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Training Specialist 1/Trainee 1/2 (NY HELPS)

New York State Civil Service

Liverpool, NY · HybridFull-time$56–89K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$56–89K/yr
Location
Liverpool, NYHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Training Specialist supports training administration and career development services, including individual consultations and mock interviews. The role assists with learning and compliance systems, and helps develop, coordinate, and deliver virtual and in-person training programs and events. The position also ensures employees can access resources and guidance to support organizational objectives.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft OfficeExcelPowerPointTraining FacilitationPublic SpeakingCommunicationTime ManagementAttention to Detail

Qualifications

4+ Years Training Experience5+ Years Training Experience6+ Years Training ExperienceAssociate Degree or Equivalent ExperienceBachelor's Degree or Equivalent ExperienceMaster's Degree or Equivalent ExperienceJ.D. Or Equivalent Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

NY HELPS Yes

55-b/c Eligible Yes

Agency Insurance Fund, State

Title Training Specialist 1/Trainee 1/2 (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Administrative or General Management

Salary Grade 18

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

Salary Range From $56183 to $88970 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Onondaga

Street Address 1045 7th North Street

City Liverpool

State NY

Zip Code 13088

Duties Description Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:• Support training administration functions.• Provide career development services, including individual career consultations and mock interviews.• Assist in administering key learning and compliance systems by supporting enrollments, user account maintenance, reporting, and related administrative functions.• Assist with the development, coordination, and delivery of virtual and in-person training programs and events.• Ensure employees have access to the resources, guidance, and training needed to support organizational objectives.• Perform additional duties and projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications For appointment via NY HELPS:• Training Specialist Trainee 1: Four years of experience* developing and presenting training programs to improve the on-the-job knowledge, skills, and abilities of employees to enable them to carry out the mission.• Training Specialist Trainee 2: Five years of experience* developing and presenting training programs to improve the on-the-job knowledge, skills, and abilities of employees to enable them to carry out the mission.• Training Specialist 1: Six years of experience* developing and presenting training programs to improve the on-the-job knowledge, skills, and abilities of employees to enable them to carry out the mission.*Associate degree may substitute for two years of specialized experience; bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of specialized experience; master's degree may substitute five years of specialized experience; J.D. may substitute for six years of specialized experience.For competitive appointment:• List appointment: Reachable on current Civil Service eligible list for this title.• Transfer: Current New York State employee with one year of permanent competitive class service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 or Section 52.6 of Civil Service Law. Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade. Eligible titles include, but are not limited to: Administrative Specialist 1, Claims Services Representative 1, Contract Management Specialist 1.Reinstatement: • Candidates who have previously held the Training Specialist 1 title, or a transferable title, may be eligible for consideration for reinstatement.For 55b/55c Program appointment: • This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. For more information on this program, please visit the 55b/c Recruitment Resources Center.Preferred Qualifications: • Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint • Experience facilitating training courses• Strong public speaking, communication, and time management skills • Strong attention to detail Please be advised that the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) does not offer sponsorship for employment visas to employees or potential employees. Candidates sponsored for employment by an organization should be aware of their sponsorship status and the relevant expiration date(s) of that sponsorship before applying to this position. NYSIF is not currently enrolled in eVerify, which is a requirement for certain types of employment verifications.

Additional Comments For candidates new to NYS, the starting salary for this position will be the bottom of the range displayed and is not subject to negotiation. For candidates that are current NYS employees, salaries are calculated in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations, and negotiated union contracts.Fringe Benefits: • Competitive compensation• Future career growth potential • Open and supportive team-based environment• Plentiful vacation, personal, and sick time off• Paid state and federal holidays• Affordable health insurance plans• Dental and vision benefits provided at no additional cost• Retirement options• Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)• Possibility of hybrid telecommuting, flextime, and Alternative Work Schedules (AWS)NY HELPS Program:This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be 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 a future date, 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 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.About NYSIF:For more information about NYSIF, including our mission, commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and efforts to fulfill Executive Order 31, please visit www.nysif.com. If you are a person with a disability and wish to request that a reasonable accommodation be provided for you to participate in a job interview, please send an email to NYSIF’s Reasonable Accommodations mailbox at [email protected].

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Name Jamie Masullo

Telephone

Fax 518-437-1618

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street PO Box 66699

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12206

Notes on Applying To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] and indicate the Vacancy ID and position title in email subject line.

How this job compares

Set against the 619 open Training Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$56–89K/yr
  • New York median$70–87K/yr26 salary ranges
  • US median$70–97K/yr332 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $73K, is close to the New York median midpoint ($74K) — in the middle half of Training Specialist salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 39 open Training Specialist jobs in New York and 619 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Training Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (465 postings).
Education
138 of the 619 open Training Specialist jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 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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