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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 09/07/17

Applications Due11/03/17

Vacancy ID43667

AgencyHuman Rights, Division of

TitleHearing Officer - DHR

Occupational CategoryLegal

Salary Grade25

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

Salary RangeFrom $79849 to $79849 Annually

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? No

County Bronx

Street Address One Fordham Plaza

4th Floor

City Bronx

StateNY

Zip Code10458

Minimum Qualifications Applicants must be duly licensed and authorized to practice law as an attorney and have four years of subsequent full-time legal experience engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights 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 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 Travel may be required.

$79,849 is the hiring rate for this position.

In addition to the annual salary, downstate employees receive an additional $3,026 in location pay annually.

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

Name Ali Jafri, Director of Human Resources Management

Telephone

Fax (718) 741-3214

Email Address resume@dhr.ny.gov

Address

Street One Fordham Plaza, 4th Floor

City Bronx

State NY

Zip Code 10458

 

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