College Aide

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish. The Discretionary Action Programs (DAP) Unit is seeking college students in the course of public administration, social work, or related fields for positions as part-time College Aides. Under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner, they will work with the unit's contracted nonprofit service providers in the following ways: 1) Conducting outreach to providers to obtain their required self-reporting End of Year Report documents 2) Assist unit staff in Conducting Desk Review telephone interviews with providers to confirm administration and program operations, as required by City Procurement Rules. 3) Assisting Program Managers in off-site visits to providers. Additionally, College Aides will have opportunities to assist the unit with special projects, as directed by the DAP Assistant Commissioner Director.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Conducting outreach to providers to obtain their required self-reporting End of Year Report documents
• Assist unit staff in Conducting Desk Review telephone interviews with providers to confirm administration and program operations, as required by City Procurement Rules.
• Assisting Program Managers in off-site visits to providers.
• Assist the unit with special projects, as directed by the DAP Assistant Commissioner Director.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed