Director of Outreach & Special Events

The Office of Safety Education and Outreach (SEO) seeks a Director of Outreach & Special Events to manage citywide (throughout the five boroughs) and the day-to-day operations of special event programs at the Office of Safety Education and Outreach (SEO), including Street Team outreach, helmet fitting events, in-school projects, health fairs, and other overtime evening and weekend events. Responsibilities will include: supervising a team of Outreach Specialists who will conduct Street Team outreach, Older Adults/Parent Workshops, education and tabling events to engage with drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and e-micromobility users and with local residents and businesses and community based organizations in communities near high-risk locations for traffic crashes; ensuring proper staffing and materials are provided at all SEO events for the public; providing new and updated presentations and necessary training for outreach staff; conducting high level weekly meetings with NYPD on Street Teams initiatives; working with RRM to place and track DOT VMS boards and scouting locations for VMS board placement; overseeing the Safety Education helmet fitting program conducted with Councilmembers from April through October; creating promotional materials about the helmet events; providing trainings for staff in other DOT units participating in the helmet fitting program; overseeing and training a group of Captains from SEO and providing on-site support when appropriate; examining locations for helmet fittings and creating site plans for each event; and attending helmet fittings and other events to supervise activities and address issues that arise when appropriate. Other responsibilities include: overseeing delivery cyclist forums including managing outreach within communities to ensure attendance; planning and conducting hands-on traffic safety training activities in schools, using traffic crash/mapping data to select locations; acting as a liaison to other City agencies, vendors, schools, and community organizations who provide multiservice programming; responding to requests for participation in health fairs and community events; overseeing the coordination of DWI outreach/tabling events in stadiums and other venues; supervising the outreach team at evening and weekend DWI events to help educate the general public; maintaining and using online systems to track and provide monthly reports on helmet usage and materials distribution; tracking schools served by other events and theatre/arts programs, and other project goals; providing weekly and monthly calendar reports; creating special programming to be scheduled from November to April when outdoor events are not being held and providing oversight for Outreach team to meet benchmarks; and attending Community Board, Community Education Council, PTA, Principals, Teachers and Parent Coordinator, and other meetings as a representative of DOT as needed to provide presentations on available Safety Education programs and services.

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
• High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.
  
  

Preferred Skills

Preference will be given to candidates with K – 12 teaching experience. A valid NYS driver’s license is required.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.