The Putnam County Personnel Department is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Personnel Technician.

This is a Competitive position under New York State Civil Service Law. Per NYS Civil Service Law, any appointment to this position will be made on a Provisional basis, pending the future administration of a Civil Service examination.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: This is administrative and technical personnel work some of which is routine but much of which requires the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the details of the work. Work involves the study of existing and proposed positions and departmental organizations. Responsibilities include reaching conclusions and making recommendations as to modification or implementation, all under direct supervision of higher-level personnel staff, as well as a wide variety of duties relative to civil service personnel administration. Work is performed under general supervision of the Personnel Officer. Performs related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

• Administers civil service transaction processes for county and non‑county departments and agencies;
• Reviews payrolls of non‑county agencies and follows up with responsible officials regarding discrepancies;
• Reviews and processes a wide variety of personnel transaction forms, as well as updating data on roster records, position records, and personnel files;
• Reviews minimum qualifications on applications for examinations in order to approve or disqualify applicants;
• Establishes, certifies and oversees canvassing of eligible lists;
• Reviews duties of proposed and existing positions for classification purposes and submits recommendations to Personnel Officer;
• Maintains and updates employment history records and files for county and non‑county departments and agencies;
• Attends meetings with officials of non‑county agencies relative to applications of civil service law and rules, and personnel assistance;
• Initiates and answers routine correspondence and prepares correspondence for signature by Personnel Officer;
• Does special projects as required;
• May interview applicants for positions;
• May prepare and maintain organizational charts;
• May assist in job studies for classification purposes;
• May assist in drafting and updating job specifications;
• Performs a variety of related activities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's Degree and one (1) year of professional personnel or human resource experience.

SUBSTITUTION NOTES:

1. Post-graduate level education in public, business, or human resource administration or closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience indicated above on the basis of thirty (30) credits of graduate study per year of experience.

2. Satisfactory completion of an internship in Public Administration in an area of human resources may be substituted on a time-for-time basis for the one (1) year of the required experience indicated above.

PLEASE NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: In the event enough qualified candidates with appropriate experience cannot be recruited, a candidate lacking up to one (1) year of the required experience may be appointed as a trainee.

SCHEDULE: Full-time, Monday – Friday

STARTING ANNUAL SALARY: $60,000 (2026)

BENEFITS:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, comp)
• NYS Retirement System Membership
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer

PUTNAM COUNTY – AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER