HELPS Appointment:
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). *Additional information is provided further below.
To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:
Open Competitive:
For Human Resources Specialist Trainee 1, SG-NS: A bachelor’s or higher degree.
For Human Resources Specialist Trainee 2, SG-NS: A bachelor’s degree and one year of professional human resources experience.
For Human Resources Specialist 1, SG-18: A bachelor’s degree and two years of professional human resources experience.
Competitive Appointment:
Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or if eligible for reassignment.
Transfer Opportunity:
Candidates must be current New York State employees and have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Sections 70.1 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.
For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe 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 this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.
At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), 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 of 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.
Candidates eligible for 55b/c appointment with a bachelor’s degree or higher are encouraged to apply.