The Division of Transportation Planning and Management (TPM) is responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods on the City's streets, supporting the larger goals of economic and social vitality for people living, working, and doing business in New York City. The Division’s responsibilities include planning, street design, technical analysis, signs, transit development, freight mobility and markings, ensuring the safety of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and cyclists.

Research Implementation and Safety (RIS) is a sub-division that identifies, plans, and implements annual street improvement projects and programs throughout New York City, all focused on improving safety, through programs such as Vision Zero, Safe Streets for Seniors, High Pedestrian Crash Locations, and Neighborhood Slow Zones. The School Safety unit is responsible for improving safety near K-12 schools throughout New York City. The group focuses primarily on pedestrian safety, accessibility, and the development of projects that encourage non-motorized transportation near schools.

School Safety is seeking an ambitious and motivated candidate for a College Aide position. This candidate will learn new skills for project development, project management, and implementation for street improvement projects and capital projects by assisting School Safety project managers with numerous tasks including, but not limited to: analyzing crash data and traffic data; conducting site visits; taking photos and observing behavior at project locations; providing project recommendations to project managers based on analysis; creating GIS maps, AutoCAD drawings, and Adobe Illustrator schematics; assisting with content for reports and presentations; assisting in community outreach and staffing public events.

Student candidates will have an opportunity to be introduced to transportation planning, project initiation, project management, traffic analysis, construction management, street safety and urban design concepts, AutoCAD, and community outreach. The ideal candidates should be detail oriented, accurate, a capable team player, and possess excellent communication skills. This is an opportunity to work with a team dedicated to improving safety, accessibility, and mobility throughout New York City.

Preferred Skills
Preferred candidate will be familiar with Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite and interested in street design, urban planning, community outreach.

Hours/Shift: 17 hours/week during school ; 35 hours/week when on break

Work Location: 55 Water Street, 6th Fl., New York, NY 10041

To Apply
All resumes are to be submitted electronically using one of the following methods:
Current city employees, please log into Employee Self Service, follow the Careers Link and search for JOB ID # 713455
All other applicants, go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for JOB ID# 713455
No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.
Most public libraries have computers available for use.
Note: New hires must reside in NYC for the first two years of employment. Appointments are subject to OMB approval.
For more information about DOT, visit us at: www.nyc.gov/dot.

COLLEGE AIDE (ALL CITY DEPTS) - 10209

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 candidate will be familiar with Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite and interested in street design, urban planning, community outreach.

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.

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