Posted and filing deadline dates.

Posted: April 14, 2025
Filing Deadline: April 25, 2025
 

Control No.

082-25

Title

Program Administrator (Community Education)

Job Group

XII

Class

EXEMPT

If you apply for this job opening, your application (XD10 Form) must be submitted to the following location by the Filing Deadline: April 25, 2025 :

Mailing Location

Susan Kiernan
Executive Deputy County Clerk
County Clerk’s Office
111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. BLVD
White Plains NY 10601
mailto:
Located in the County Clerks's Office – White Plains: Under general supervision, an incumbent of this position is responsible for the overall development and implementation of a departmental public relations program. This includes planning, preparing and distributing information and instructional material relating to the programs, services and goals of the assigned department. An incumbent provides technical advice and assistance in public relations to departmental officials, ensures the consistency of disseminated information, and ensures compliance with established County and departmental policies and procedures regarding the release of public information. Extensive contact is maintained with media representatives, governmental officials and interest groups requiring sound judgment and tact. An incumbent may supervise a number of community education professionals and support staff. This class differs from the lower level Program Specialist in that the Program Administrator has the overall responsibility for the development and implementation of a departmental community education program. Does related work as required.
Required
Either: (a) Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, Marketing, Communications or related field and five years of experience which involved writing community education articles including research of subject data, or preparing the content of information in brochures, pamphlets, or newsletters used for public information purposes; or (b) a Bachelor's Degree and six years of experience as stated in (a).
Substitutions
(1) Satisfactory completion of 30 credits towards a Master's degree in one of the aforementioned fields may be substituted for one year of the required experience. (2) Verifiable volunteer experience in community relations may be substituted for an equal amount of the required experience.
Notes
(1) Unless otherwise noted, only experience gained after attaining the minimum education level indicated in the minimum qualifications will be considered in evaluating experience. (2) Experience gained as a volunteer must be equivalent to a 35 hour a week, full-time position. (3) Applicants will be asked to submit examples of their written work.
Special Notes
Education beyond the secondary level must be from an institution recognized or accredited by the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education as a post-secondary, degree-granting institution.
Salary: $87,620 - $116,790
Submit: Application (XD-10) and resume
Include the control number of this job posting on your application (XD-10). An application fee is not required at this time. Please submit an application (XD-10) and resume.