APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$60,635.52 to
$90,180.72
PAY GRADE: 36
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
Employment Security Division Appeals Referees conduct fair and impartial quasi-judicial hearings and make decisions related to unemployment insurance benefits, experience rating rulings and employer tax liability cases.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
ESD Appeals Referees conduct quasi-judicial administrative hearings, in a fair and impartial manner, statewide, to ensure all parties are afforded due process. These contested cases are from claimants, employers, and other interested parties, who are appealing any action taken by the Department. The Appeals Referee rules on motions and on admissibility of oral and documentary evidence; elicits and records testimony; weighs the validity of issues presented at hearings; prepares finding of facts, conclusions of law, order; issues subpoenas as required; and issues written decisions within the required state and federal deadlines. The incumbent must operate at a high level, including organizational time management, and verbal and written communication skills. The ideal candidate must have the ability to interpret, apply, and research, state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and statutes, and be able to analyze legal, medical, financial, including tax documents, along with other records and statements. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in legal reasoning and writing. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in public or business administration, social science, English or related field and two years of professional experience in an unemployment insurance program, administrative hearings office, or local court jurisdiction which included making determinations or adjudicating issues through interpretation and application of federal and State laws, regulations and procedures; analysis of policy, precedents and current circumstances; and writing concise, logical, grammatically correct, and understandable decisions or technical documentation; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Special Notes
Current certification as a paralegal or graduation from an accredited school of law may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
Special Requirements
A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for fingerprinting.
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
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Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management Northern Nevada 515 East Musser Street, First Floor Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 7251 Amigo St, Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89119
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.