The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) keeps New York City healthy, safe, and clean by collecting, recycling, and disposing of waste, cleaning City streets and vacant lots, and clearing snow and ice. DSNY is the nation's largest municipal sanitation agency, with nearly 10,000 employees, 59 district garages, and a fleet of more than 5,000 trucks, cars, and other types of equipment. The Department clears litter, snow, and ice from approximately 6,500 miles of City streets and removes debris from vacant lots as well as abandoned vehicles from City streets. Under Local Law 199 of 2019, the Department of Sanitation is required to implement a program known as Commercial Waste Zones (CWZ), which transfers the regulation of private waste haulers to the Department of Sanitation.

The Organics Recovery unit, within the Bureau of Solid Waste Management’s Resource Recovery Division, works to expand the recovery and beneficial reuse of organics within the NYC waste stream. The responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Assist with administrative tasks and public correspondence related to the DSNY compost distribution program
- Provide clerical and administrative support to staff
- Assist with data entry, filing, and document management
- Respond to phone and email inquiries professionally
- Schedule meetings and maintain calendars
- Support special projects and research tasks as assigned
- Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately

The Special Waste team educates New Yorkers on how commonly used automotive and household products can be harmful if improperly stored, used, or discarded. We provide convenient services and resources to safely dispose of harmful products while complying with the law. These services include SAFE Disposal Events, Refrigerant Recovery, and Special Waste Sites. The responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Provide clerical and administrative support to staff
- Accurately inputting and updating data within databases or spreadsheets
- Invoice review
- Respond to phone and email inquiries professionally
- Schedule meetings and maintain calendars
- Support special projects and research tasks as assigned
- Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately

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.

- Experience with customer service or office support - Familiarity with database systems or data entry - Experience using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word - Interest in public service or government operations

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.