Employee Relations & Wellness Specialist

New-York-City-Department-of-Citywide-Administrative-Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York, Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is seeking a Community Coordinator to support employee wellness, onboarding, performance management, and HR operations. You will coordinate benefits information, track program outcomes, and assist with onboarding and offboarding processes.

The role emphasizes timely counsel on DCAS policies, workplace issues, and collaboration with Employee Relations to sustain essential services for the agency’s workforce.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, coordination, and implementation of employee wellness initiatives and programs.
• Promote and coordinate wellness and engagement events.
• Provide DCAS employees with information pertaining to health benefits/coverage, insurance, payroll, union coverage, retirement, deferred compensation and agency rules and regulations.
• Maintain spreadsheets to track wellness program, employee participation, program outcomes, and participant feedback.
• Assist with coordinating and facilitating workplace mediation conversations, and guidance to DCAS employees.
• Manage and monitor the employee relations inbox and other shared inbox.
• Scheduling and conducting new hire orientations.
• Manage and track performance management.
• Monitor offboarding process for separating employees.
• Preparing job vacancy notices, and recruitment ads.
• Data entry for various types of transactions into NYCAPS and generating various HR reports.
• Performing specific research on HR operational issues as requested and provide advice, assistance, and follow up.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Computer skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Working under pressure

Teamwork

NYCAPS

CHRMS

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma or equivalent

Equivalent combination of education/experience

Tools

NYCAPS

CHRMS

Job description

City of New York, Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is seeking a Community Coordinator to support employee wellness, onboarding, performance management, and HR operations. You will coordinate benefits information, track program outcomes, and assist with onboarding and offboarding processes.

The role emphasizes timely counsel on DCAS policies, workplace issues, and collaboration with Employee Relations to sustain essential services for the agency’s workforce.