Administrative Hearing Officer 1
🔍 Georgia
Administrative Hearing Officer 1 (Adjudicator 2)
Job Code: LEP011
Pay Grade: I
The Georgia Department of Labor is currently seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented candidate to fill the Administrative Hearing Officer 1 position in the UI Appeals Department.
The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work from a preferred work location.
Essential Function and Responsibilities:
- Conducts administrative hearings in which there is generally conflicting evidence to determine eligibility of claimants for unemployment insurance benefits.
- Ensures all hearings are conducted fairly while safeguarding the legal rights of all parties.
- Develops a hearing record and renders a written decision to all parties based on the competent evidence presented in the hearing.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION
- Completion of a law degree from an accredited college or university
- Five years of experience rendering unemployment insurance claims determination, and interpreting and applying laws regarding program eligibility
- Other relevant experience may be substituted on a year for year basis
WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY
The State of Georgia and Georgia Department of Labor offers a generous benefit program with wide variety of available choices:
- Retirement and Savings Plans
- Health Insurance (multiple plans)
- Flexible / Voluntary Benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (healthcare and dependent care)
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- Disability
- Long Term Care
- Legal
- Paid Time Off
- 13 Holidays
- Annual Leave
- Sick Leave
- Other Leave, including Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Discounts
- Employee Purchasing Program
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
In addition to a competitive salary, the Georgia Department of Labor offers a generous benefits package, which includes employee retirement plan; paid holidays annually; vacation and sick leave; health, dental, vision, legal, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, health and child care spending account.
The Georgia Department of Labor is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, or citizenship status (except in those circumstances permitted or mandated by law).
Because of the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification. This posting may close at any time prior to the posted close date, once a suitable applicant pool is identified.
Please complete the application in its entirety. Your attached resume does not replace an incomplete work experience submission.
