Hearing Officer 1 (Division of Human Rights) - New York State Civil Service

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Agency Human Rights, Division of






Title Hearing Officer 1 (Division of Human Rights)






Occupational Category Legal






Salary Grade 25






Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)






Salary Range From $44.79 to $56.45 Hourly






Employment Type Full-Time






Appointment Type Permanent






Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class






Travel Percentage 0%













Workweek Mon-Fri



Hours Per Week 37.5




Workday




From 9 AM






To 5 PM






Flextime allowed? No






Mandatory overtime? No






Compressed workweek allowed? No






Telecommuting allowed? Yes













County Onondaga






Street Address 333 E. Washington Street, Room 543










City Syracuse






State NY






Zip Code 13202













Minimum Qualifications Non-Competitive: candidates must be admitted to the New York State Bar and have four years of subsequent full-time legal experience engaged in the promotion and protection of human or civil rights under the New York State Human Rights Law (or related federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws), and involved in the conduct of trials or adversary proceedings, judicial or quasi- judicial, before a court of record or governmental agency.






Duties Description The Hearing Officer 1 (Division of Human Rights) is a hybrid position, offering the flexibility of remote work, but travel may be required. This will be discussed in greater detail at the time of the interview.Hearing Officer (Division of Human Rights) conducts formal public hearings in cases of discrimination and discriminatory practices in employment, housing, public accommodations or other conditions defined in the Human Rights Law where the agency has found probable cause for complaint and where the respondent fails to conciliate or the complainant objects to the terms of reconciliation.The Hearing Officer - DHR considers questions of fact and law brought forth at hearing, prepares reports of findings and conclusions, makes recommendations in the form of an order for issuance by the Commissioner of Human Rights to dismiss the case or to require the respondent to cease from any unlawful discriminatory practice indicated during the hearing and to require the respondent to take appropriate corrective action; may award compensatory damages to the complainant; may issue adjournment of hearings; subpoenas witnesses; receives testimony under oath, as well as exhibits and documentary evidence; examines witnesses; rules on objections to the admissibility of evidence and to the conduct of the hearing; evaluates the records of the hearing; researches and determines the pertinent rules of law.






Additional Comments 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 Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via e-mail at Info@goer.ny.govTravel may be required.






Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.










Name Human Resources / LB






Telephone






Fax 518-549-0462






Email Address jc.sm.HRresumes@justicecenter.ny.gov




Address




Street 161 Delaware Ave










City Delmar






State NY






Zip Code 12054













Notes on Applying Please submit cover letter along with a clear and concise resume detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position as listed in Specifics and indicate the Vacancy ID number for which you are applying.