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Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the current Civil Service eligible list for the title

OR

Transfer: Candidates must have permanent competitive 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 for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State. The Employee Relations Office (ERO) represents the Agency in the administration of collective bargaining agreements with more than 20,000 state employees. ERO and the Labor Relations representatives administer the statewide disciplinary processes for OPWDD employees, including evaluating evidence, writing Notices of Discipline, and representing OPWDD at Arbitration. The LR representative answers and resolves grievances, provides support to human resources professionals and other managers, and may provide relevant training on topics such as performance evaluation, administering grievances, counseling and discipline. ERO is responsible for the administration of bargaining unit contract agreements with multiple public employee unions representing the Agency's employees.

Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Employee Relations, the Human Resources Specialist 2, Labor Relations may be responsible for duties including but not limited to the following:

- Managing the Labor Relations operations of one regionally-located Developmental Disabilities Service Operations Offices (DDSOO) across the State,

- Conducting investigations into employee misconduct,

- Reviewing and analyzing investigative reports, issuing Notices of Discipline, Representing and advocating for OPWDD at disciplinary hearings and resolving disciplinary cases through settlement or binding arbitration,

- Providing support and advice to supervisors and Human Resources professionals,

- Working with union representatives to resolve workplace issues, including policy and contract interpretation,

- Participating in Agency-level and labor management meetings and subcommittees.

NOTE: This position requires occasional travel statewide

Additional Comments Position may be located at any of the below locations:

Bronx-2400 Halsey St, Bronx
Manhattan-25 Beaver St., New York, NY
Kings-750 Vandalia Ave, Brooklyn
Queens-80-45 Winchester Blvd, Queens Village
Richmond County-1150 Forest Hill Rd, Staten Island
Suffolk County-45 Mall Dr, Commack

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Submit cover letter and résumé by November 11, 2022, to:

EOA #: 2022-227
Metro New York DDSO - Human Resources Office
2400 Halsey Street, Bronx, NY 10461
E-Mail: [email protected]
Fax: (646) 766-3491

Please reference the above EOA # in all correspondence.

Please note:

OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.

Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-4785 or Email at [email protected] to obtain information and RA forms.

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 [email protected].
For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.

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.