College Aide

As a College Aide, you can work up to 17 hours per week during the school year and then full time during the summer. Please note you must be a student enrolled in an accredited college or graduate school to be eligible.

The NYC Department of Design and Construction's Safety & Site Support Division seeks two College Aides. The candidates will support Safety & Site Support Units' programs and processes in Construction Safety, Quality Assurance, Land Surveying, Geotechnical Investigations, and/or Environmental and Hazardous Materials Services; assist with monthly report preparation and periodic review/revision of procedures; data entry and updates of various applications and databases; support the Division with record keeping, data review, scanning, archiving and record maintenance.

Minimum Qualifications

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.

Preferred Skills

Candidate must be pursuing an Engineering Degree. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access, preferred. Candidate must have the ability to lift up to 10 lbs. and should have excellent organizational, written, and verbal skills.

Residency Requirement

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.

Additional Information

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.