Human Resources Generalist (Per Diem)

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person and provides for the proper disposition of unclaimed bodies.
We exist to provide answers in support of families, victims, and community, during times of profound need.
The core values of the OCME are to put the mission of the agency first, to be truly dedicated and to have integrity in every aspect of our professional life. Under the supervision of the Director of Human Resources, the selected candidate will provide various administrative and clerical support to the areas in the Human Resources Department at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner. The core functions of the Human Resources Department include recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, employee discipline, labor relations, performance management, timekeeping, and professional development.
Typical tasks that will be performed by the selected candidate include, but are not limited to the following:

• Filing and data entry of performance evaluations
• Processes DOHMH paperwork for onboarding staff and creates personnel file
• Provides clerical and related support to Recruitment, Labor Relations/Employee Discipline, and Timekeeping staff
• Processing documented sick leave, blood donations, FMLA requests, jury duty actions and absence control reports
• Follows-up with DOHMH to ensure candidates are accomplishing processing mandates within set time frames
• Assist in scheduling employees for DCAS and DOHMH training
• Reviews candidate qualifications and forward qualified résumés to hiring managers for scheduling interviews
• Assist with swabbing new OCME employees and N-E-W (non-employee workers) for DNA samples as necessary
• Other projects as assigned
• Maintaining employee records including, OCME Employee folders, and time and leave documents
• Generating confidential reports from Citywide Human Resources Management System (CHRMS) and Payroll Management System (PMS)
• Performing City Time entries including approver and schedule changes, OT approvals, and manual entries

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of satisfactory full-time experience in one or more of the fields of accounting, auditing, correction administration, criminal justice administration and planning, forensic science, inspection, investigation, law enforcement, personnel administration, police science, and/or security, or in a major operational area of the agency in which the appointment is to be made; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above.

Strong practical knowledge of Microsoft office: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Independent starter. Must be able to multitask and work independently and as a team member.

1. Selected candidate will be required to provide a DNA sample by swabbing.
2. In case of an emergency, your position may be designated as essential staff.

TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO: https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov (JOB ID # 573527)

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.