Accessibility Coordinator

*ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT FULL-TIME ANNUALLY PAID PARKS EMPLOYEES*

*This vacancy is only open to 1) current permanent Parks employees serving in the Administrative Staff Analyst civil service title or 2) on leave from the title or 3) permanent Parks employees in or on leave from a comparable title (e.g. Administrative Community Relations Specialist or Administrative Manager) or 4) Parks employees who are reachable on the Administrative Staff Analyst list or a comparable civil service list or qualify for a comparable title. Please indicate the exam and your list number or comparable title on your resume.

Major Responsibilities

-Oversee Capital Project Divisions plans and initiatives to make parks and park facilities accessible to people of all abilities.
-Review work of Maintenance & Operations Concessions Historic Houses Partner Projects and Capital Projects to ensure facilities meet or exceed relevant accessibility requirements.
-Provide technical assistance to Capital Project Divisions design and construction staff throughout the capital design and construction process.
-Prepare training materials for Capital Project Divisions design and construction staff on best practices to assure accessibility improvements are designed and constructed in eligible capital projects. This includes yearly training for Agency resident engineers.
-Conduct site visits to inventory accessible features (elevators lifts toilets parking spaces accessible entrances and routes signage) are present and make recommendations on necessary facility modifications when absent.
-Working with the Director of Landscape Architecture Design Resources develop and update accessibility design principles for Capital Project Division and Agency use.
-Working with the Director of Specifications coordinate with playground equipment fitness equipment and site furniture representatives to advocate for Agency accessibility needs.
-Coordinate Capital Project Division data with other Agency units on the Parks Facilities Assessment Transition Plan Updates yearly reporting metrics and other reports as requested.
-Prepare special grant proposals for accessibility in collaboration with Parks Planning and/or other Agency divisions.

Work Location: Olmsted Center Queens

How to Apply: Go to and search for Job ID# 716841.

All applicants must apply via . The City is no longer using ESS to accept applications.

*Current Employees please include your ERN on your cover letter and resume.

NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. References will be required upon request.

IN THE FACE OF CIVIL SERVICE LISTS IS PROHIBITED UNDER CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST ( - 1002D

Qualifications :

1. A masters degree from an accredited college in economics finance accounting business or public administration human resources management management science operations research organizational behavior industrial psychology statistics personnel administration labor relations psychology sociology human resources development political science urban studies or a closely related field and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration accounting economic or financial administration or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis operations research organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration recruitment position classification personnel relations employee benefits staff development employment program planning/administration labor market research economic planning social services program planning/evaluation or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive managerial administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in 1 above including the 18 months of executive managerial administrative or supervisory experience as described in 1 above.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time