The selected candidate will serve as a Community Associate in the Correspondence/FOIL/Record Central Unit within BWSO’s Division of Management Services. The selected candidate will be responsible for processing a wide range of requests from correspondence, openrecords, connection card requests for large area requests for geographic data and document research. Production and editing of maps for water mains, sewer as-builts, storm water and sanitary drainage plans. Process requests for water and sewer information records submitted by the private sector, government agencies and private firms that are retained by government agencies, updating, and maintaining the tracking database, including Microsoft Dynamic (CRM), ESRI Geographic Information Systems (GIS), CorrTrack. Infor Public Sector (IPS), OpenRecords and several customized records retrieval applications, MS4 environmental compliance.

Under general supervision with some latitude for independent or unreviewed action or decision, candidate may perform basic research in the field of city planning. FOIL requests and requests in response to legal subpoenas must be researched and processed upon receipt due to the tight deadline of the litigation process. Responsibilities include performing research and processing requests for information pertaining to correspondence, foil requests for water and sewer information, tap cards and sewer connection cards; scanning water tap cards and sewer connection cards and entering required information into database; maintaining files, checks, and updating records.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE - 56057

Qualification Requirements
1. High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

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.