Job Description

ABOUT OATH:

The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City’s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission. OATH also houses the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution which provides mediation and restorative justice support to City government agencies and the general public, and the Administrative Judicial Institute, a resource center that provides training, continuing education, research and support services for administrative law judges and hearing officers.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding approximately 400,000 trials and hearings a year. OATH is seeking to hire three (3) Administrative Assistants for the newly established Special Education Hearings Division. The Administrative Assistants will be assigned to assist Special Education Hearing Officers adjudicating legal proceedings pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). They will report to the Director of Administration.

The Administrative Assistants will work independently in a fast-paced environment, use sound judgement based on knowledge of OATH’s policies and procedures, and provide courteous and professional service.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Perform data entry, scanning, and filing electronic legal documents into databases.

• Accurately maintain case records for impartial hearings in electronic folders and databases.

• Coordinate communication between parents, the Department of Education and the Special Education Hearings Division, by phone, email, and in formal written correspondence.

• Accurately prepare and distribute highly confidential materials and legal documents in set office formats to parties to impartial hearings.

• Schedule and manage conference and hearing dates for Special Education Hearing Officers and parties in electronic calendars and databases by entering data and generating invitations.

• Perform clerical tasks assigned by Special Educating Hearing Officers, Administrative Assistant Supervisors, Director of Administration, and others.

• Provide support for all other related support functions and tasks assigned.

Special Note:

Only candidates currently serving in a NYC agency as a permanent Principal Administrative Associate or who are currently reachable on the NYC civil service list should apply.

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.

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.