What You Will Do
As a Senior Unemployment Compensation Administrative Hearing Officer, you will:
- Conduct administrative law unemployment insurance hearings, including hearings in complex areas of unemployment law (e.g. Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Extended Unemployment Compensation, Tax, Trade, etc.), for both the Commission's Lower Authority & Higher Authority
- Explain hearing procedures to both employers & unemployed workers clearly & in plain language, advises parties of their rights & answers questions about hearing procedure: oversees taking of testimony, including administering oaths, determining which witnesses to take testimony & the order or testimony, directly questioning each witness, presiding over each party's additional direct testimony & cross-examination, assisting each party in cross-examination when appropriate, applying policies & procedures, ruling on motions & objections & determining admissibility of evidence: provides the highest levels of customer service & professionalism while conducting hearings even when encountering irate or hostile customers
- Provide evening telephone &/or in-person hearing coverage as assigned/ as needed to support operational needs
- Follow the "no surprise" rule to communicate issues up the leadership chain.
- Prepare in advance of unemployment insurance hearings, including reviewing all materials in the ODJFS Director's file & additional documents & exhibits submitted by parties, ensuring that all registered parties are correctly identified & contacted for the hearing, ensuring that all relevant issues are addressed in the hearing, communicating & working with parties regarding scheduling & continuances, authorizing issuance of subpoenas
- Conduct legal research
- Review evidence submitted on appeal
- Mentor UC Administrative Hearing Officers
- Speak to external customers & partners about the Commission
- Understand & follow policies & procedures
- Process & resolve issues in systems (e.g., MyOhio, RCExpress, OJI, Buckeye UI,Clear2There)
- Ensures the protection & security of confidential federal data.
Schedule: Part-time. The Commission's expectation is that the employee work 39 hours a week.
Hours: Standard workdays are Monday through Friday but may be required to work evenings. Hours are between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Location: This position's office location will be at Rhodes State Officer Tower - 30 E. Broad Street 31st FL, Columbus, OH 43215
Travel: For training purposes and required Program Area meetings, occasional travel will be required.
PN(s): 20036734
The ideal candidate, at minimum, must have the following:
- Admission to Ohio Bar pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 4705.01
- 6 experience as UC Administrative Hearing Officer, 63951 or 6 months of equivalent legal experience.
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Pay Information
This position is in the State of Ohio's E1 Pay Schedule, Pay Range 15. Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary will be the minimum salary of that pay range (step 1, currently $44.38 per hour).