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About NYCHA - Job Opportunities at NYCHA

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NYCHA is a widely diverse organization dedicated to the highest ideals of public service. There is hardly a profession, craft or vocation that isn’t in some way necessary for the fulfillment of NYCHA’s mission of providing quality affordable housing for low-and moderate-income New Yorkers. From bricklayers to gardeners, lawyers to social workers, managers and skilled tradespersons of every description, NYCHA reflects a broad range of occupations.

The New York City Housing Authority is continuously recruiting for qualified individuals to join our organization. Generally we recruit for social workers, attorneys, engineers, architects, computer specialists, elevator mechanics, heating plant technicians and security personnel. Other titles are also recruited for as positions become vacant.

Current Opportunities
Grants Manager - Office of Public/Private Partnerships (OPPP) New
Digital Communications Manager
Senior Intergroup Relations Officer - Contract Compliance Department of Equal Opportunity
Senior Intergroup Relations Officer - Employment & Fair Housing Investigations – Department of Equal Opportunity
Director-Compliance and Standards Outreach
Assistant Director - MWSBE-Compliance and Standards Outreach
Deputy General Counsel for Corporate Affairs - Law Dept.
Agency Attorney Level 2 - Corporate Affair - Law Dept.
Development Finance Associate - Development Department
Chess Instructors Needed
Assistant Director - Department of Equal Opportunity
Environmental Planner - Department for Development
Senior Administrator of Finance and Operations - EVP Community Programs and Development


Literacy Program Cluster Coordinator
Global Partners Junior Program Instructional Staff
Prospect Plaza Community Planning Assistant
ATTAIN Instructional Technology Coordinator - Drew Hamilton Community Center
ATTAIN Instructional Technology Coordinator - Polo Grounds Community Center


Seasonal Opportunities
Robert L. Doan Honors Law Program
Transactional Law Internship Program
Summer Youth Employment Program
2011 Instructor - Community Operations Department
Summer Graduate Internship Program


What are the benefits of working for NYCHA?

Through collective bargaining agreements, the City of New York and Municipal Unions have cooperated in choosing health plans and designing the benefits for the City’s employees. Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of applicable contract and laws, NYCHA offers the following:

  • NYCERS Pension Plan
  • Health Plans: A choice of 13 plans from which to choose
  • Leave Time
  • Flexible Spending Account Program
  • Group long term care insurance
  • Deferred Compensation Plan
  • U.S. Savings Bonds Program
  • Direct Deposit
  • Transit Check
  • Dependent Care Assistance Program
  • Management Benefit Fund



How do I apply for a position?

When responding to a specific advertisement(s) for employment, you must submit a resume and cover letter for each position for which you apply. The Employment Application will be completed during a scheduled interview. Your resume may be mailed to:

New York City Housing Authority
Human Resources Department/Recruitment Unit
90 Church Street , 5 th Floor
New York, NY 10007
212-306-2900

For a Preliminary Application click here.

Please ensure that you specify the position title and job code on the application and/or resume. When completing an application, be sure to do so in its entirety, providing in detail all of the information requested. Supplemental information may be attached to the application. The information that you provide when you apply will be reviewed by the Human Resources Department to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position(s).




NYCHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

NYCHA provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified job applicants and personnel without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, or status as a victim of domestic violence, victim of sex offenses or victim of stalking. NYCHA is committed to maintaining a working environment free of unlawful harassment on any of the above-noted grounds, including sexual harassment and retaliation.

 Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
 NYCHA Equal Employment Non-Discrimination Policy
 Sexual Harassment Policy Statement

NYCHA provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants and employees with disabilities. Job applicants and employees seeking a reasonable accommodation may contact the NYCHA Employee Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator at (212) 306-3996. To request reasonable accomodations please see the Standard Procedure for Reasonable Accommodations for Employees and Job Applicants and the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.

Job applicants and employees who wish to report employment discrimination may file a Discrimination Complaint Form by contacting the Department of Equal Opportunity’s Office of Employment Opportunities at 212-306-4468.


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