Human Resources Specialist 2 (labor Relations) - Vacancy Id: 202833

Human Resources Specialist 2 (Labor Relations)

The Human Resources Specialist 2 (Labor Relations) duties in Bureau of Human Resources Management will include but are not limited to the following:

• Advise supervisors 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 a given situation. Advice may include recommendations for counseling, discipline, a referral to EHS or EAP, or other actions 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 agency level decisions.
• 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 formal labor/management meetings.
• Attempt to resolve problems at the lowest possible level.
• Conduct second step grievance meetings and writing decisions. Assist OER in obtaining information as requested. Interpret negotiated agreements, applicable laws, rules and regulations, and department policies. Make sound recommendations to managers and supervisors in relation to the above.
• 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. Work with supervisors to prepare appropriate evaluations and to address employee rebuttals.
• 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 70.1 Transfer Qualifications: One year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service allocated to a Grade 21 or higher eligible for transfer and determined to be similar by Civil Service.
• 52.6 Transfer Qualifications: One year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service allocated to a Grade 21 or higher eligible for transfer and determined to be administrative by Civil Service.
• For transfers, a list of approved titles is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/. The GOT-IT site will inform you if your title requires special qualifications for 52.6 or 70.1 transfer as detailed above.
• It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.

Additional Comments:

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 origin, 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@dos.ny.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.