TOWN DIRECTOR OF MINORITY AFFAIRS                                                                                  8715

 

 

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

An employee in this class acts as representative of a town to the minority community to develop awareness of employment opportunities in the public and private sectors.  The incumbent provides written and verbal reports through the media to publicize the purpose and function of the Office of Minority Affairs.  Work is reviewed by an administrative supervisor through conferences, consulta­tion and the submission of reports.  Does related work as required.

 

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

          Acts as representative of a town working with the minority community to develop awareness of employment opportunities in the public and private sectors;

          Acts as town liaison to the minority community; develops an awareness in the minority community of services available within the town, county and state;

provides written and verbal reports on a regular basis to the Office of Minority Affairs;

          Develops a referral system for those of the minority community experiencing racial, ethnic, religious or economic discrimination;

          Develops internships for various town departments within area colleges and universities;

          Represents the town on relevant community, county and state organization advisory boards or groups;

          Publicizes the purpose and function of the Office of Minority Affairs by speaking at various school, church and business groups;

          Gathers statistics relevant to the minority community.

 

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of adminis­tering minority service programs; thorough knowledge of programs offered by public and private agencies providing services to minority groups; good knowl­edge of existing legislation affecting the rights of the minority community; knowledge of the current trends, sources of information and recent developments in the field of minority services; ability to communicate effectively with officials and the general public to encourage their assistance and cooperation in obtaining desired objectives; ability to develop and administer programs suitable to the specific needs of minority groups; ability to express oneself clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; ability to develop pro­grams; ability to gather, assemble and evaluate facts and statistics and to arrive at sound and logical conclusions; good judgment; tact; courtesy; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

          Either:

          a) Graduation from a New York State or Regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree and four (4) years of experience in the development of minority services programs, such as human services, community services or personnel services; or,

          b) Graduation from a standard senior high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and eight (8) years experience in the development of minority services programs, such as human services, community services, or personnel services; or,

          c) An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of a) and b).

 

 

 

R07/21/93

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Non-Competitive

RR1/23/03