APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (OHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.

The Department of Social Services’ Office of Equity & Inclusion (“OEI”) was established in December 2020. OEI is responsible for ensuring the agency’s core values of equity, diversity, and inclusion (“EDI”) are embedded throughout all aspects of the workforce, programs, and services by cultivating an inclusive climate and culture. We do this through outreach, engaging in cross divisional collaborations, programming, and learning & development opportunities. OEI provides leadership and guidance to address systemic inequities for all employees. We want to strengthen relationships so that employees can work more effectively and collaboratively to advance equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.

The New York City Department of Social Services (DSS)/Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is recruiting for one (1) Principal Administrative Associate III to function as a Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Coordinator who will:

- Oversee Reasonable Accommodation database to ensure reasonable accommodations are
processed in a timely manner

- Consult with EEO Deputy Director & agency stakeholders to provide practicable alternatives to RA
requests that may cause undue hardship.

- Conduct analysis of employee/applicant's essential functions and individual job-related limitations.

- Ensure application, interview & testing process is accessible to all applicants.

- Examine applicant/employee's positions to determine essential functions of positions.

- Consult with applicant/employee requesting the accommodation to assess limitations medical conditions
impose on the performance of each essential function of position.

- Facilitate discussions with applicant/employee and agency personnel, research appropriate
accommodations and assist with the resolution of the matter.

- Collect, maintain and ensure confidentiality of documentation and information concerning the individuals
requesting reasonable accommodations

- Retrieve requests from online Reasonable Accommodation system and liaise with employee/application
and HRA staff.

- Provide codes to wellness rooms for staff who request to use rooms.

- Implement appropriate reasonable accommodation upon completion of RA process.

- Provide technical assistance to agency staff regarding RA regulations and RA agency procedures.

- Maintain and update a confidential control system/program-related database, application programs and
spreadsheets.

- Prepare and forward RA letters to staff who request RA to communicate determination.
of request.

- Maintain and update the Office's procedures, informational documents and forms for distribution
throughout the agency.



Work Location:
4WTC 150 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007 (Loc code: 2944)

Hours/Schedule:
Monday - Friday 9 am – 5 pm, with flex time

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above;
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

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.