Neighborhood & Community Services
Neighborhood Specialist
Pay Rate:
Pay Frequency:
$39,000 - $58,500
Annually
Plan, develop, and organize neighborhood associations in community self-help activities.
Work requires advanced planning, organizing, directing, and participating a wide variety of neighborhood activities.
The Neighborhood Specialist works independently to promote citizen involvement in neighborhood issues and serves as a liaison between the City, nonprofit agencies, private companies, and citizen and neighborhood groups.
Incumbents develop and plan programs to generate citizen involvement in property maintenance and neighborhood improvement efforts within identified neighborhoods; identify potential neighborhood groups and leaders; assist with the formation of newly-established neighborhood associations; encourage neighborhood development; initiate the formation of public-private partnership; and develop and distribute brochures, newsletters, and other materials to inform neighborhood associations of issues and projects.
The Neighborhood Specialist works under the direct supervision of the Neighborhood Services Coordinator.
Department:
Neighborhood & Community Services
Job Type:
Location:
Full Time
Albany, NY
Residency Required Within 180 Days of Hire:
Yes
Requirements
*These are the minimum qualifications necessary by law to be considered for this position. If you do not have the needed experience or equivalent experience required for this role, kindly consider applying for another position with us.
A. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university or one accredited by the NYS Board of Regents to grant degrees with a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and two years of experience in planning, developing and organizing neighborhoods including experience in community relations work and with neighborhood associations; OR
B. Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or university to grant degrees with an Associate’s Degree in a related field and four years of experience in planning ,developing and organizing neighborhoods including experience in community relations work and with neighborhood associations, OR
C. Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and six years of experience described in (A) or (B) above; OR
D. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), and (C) above