Under supervision of the Housing Manager, Assistant Housing Manager and NYCHA’s Leased Housing Department (LHD) policies and procedures, the secretary will work with the LHD-Bronx Client Services team to assist with:
- Timekeeping
- Data entry and document processing
- Processing of incoming mail
- Filing, preparing, processing, purging, shredding documents
- Supply ordering and distribution
- General office duties
- Processing responses to inquiries from NYCHA Leased Housing Department Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) participants, landlords, public housing agencies, elected officials, advocacy groups.
- Special projects
- Other duties as assigned

NOTE: Preference will be given to CIVIL SERVICE BRDIGE EXAM# 3131 takers.

NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, visit the link below:

https://bit.ly/55aProgram

Additional Information:
1. For NYCHA employees: this position is open as a promotional opportunity and on a direct transfer (lateral) basis.
2. For NYCHA employees: employees applying for transfer, promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
3. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

SECRETARY - 10252

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization?

Skills Requirement: You will be required to meet the typing skills requirement by demonstrating the ability to type accurately on a personal computer at a minimum speed of 35 words per minute after errors are deducted. You must meet this requirement in order to be appointed.

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 2. Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 3. Knowledge of the Siebel System.

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/.

NYCHA has no residency requirements.

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.