Hours: Part-Time 35 Hours
Work Location: 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

As a College Aide, you can work up to 17 hours per week during the school year and then full-time during the winter/ summer breaks. Please note you must be a student enrolled in an accredited college or graduate school to be eligible.

The Office of Community Outreach & Notification (OCON) is responsible for coordinating outreach to 59 community boards, local elected officials, civic groups, merchant organizations, community institutions and the public. OCON provides communities with project information and notification of the City’s Street infrastructure projects. OCON is a participant in pre-construction meetings, providing input developed through fieldwork and makes recommendations to identify and lessen adverse community impacts.

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Communications & Policy Division seeks two College Aide’s to serve as critical members of the Office of Community Outreach and Notification (OCON) team. Working closely with the Deputy Director and Director of OCON, the selected candidate’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Conducting site assessments of future projects in advance of construction phase; attending and participating in DDC meetings, Community Board meetings and other project-specific community meetings or events (occasional evenings may be required); Monitor consultant outreach. Developing and presenting infrastructure projects to groups or at public assemblies. Regularly connect with agency partners, non-profit partners, advocates and community stakeholders’ issues; develop, and implement solutions, hold collective accountability. Perform field office and design/construction site visits in assigned borough(s) to ensure outreach performance standards. Provide outreach oversight, administration, and consultant guidance to ensure policy and procedures result in high-quality services as well as provide ongoing training and technical assistance to consultants as needed. Additionally, the selected candidate may track critical projects and perform onboarding of consultants; address external tasks related to community liaisons and community outreach as needed. Prepare written and verbal reports; maintain records and perform other administrative details. Prepare reports and carry out special assignments and projects related to payment processes, data tracking and ongoing stakeholder communications.

Please note: All candidates must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.). In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates are required to present original documents proving citizenship or the legal right to work in the U.S. DDC is unable to support or sponsor any visa application or visa extension, including but not limited to OPT/STEM visas, H-1B visas, F-1
practical training, permanent residence sponsorship, or any proposed change of visa type. DDC does not offer a training program as required by U.S. immigration law and is not hiring temporary employees. Candidates must have proper work authorization when an employment offer is made.

Additionally, educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service. A list of providers (fees apply) is available at: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/employment/nyc-dcas-foreign-education-evaluation
guide.pdf.

All applicants, including City Employees:
Please go to NYC Government Jobs | Explore Careers | City of New York, go to Search for Open Jobs, and type in the Job ID # listed above. Submit job application as prompted. Do not apply via Employee Self-Service (ESS), e-mail, mail, or fax your resume to DDC directly.

COLLEGE AIDE (ALL CITY DEPTS) - 10209

For Assignment Level I:
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.
For Assignment Level II (Information Technology):
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or closely related field, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.
For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow):
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

SPECIAL NOTE
Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.