Employment Testing & Assessment Specialist

What You'll Do:

Ohio Department of Public Safety - Director's Office/Human Resources (Workforce Administration)

Report In Location: 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43223

Work Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Employment Testing & Assessment Specialist (Organizational Assessment Research Analyst)

Are you a self-starter looking for a role in a supportive HR Team?

Do you have a passion for analyzing data and utilizing research techniques to develop valid tests and assessments to aid employers in the selection process?

Do you have a passion for Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology?

Do you have a passion to serve in the public sector and public safety operations?

Do you want to have a strong impact on the success of your organization?

Have you completed a graduate core program in I/O Psychology, or an undergraduate core program in I/O Psychology and 1 year experience in job analysis & developing & validating assessments for the purposes of personnel selection; or equivalent?

If so, then this opportunity may be for you! The Ohio Department of Public Safety is hiring for an Employee Testing & Assessment Specialist to join the Human Resources Team in Columbus, OH. This position is full-time and will work in office 5-days a week.

In this position you will:

• Conduct job analyses
• Develop valid assessment tools (such as proficiency & ability tests, scored interviews, & work samples)
• Evaluate and perform statistical analyses of current assessments to ensure continued validity
• Conduct research to stay abreast of current assessment trends and best practices in I/O Psychology
• Evaluate and make recommendations for revisions to current assessments and processes

See below the position description for full details of opportunity.

Under direction of the Workforce Administration Manager, develop & validate assessments necessary for selecting, evaluating, or developing personnel based on strategic alignment, workforce analysis, competency modeling, gap analysis, & leadership potential assessments:

• Develop valid assessments (i.e., proficiency tests, ability tests, scored interviews, work sample assessments, skill demonstration &/or evaluation of education, training & experience examinations to assess knowledge, skills & abilities required on the job);
• Independently conduct job analysis to develop testing & assessment materials utilizing the modified WRIPAC process;
• Draft scored interview questions & set question weighs;
• Perform statistical analyses as needed to evaluate testing &/or assessment data;
• Assist in developing agency personnel section policies & procedures;
• Collaborate with other agencies to improve assessment procedures;
• Make recommendations for revisions of assessments, assessment process, documentation, & records;
• Conduct research to identify alternate test procedures that may have less disparate impact.

Coordinate ODPS civil service &/or proficiency testing activities:

• Score tests; enter applicant data & test scores into testing databases; send results of tests to personnel officer, hiring manager, department liaison & applicant;
• Coordinate all civil service data (e.g., prepare test booklets, administer tests, score tests, report results to applicant; maintain veteran status (DD-214) information; rank orders applicants & maintains database of civil service status).

Provide guidance & training to ODPS Divisions (i.e., training & updates in use of testing instruments, job analysis process, scoring instruments, modifying & updating scoring keys & written instruments):

• Remain current on personnel selection & evaluation, organizational development, & other job-relevant issues;
• Review proposed legislation & advice regarding impact;
• Prepare reports & correspondence;
• Assist with data analysis, workforce plan, succession planning, etc.;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Completion of undergraduate core program in industrial/organizational psychology; 1 year experience in job analysis & developing & validating assessments for the purposes of personnel selection.

• Or completion of graduate core program in industrial/organizational psychology.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Psychology

Technical Skills: Human Resources, Research

Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Customer Focus, Reasoning