HR/Community Coordinator

at  NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the general direction of a Deputy Director of Human Resources, with wide latitude for independent initiative and judgment, the Placement Coordinator performs very responsible work in the supervision, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and/or evaluation of the talent acquisition program. The Placement Coordinator specializes in working with the community to achieve talent fulfillment by placing the best qualified candidates into vacant positions in the least amount of time. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Key Responsibilities

• Act as liaison to hiring managers and other business partners.
• Create action plans on fulfillment of hiring needs.
• Schedule civil service and provisional hiring pools. Call civil service certified lists as needed, host hiring pools, disposition lists.

• Work collegially to source and identify talent pools.

• Refer resumes for preliminary review of candidates’ qualifications vis-à-vis the prescribed minimum qualification requirements.

• Schedule interviews and coordinate pre-employment screenings.

• Processes new appointments, title changes, promotions, demotions and transfers.
• Facilitate the process by which candidates will be fingerprinted.
• Establish effective dates for all actions.
• Handle all personnel actions.
• Update and maintain HR data base.
• Update NYCAPS personnel actions.
• Conduct HR Pre-Orientation for new employees.
• Schedule new hire training for required titles.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Maximize satisfaction of new hires with the onboarding experience.

Additional Information:
1. NYCHA employees applying for transfer, promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
2. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.
Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the qualification requirements before applying to this position

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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

1. Excellent oral and written communication skills. 2. Ability to discreetly and competently handle sensitive and confidential information. 3. Knowledge of HR practice, civil service, employment laws and best practices, Personnel Rules and Regulations of the City of New York, and other government compliance regulations. 4. Facility in Microsoft Office suite and Workday.

• Act as liaison to hiring managers and other business partners.
• Create action plans on fulfillment of hiring needs.
• Schedule civil service and provisional hiring pools. Call civil service certified lists as needed, host hiring pools, disposition lists.
• Work collegially to source and identify talent pools