the state.

If you are appointed as a Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1, Grade 14, or Human Resources Specialist Trainee 2, Grade 16, you would participate in a traineeship. At the successful conclusion of your traineeship, you would advance without further examination to Human Resources Specialist 1, Grade 18.