College Aide

New York City

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New York City, NY, us on site Until 9/21/2026 First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
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:

The OATH Hearings Division seeks to hire a College Aide to assist with the processing of cases and motions for the Hearings Division. Under supervision with limited latitude for independent judgment, College Aides perform a variety of clerical/administrative assignments in relation to recordkeeping and filing using alphabetical & numerical procedures. In addition, they may respond to public inquiries and requests via telephone, greet the public, and perform data entry transactions on a computer.

The College Aide will be expected to report in person at least once per week for several hours. During the school year, College Aides will be authorized to work up to 17 hours per week and authorized to work up to 35 hours per week during breaks in the school year. NYC residency is required within 90 days of starting and matriculation in a degree bearing program must continue during the duration of employment which cannot exceed 6 years in the title.

COLLEGE AIDE (ALL CITY DEPTS) - 10209

For Assignment Level I:
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.
For Assignment Level II (Information Technology):
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or closely related field, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.
For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow):
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology, computer science, management information systems, data processing, or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned, including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

SPECIAL NOTE
Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

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.

Compensation (from employer):
17.5 – 19.3 USD

About this role

Summary

Assist with case processing, record management, and public inquiries at NYC agency.

Job title

College Aide

Experience level

student

Industry

government

Location requirements

On-site in New York City, NYC residency required, hybrid work possible.

Salary

$18k–$19k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

recordkeepingfilingcustomer servicedata entry

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

recordkeepingfilingpublic inquiriesdata entry
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

New York, NY, USA

On-site City