Food Insecurity Assistance Team Specialist

CANDIDATES MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE

Domestic Violence Services provides critical emergency services to domestic violence survivors in the form of temporary shelter and access to social services. DVS has oversight over the largest portfolio of temporary residential housing (shelter) for domestic violence survivors in the nation. DVS contracts with not-for-profit organizations offering supportive services for survivors of domestic violence and their children in emergency and transitional shelter and in the community.

The Emergency Food and Nutrition Assistance Program (EFNAP) seeks to improve the nutritional status of low-income New Yorkers by (1) providing food and funding to approximately 700 emergency food programs (food pantries and community kitchens; and (2) facilitating and monitoring SNAP outreach services throughout the emergency food network; and (3) promoting food support benefits.

Under the general supervision of the Supervisor of the Food Insecurity Assistance Team, is responsible for monitoring emergency food programs and contracted vendors to insure the presence and quality of SNAP outreach services.

HRA's Domestic Violence Services is recruiting for one (1) Principal Administrative Associate II to function as a Food Insecurity Assistance Team Specialist who will:

• Make onsite/field visits to prospective and current pantries and community kitchens to ensure adherence to contract specifications and/or agency requirements. Provides feedback to supervisor and suggests corrective action as necessary.

• Monitor the EFAP funded emergency food programs and provide reports to management in order to maintain compliance with Local Law 80.

• Distribute food support materials to emergency food programs, as needed, insuring appropriateness for various populations.

• Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data in order to prepare reports that document services at emergency food programs.

• Draft reports that document site visits and detail services provided and/or needed.

Work Location: 4 WTC, 43rd floor

Hours/Schedule: 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM

Minimum Qualifications

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.

55a Program

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.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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/.

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.