Human Resources

The Division of Human Resources (DHR) serves the entire employee population of the Department of Education (DOE), including teachers, school-based staff, central administration, and support staff.

Time-Sensitive Information for Employees

• HR Connect’s Health Benefits Administration, in conjunction with the New York City Office of Labor Relations (OLR), is pleased to announce that the 2009 Health Benefits Transfer Period will begin on November 4, 2009 and will continue through November 30, 2009.  Any DOE employee who is currently eligible for City health benefits coverage is eligible to participate in this event.  For more information, contact HR Connect at (718) 935-4000.
  
  
• Teaching Opportunities in New Schools: Positions are now available in brand new small schools.
  
  
• The Open Market Hiring System is now closed. The Excessed Staff Selection System is currently available for excessed staff in all eligible titles. The Open market Hiring System will reopen in April 2010.
  
  
• The Long Beach Decision is an outcome of a New York State Court of Appeals decision based on a grievance filed by Civil Service Employees Association on behalf of employees in Long Beach, Long Island. A key provision of the decision required Long Beach (and other municipalities throughout the state of New York) to comply with applicable civil service law that limits the amount of time an individual may serve in what is known as a "provisional" capacity in a competitive class title. To learn more, read Frequently Asked Questions about the Long Beach Decision.
  
  
• As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), employees who are "involuntarily terminated" from employment between September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009, and who fall within certain income limits, may be eligible for COBRA premium subsidies and/or new opportunities for COBRA enrollment.  To apply for these new benefits under COBRA, former employees must obtain eligibility verification through HR Connect's Health Benefits Administration.  For more information on the new COBRA entitlements and how to apply for a subsidy, call HR Connect at (718) 935-4000.

DHR services include:

• Career opportunities for teachers, administrators, and support staff.
  
  
• Information specific to teachers, principals, and school professionals and central administrative and managerial employees.
  
  
• Health benefits and leaves of absence.
  
  
• Retirement systems.
  
  
• Fingerprinting, Employee IDs, and Smart Cards
  
  
• Road to Certification Workshops
  
  
• Employee discounts and incentives.
  
  
• Substitute/Per Diem Teachers and Substitute Paraprofessionals, click to access information about your pay rate, paycheck distribution, certification, and more.
  
  
• The  Work Experience Program (WEP)
  
  
• Employees can access information related to payroll and personal paycheck information, and enroll in direct deposit.
  
  
• Learn how to place a request for employment verification.

Online Resources for Employees:

• The Principals’ Portal
  School principals can access tools and services to help them effectively and efficiently manage their school.
  
  
• Teacher Page offers access to calendars, e-mail, human resources information, and teaching resources.
  

If you are unable to find the information you are seeking on this site, you may call HR Connect at (718) 935-4000.

Should you need to visit the Department of Education’s Division of Human Resources, we are located at the following address:

65 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

We are easily accessible by NYC subway:
Take the M, R, 2, 3, 4, or 5 trains to Court St/Borough Hall, or take the A, C, F trains to Jay St/Borough Hall.

We are on Court St. between Joralemon St. and Livingston St. We are in the middle of the block on the east side of the street.

Please be prepared to show a picture ID at the security desk upon entering the building.