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Community Associate

City of New York

New York, NYJob$45–74K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$45–74K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Community Associate supports the Safety and Security CCTV Unit under general supervision, with some latitude for independent initiative and decision-making. The role includes processing CCTV requests, supporting daily operations, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and assisting with footage requests for law enforcement and court. The selected candidate will also conduct physical inspections of CCTV and LAC equipment and perform tasks involving extensive walking, stair climbing, and standing.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Log MaintenanceSchedulingDatabase MaintenanceResearchInspectionCorrespondencePhysical Stamina

Qualifications

High School Graduation or EquivalentThree Years Community Work ExperienceEquivalent Education or Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Job Description

Under general supervision, with some latitude for independent initiative and decision making, the selected candidate will perform responsible work in support of the Safety and Security CCTV Unit. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Review, process, maintain numerous logs and close out all CCTV contract turnover and upgrade requests.

  • Assist with CCTV day-to-day operations including scheduling and preparing necessary relevant materials and continuous database maintenance.

  • Work with staff to research and process requests including conducting inspections internally and externally.

  • Correspond with staff from various departments internally and externally, vendors, contractors, NYPD and other law enforcement agencies as needed to process reports.

  • Be part of a team, once trained, to assist in obtaining CCTV footage for law enforcement and court.

Special Conditions: Individual selected for this position will be actively engaged in physical building inspections of CCTV and LAC equipment, as well as performing tasks that require a lot of walking, climbing stairs and standing for long periods of time.

Note: Office of Safety & Security employees are required to hold all confidential information in trust and strict confidence; unauthorized information sharing is prohibited.

Additional Information

  1. NYCHA employees applying for transfer, promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).

  2. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

  3. NYCHA provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS).

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

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.

Salary Min: $ 44,545.00

Salary Max: $ 74,134.00

How this job compares

Set against the 1,031 open Security Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$45–74K/yr
  • New York median$140–175K/yr37 salary ranges
  • US median$113–200K/yr663 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $59K, is 62% below the New York median midpoint ($158K) — in the lowest quarter of Security Operations salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 55 open Security Operations jobs in New York and 1,031 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Security Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (905 postings).
Education
233 of the 1,031 open Security Operations jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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