Description :
Position Summary : With considerable latitude for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, the Telecommunications Voice Support position will be responsible for providing telecommunications support through service repairs, ordering, tracking, and inventory management. Performs related work.
Reports to : Manager, Voice Operations
Direct Reports : N / A
Key Relationships : Works with Central offices, schools, telephone carriers, and vendors in providing maintenance and voice communication support.
Responsibilities
- Monitors requests, tracks voice and data circuit installations and inventory, disconnects, upgrades, and moving telecommunication hardware.
- Works with telephone carriers and vendors to resolve voice and data circuit installation and repair issues and long-distance concerns.
- Provides support to field project managers and vendors on all aspects of the Private Branch Exchange (PBX) equipment, including new installations, replacements, and upgrades.
- Supports vendors and project managers in the areas of voice and data communications within schools and administrative offices.
- Performs complex data telecommunications operations.
- Serves as a technical resource in the planning, selecting, and operating data telecommunications services, systems, and equipment.
Qualification Requirements :
Minimum
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in voice telecommunications (telephone, radio, microwave, fiber optic and cellular service) telecommunications technology, electronics, physics, and / or planning and analysis of electronic systems, and one year of satisfactory full‐time experience in the performance of analytical, planning, operational, technical, and / or administrative duties in a voice telecommunications or closely‐related electronics planning, electronics management, and / or electronics service environment; orAn associate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 12 semester credits in voice telecommunications (telephone, radio, microwave, fiber optic and cellular service), telecommunications technology, electronics, physics, and / or planning and analysis of electronic systems and two years of the experience described in ʺ1ʺ above; orA four‐year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a Stateʹs department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and three years of the experience described in ʺ1ʺ above; orA satisfactory combination of education and / or experience equivalent to ʺ1ʺ, ʺ2ʺ or ʺ3ʺ above. College education not used for meeting the minimum requirements in ʺ1ʺ or ʺ2ʺ above may be substituted for experience on the basis of each 30 semester credits of undergraduate college education, including or supplemented by 6 semester credits in voice telecommunication (telephone, radio, microwave, fiber optic and cellular service), telecommunications technology, electronics, physics, and / or planning and analysis of electronic systems for six months of experience described in ʺ1ʺ above, up to a maximum of two years experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four‐year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least one year of the experience described in ʺ1ʺ abovePlus
In addition to meeting the minimum requirements, individuals must have two additional years of the experience described in "1" above.
Preferred
Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask.Ability to prioritize and manage workload.Strong PC skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.Ability to work with limited supervision.Strong interpersonal communication skills.Ability to interface with other departments and work well in a team environment.Salary : $57,990 - $75,000
(Internal candidates who are selected for this position and who currently hold comparable or less senior positions within the DOE will not earn less than their current salary.)
Please include a resume and cover letter with your application.
NOTE : The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability and / or grant funding.
New York City Residency is NOT RequiredWe encourage all applicants from the New York City tri-state area to apply.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
DOE Non- Discrimination Policy
The Department of Education of 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 upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's actual or perceived sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or pregnancy. For more information, please refer to the DOE Non-Discrimination Policy.
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