HR & Labor Associate

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person. Our core purpose is to protect public health and serve impartial justice through forensic science and medicine. We exist to provide answers in support of families and communities during times of profound need.


The core values of CARES guide our work for communities and inform our behavior toward each other and all those we serve.

- Commitment: Dedicated to the mission at all times
- Accountability: Responsible to each other and the community
- Resilience: Adapt in the face of adversity
- Excellence: Achieve and maintain the highest quality
- Service: Innovate to meet evolving needs


The core values of the OCME are to put the mission of the agency first, to be truly dedicated and to have integrity in every aspect of our professional life. Under the general supervision of the Director of HR Operations, the selected candidate will provide various administrative and clerical support to the areas in the Human Resources and Labor Relations Unit at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner. The core functions of Human Resources and Labor Relations Unit include recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, employee discipline, labor relations, performance management, timekeeping, and professional development.

Typical tasks that will be performed by the selected candidate include, but are not limited to the following:

- Provides support to Recruitment, Labor Relations/Employee Discipline, Time, Leave, and Payroll staff as well as Special Projects
- Reviews candidate qualifications and forward qualified r sum s to hiring managers for scheduling interviews
- Follows-up with DOHMH to ensure candidates are accomplishing processing mandates within set time frames
- Process employees, receiving confidential information and ensuring
- Perform City Time entries including approver and schedule changes, OT approvals, and manual entries
- Process documented sick leave, blood donations, FMLA requests, jury duty actions and absence control reports
- Generating confidential reports and entering information into NYCAPS accurately as well as utilizing CHRMS, PMS, and other HR systems
- Monitor and track tasks & standards and performance evaluations, working with managers and supervisors appropriately
- May liaise with DCAS to schedule employees and coordinate trainings
- Maintaining employee records including, OCME Employee folders, and time and leave documents
- Assist with swabbing new OCME employees and N-E-W (non-employee workers) for DNA samples as necessary
- Processes DOHMH paperwork for onboarding staff and creates personnel file
- Attend and coordinate recruitment events
- Other duties as assigned

INVESTIGATOR (DISCIPLINE) HMH - 95599

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of satisfactory full-time experience in one or more of the fields of accounting, auditing, correction administration, criminal justice administration and planning, forensic science, inspection, investigation, law enforcement, personnel administration, police science, and/or security, or in a major operational area of the agency in which the appointment is to be made; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; or

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.