
HR Operations Generalist
Part-timeNew York, NYPart-time$24.38–28.04/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s Operations Unit is seeking a Community Associate to serve as a Civil Service HR Generalist. The part-time role supports onboarding and processing services, maintains personnel records, and assists with administrative coordination. The selected candidate will help keep daily operations organized and efficient while handling confidential personnel information with sound judgment and discretion.
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Job Description
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.
The Bureau of Organizational Development and Human Resources’ Operations Unit works closely with the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and our Bureau partners in reviewing title specifications and Notices of Examination to ensure that job statements and tasks accurately represent the essential work that we do and to prepare us for current and future hiring needs. Operations Services include Civil Service inquiries and consultation; job specifications; classification; title and salary information; pre-employment inquiries and documentation; Bureau Administrator Human Resources support; and facilitates the Processing & Onboarding of all Agency personnel.
The Operations Unit is seeking a Community Associate that will serve as a Civil Service HR Generalist; the ideal candidate should be proactive, highly motivated, and resourceful. Although this is a part-time position, the selected candidate will play an essential role in keeping daily administrative operations organized, efficient, and running smoothly.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
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Provide administrative and clerical support to the Onboarding and Processing Services Team.
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Prepare all New Hires for Mange Hire and onboarding in NYCAPS.
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Maintain electronic records and physical files related to Onboarding and Processing Services.
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Provide courteous, respectful, and professional customer service to candidates, new hires, employees, hiring managers, stakeholders, DEP colleagues, supervisors, and executive leadership.
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Exercise sound judgment and discretion with the handling of all confidential personnel information, this includes verbal, written, email, and Agency systems that contain confidential information.
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Assist the Civil Service Supervisor with administrative coordination, documentation, and other operational needs as needed.
PLEASE NOTE THIS POSITION IS PART-TIME 21 HOURS PER WEEK
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE - 56057
Qualifications
Qualification Requirements
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High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
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Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.
Additional Information
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.
Salary Min: $ 24.38
Salary Max: $ 28.04
How this job compares
Set against the 5,838 open Human Resources jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24.38–28.04/hr
- New York median$23–28/hr92 hourly ranges
- US median$23–28/hr736 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $26.21/hr, is close to the New York median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the middle half of Human Resources hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 552 open Human Resources jobs in New York and 5,838 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- Human Resources postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 7 years (4,315 postings).
- Education
- 1,528 of the 5,838 open Human Resources jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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