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Human Resources Specialist 1/Trainee 1/2 (NY HELPS)

New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF)
Buffalo, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 11/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/2/2026
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

Duties Description

  • Deliver high-quality internal and external customer service.
  • Facilitate new hire orientation and onboarding.
  • Serve as on-site coordinator for new hire at assigned office location.
  • Conduct all aspects of recruitment, including creating job vacancy postings and canvassing eligible lists in compliance with Civil Service Law.
  • Monitor and manage shared mailboxes.
  • Coordinate career fair logistics, including registering for events, organizing materials and training volunteers.
  • Travel to attend events and serve as recruitment specialist fielding candidate questions.
  • Facilitate exit interview process, compiling results to provide data to management.
  • Participate in talent management system testing and Civil Service transformation implementation.
  • Assist with Performance Management program, including managing probation, traineeship and annual evaluation report tracking.
  • Perform additional duties and projects as assigned.

For Appointment Via NY HELPS

Minimum Qualifications

  • Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1: Four years of experience* performing and supervising the performance of various human resources activities such as staffing services, which consist of recruitment, examination, and placement activities; position classification and compensation; and employee services such as employee benefit, health and safety, employee counseling, and employee recognition.
  • Human Resources Specialist Trainee 2: Five years of experience* performing and supervising the performance of various human resources activities such as staffing services, which consist of recruitment, examination, and placement activities; position classification and compensation; and employee services such as employee benefit, health and safety, employee counseling, and employee recognition.
  • Human Resources Specialist 1: Six years of experience* performing and supervising the performance of various human resources activities such as staffing services, which consist of recruitment, examination, and placement activities; position classification and compensation; and employee services such as employee benefit, health and safety, employee counseling, and employee recognition.
  • Associate degree may substitute for two years of specialized experience; bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of specialized experience; master's degree may substitute five years of specialized experience; J.D. may substitute for six years of specialized experience.

For Competitive Appointment

  • List appointment: Reachable on current Civil Service eligible list for this title.
  • Transfer: Current New York State employee with one year of permanent competitive class service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 or Section 52.6 of Civil Service Law. Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade. Eligible titles include, but are not limited to: Admnv Specialist 1, Claims Services Representative 1, Underwriter 1.

Reinstatement

  • Candidates who have previously held the Human Resources Specialist 1/Trainee 1/2 title, or a transferable title, may be eligible for consideration for reinstatement.

For 55b/55c Program Appointment

  • This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. For more information on this program, please visit the 55b/c Recruitment Resources Center.

Please be advised that the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) does not offer sponsorship for employment visas to employees or potential employees. Candidates sponsored for employment by an organization should be aware of their sponsorship status and the relevant expiration date(s) of that sponsorship before applying to this position. NYSIF is not currently enrolled in eVerify, which is a requirement for certain types of employment verifications.

Additional Comments

For candidates new to NYS, the starting salary for this position will be the bottom of the range displayed and is not subject to negotiation. For candidates that are current NYS employees, salaries are calculated in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations, and negotiated union contracts.

Fringe Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Future career growth potential
  • Open and supportive team-based environment
  • Plentiful vacation, personal, and sick time off
  • Paid state and federal holidays
  • Affordable health insurance plans
  • Dental and vision benefits provided at no additional cost
  • Retirement options
  • Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
  • Possibility of telecommuting, flextime, and Alternative Work Schedules (AWS)

NY HELPS Program

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

About NYSIF

For more information about NYSIF, including our mission, commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and efforts to fulfill Executive Order 31, please visit www.nysif.com.

If you are a person with a disability and wish to request that a reasonable accommodation be provided for you to participate in a job interview, please send an email to NYSIF’s Reasonable Accommodations mailbox at ra@nysif.com.

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