Deputy Branch Manager

Deputy Branch Manager

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 : OATH's Clerk's Office is seeking a PAA III to serve as Deputy Branch Manager in Brooklyn. This person will interact with members of the community who find themselves at OATH and need information as to how to proceed with summonses they have received. Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the intake, processing, and calendaring of cases, as well as :

• Responding to community inquiries and concerns.
• Assisting in the supervision and training of supervisors and all support staff at the branch.
• Ensuring that all members of the community appearing at OATH in-person or remotely through telephone or email understand the adjudication process.
• Providing case or other information and assistance to members of the community appearing at OATH.
• Investigating and attempting to resolve complaints from the public appearing before OATH.
• Ensuring that cases are processed in a timely manner to minimize wait time for the public.
• Serving as a liaison between OATH and the community who seek to schedule a hearing, and / or pay a fine.
• Where possible, he / she / they will help to identify systemic issues and make recommendations to improve practices and procedures.

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 3 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.