Hearings Support Clerk

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is seeking two Community Associates to support the Clerk’s Office as Hearing Support Clerks. You will interact with the public, process summonses, schedule hearings, and help explain the adjudication process to community members.

Responsibilities include intake, calendaring, responding to inquiries, resolving complaints, and ensuring timely processing so residents understand their options and access to justice.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above.

Responsibilities

• Intake, processing and calendaring of cases.
• Serve as liaison between OATH and community members seeking information about summonses and hearings.
• Respond to community inquiries and concerns about the adjudication process.
• Investigate and resolve complaints from the public appearing before OATH.
• Ensure timely processing of cases to minimize wait times for the public.
• Review and confirm accuracy of information issued to community members with summonses.
• Assist in processing cases efficiently when the public appears for hearings.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent plus 3 years of community work experience

Job description

• Job Category: Constituent Services & Community Programs
• Salary Band: $50,000 to $60,000
• Compensation: USD 44,545 - USD 51,227

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 more than 250,000 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 is seeking 2 Community Associates to work in our Clerk’s Office as Hearing Support Clerks. This person will interact with members of the community who find themselves at OATH and need documents and/or 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:

• Serving as the liaison between OATH and the community who seek to inquire about summonses, schedule hearings, and/or pay a fine.
• Responding to community inquiries and concerns.
• Ensuring that all members of the community appearing at OATH in-person or remotely through telephone or email understand the adjudication process.
• 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.
• Review, confirm and ensure accurate information is provided to members of the community who have been issued summonses, so they understand what they need to do.
• Assist in all aspects of processing cases efficiently when members of the public appear for hearings, so the public has timely access to justice.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE - 56057

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements 1. High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or 2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.