The Board seeks an experienced Silver Stars – Human Resources Generalist (HRG) with a passion for people and problem solving to join the Board of Correction’s Administration Unit. The unit’s responsibilities include day to day personnel operations for the Board, including but not limited to, implementing personnel actions, including appointments, promotions, separations, background investigations, and NYCAPS transactions. Human Resources also processes new hires, job vacancy notices and promotional paperwork, in addition to providing BOC employees with information about the NYC Pension system, retiree health insurance, leaves and workers compensation procedures, along with death benefits counseling to beneficiaries. This unit also provides information on the Deferred Compensation Plan, flexible spending, and long-term care programs.
The Silver Stars – Human Resources Generalist will work in the lower Manhattan office but will support staff in BOC’s Rikers Island and lower Manhattan offices. The Silver Stars – Human Resources Generalist will report to the Board’s Director of Human Resources and Budget and will work closely with the unit’s Office Manager.
Position responsibilities include:
• Processing new hires, transfers, promotions in compliance with citywide requirements and Board of Correction policies.
• Assisting with the creation and update of policies, processes, and forms.
• Working with IT to develop single repository of policies and forms for employee access.
• Processing employee leave of absences, suspensions, and terminations.
• Scheduling and conducting new hire orientations and off-boarding appointments.
• Assisting with personnel file audits and ensure documentation is filed expediently and accurately.
• Assisting in the development of training and/or coaching plans for managers and line staff.
• Provide the Board’s 28 active employees with information pertaining to health benefits/coverage, insurance, payroll, union coverage, retirement, leaves, deferred compensation, and agency rules and regulations.
• Preparing job vacancy notices and support hiring managers/committees through recruitment to onboarding process.
• Submitting transactions for review and approval in NYCAPS and generate various HR reports as needed.
• Performing research on Human Resources operational issues as requested.
Minimum Qual Requirements
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” or “2” above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in “1” above.
Preferred Skills
Three to five years of Human Resources experience within NYC government; considerable knowledge of principles and practices of personnel administration; effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; excellent analytical and computer skills.
Attention to detail; ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines; ability to multitask; ability to take direction, seek direction and offer productive feedback; resourceful and expeditious collection of information from multiple parties.
Experience working with City HRIS systems and applications such as NYCAPS, PRISE, PMS and CHRMS is a plus.
Additional Information
The New York City Board of Correction (BOC or the Board) is a nine-person, non-judicial oversight board, which regulates, monitors, and inspects the correctional facilities of the City. Established in 1957, BOC is one of the earliest independent oversight boards of custodial and detention settings in the United States. The Mayor, City Council and presiding justices of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the First and Second Judicial Departments (in joint nomination with the Mayor) appoint its members. The City Charter mandates the Board’s five functions:
• Establish and ensure compliance with minimum standards for the care, custody, correction, treatment, supervision, and discipline of all persons held or confined under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction (DOC or the Department);
• Investigate serious incidents;
• Review grievances from people in custody and staff;
• Evaluate the performance of DOC; and
• Make recommendations on areas of key correctional planning.
The Board established the Minimum Standards on conditions of confinement in 1979, mental health care in 1985, and health care in 1991. In 2007, BOC finished a comprehensive review of the Minimum Standards and adopted a series of amendments. Since 2014, the Board has engaged in rulemaking five times, including rules related to the prevention of sexual violence, reporting on serious injuries, and the elimination of punitive segregation or solitary confinement.
With offices in lower Manhattan and Rikers Island, BOC works regularly with DOC and Health + Hospitals, and often with other partners, on a wide range of criminal justice issues germane to its oversight responsibilities. BOC is a key municipal partner in the movement for safer, smaller, fairer, more humane jails, which minimize negative consequences, such as violence to persons in custody and staff. The Board brings to this work a strong emphasis on public reporting.
With new staff leadership, funding, and Board members, along with increased public attention and jail reform efforts underway, BOC is in a period of growth and change.
To Apply
For City employees: Go to Employee Self-Service (ESS) at www.nyc.gov/ess and search for Job ID# 596712
For all other applicants: Go to www.nyc.gov/jobs and search for Job ID# 596712.
Please submit a resume and cover letter. Submission of an application does not guarantee an interview. Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
The Board of Correction is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and culturally responsive workforce. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and gender non-conforming persons to apply. All applicants will be considered without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, age, prior record of arrest, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Appointments are subject to Office of Management and Budget approval and to available funding.
The New York City Administrative Code requires an employee in this title to establish city residence within 90 days of entering City service and to remain in compliance with the city residency requirement as a condition of employment.
The City of New York and the Board of Correction is an equal opportunity employer and committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including, but not limited to, an individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
55-a Program
**Please be advised that this position is only open to City government retirees as part of the Silver Star Program. The Silver Stars Program offers retired City employees the opportunity to be hired to fill temporary, part-time positions limited to 21 hours per week. Pension and benefits can still be collected while employed in this position.
Public Svc Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF .
Hours/Shift
Part-Time – 14 hours/week to 21 hours/week .Position is a temporary 12-month engagement.**
Work Location
2 Lafayette, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10007
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
POSTING DATE
08/04/2023
POST UNTIL
Until Filled
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.