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Library Assistant whose duties include the following: Under the supervision of the Supervisor of Circulation and Shelving, or delegate, assumes responsibility for the routine operations of the Library's central circulation and shelving activities.
Reports to
Supervisor Circulation and Shelving
Under the direction of the Site Administrator, the Maintenance Worker/ Custodian will be responsible for the cleaning, securing and preventive maintenance of assigned facility(ies).
Reporting to the Shift Supervisor, the Security Operations Dispatcher (Municipal Protective Services Operations) is an essential emergency operations position responsible for receiving emergency and non-emergency calls and signals for service over the telephone, computer, and radio. The Security Operations Dispatcher uses established protocols to process alarms and dispatch appropriate public safety resources. MPS Operations interacts daily with other operations and public safety dispatch centers in answering and transferring calls and incident information and maintaining communications with field personnel.
Municipal Protective Services (MPS) Operations is a 24/7, 365-day operation supporting over 600 City of Boston properties and facilities - maintaining radio communications and operations for MPS Security Officers and Supervisors and monitoring intrusion and fire alarms across all City of Boston, Boston Public Schools, and Boston Public Library locations.
The City of Boston Property Management Department's (PMD) mission is to manage, maintain, repair, and provide security for the City's municipal buildings, including City Hall and Faneuil Hall; to preserve the useful life of City facilities and reduce operating costs through effective preventative maintenance measures.
This is a provisional appointment.
Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job):
Under general supervision, interprets policies, rules and regulations.
This is a Labor Service Position.
Brief Job Description (essential functions of the position):
Operates standard tow trucks with a rated capacity of one ton or over and other departmental motor vehicles not requiring a special license.
Under the direction of the Deputy Director of People and Culture, the Director of Compliance, Risk, and Onboarding will oversee and actively manage the City’s pre-employment, onboarding, and orientation processes and City-wide employee compliance with various State, Federal, and other regulatory requirements.
This individual provides leadership oversight for these areas and is responsible for creating and implementing policies and procedures that reflect the City’s Compliance and Onboarding needs, ensuring alignment with the goals of the People Operations cabinet.
In addition to applying via the City of Boston Career Center, individuals wishing to be considered for this position must also complete the civil service labor service registration process for the position at https://www.csexam.hrd.state.ma.us/eligiblelist/LSApplications.aspx?ListId=77&ListTypeId=4&LS_Town=Boston.
The mission of the City of Boston Property Management Department (PMD) is to manage, maintain, repair, and provide security for the City's municipal buildings including City Hall and Faneuil Hall; to preserve the useful life of City facilities and reduce operating costs through effective preventative maintenance measures.
Brief Job Description:
Under the direction of the Chief Power Plant Engineer, the Maintenance Mechanic (Building Systems) will perform a variety of work to maintain building systems for all City-owned buildings and locations under the care and custody of the Property Management Department, including heating and cooling, and provide front-line troubleshooting of issues as they arise.
The Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) is leading the digital transformation of government in the City of Boston. Partnering with every City department, we implement technology solutions to modernize business processes, create world-class digital experiences for our constituents, and develop tools and practices to create a data-driven approach to City operations.
The Director of Procurement and Finance will oversee all matters related to budget, procurement, and finance for the Department of Innovation and Technology. The Director of Procurement and Finance will report to the Chief of Operations, and will play a key role in the development of departmental hiring strategy and priorities.
This is a temporary, grant-funded position, funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) expected to last through December 31, 2026, or when funds are depleted. The position may be extended based on operational needs if alternative funding is identified.
The Boston Transportation Department is seeking a Transportation Program Planner III to support the implementation of multimodal transportation projects with a focus on improving safety and increasing walking, cycling, and transit use. This position will have a particular focus on improving walking and biking conditions in neighborhood small business districts.
Reporting to the Director of Policy and Planning or designee, the Transportation Planner is part of the Neighborhood Planning Team consisting of planners whose responsibilities include developing transportation policies, reviewing private development projects, and planning multimodal transportation improvements in collaboration with the local community.
OPAT was established in 2020 to provide a single point of entry for individuals with concerns or complaints related to the Boston Police Department and its officers and sworn personnel to be heard and responded to. OPAT consists of three boards composed of community members appointed by the Mayor to achieve its goals.
Under the general direction of the Executive Director and Chief of Staff, the Executive Assistant provides administrative support organizing, scheduling, coordinating, researching, and compiling information for the department. The position requires a high level of professionalism, diplomacy, patience, and confidentiality, as well as the ability to handle multiple tasks at once with flexibility and agility. The Executive Assistant will also serve as the point of contact for the three (3) boards at OPAT. The position requires a high level of professionalism, diplomacy, patience, and confidentiality. The successful candidate needs to consistently communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing, and needs to be able to effectively collaborate with colleagues across all areas of the City.
The BERDO Program Manager leads a team to implement the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO). The Program Manager will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day implementation of BERDO including, annual reporting and data management, enforcement, the BERDO Review Board, contributing to ongoing policy and regulations development, engaging with key partners, managing contracts, and developing additional programming, communications, and outreach to ensure successful implementation of BERDO. The BERDO Program Manager will collaborate closely with the Building Decarbonization Program Manager to ensure that buildings subject to BERDO are able to access technical and financial decarbonization guidance and support. The Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Program Manager will report to the Director of Carbon Neutrality and will directly supervise a team.
Background
Mayor Wu's administration is committed to a Green New Deal for Boston, by reducing planet-warming pollution while creating economic opportunities for everyone, especially those from environmental justice communities who often suffer the worst impacts of climate change. In October 2021, the City passed the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO 2.0), which sets carbon targets for medium- and large-sized buildings across Boston to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 for Boston’s largest source of emissions. BERDO applies to nearly 6,000 buildings in Boston and requires buildings greater than 20,000 square feet or 15 units to report their annual energy usage to the City and to meet declining emissions standards. The City makes the resulting metrics on energy and greenhouse emissions publicly available.
The Assistant Director of Research Collections provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Boston Public Library’s extensive research collections, which total nearly 16 million items. This position oversees teams and services responsible for collection management, storage, materials movement, patron delivery, and access services for the research collections.
Primary responsibilities include developing and implementing successful strategies to facilitate public use of the library’s research collections in a way that is sustainable and responsive to the communities that BPL serves. In close collaboration with stakeholders, the Assistant Director will lead efforts to develop effective procedures and workflows, streamline internal processes, improve public service and delivery of collections, and lower barriers to physical and digital access. Core functions include performing analyses of existing research collections to understand scope, strengths, and user needs; setting priorities and developing action plans; and creating long-range collection management and retention strategies that are mission driven and forward thinking.
The Assistant Director is responsible for decisions and planning efforts that support the preservation and long-term stewardship of these significant materials. This includes oversight of research collection storage areas at the Central Library in Copley Square as well as the library’s offsite storage facility. This role has primary responsibility for evaluating current and future physical storage needs and leading strategic efforts to advocate for research collections’ maintenance and access needs as part of capital and other related projects.
About the BPL’s research collections: Collected since the library’s founding in 1848, the research collections represent the BPL’s ongoing commitment to providing free and open access to specialized materials primarily held by private or academic libraries. As a founding member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Boston Public Library is one of only two public libraries to hold this distinction. The research collections span five centuries and include monographs, serials, periodicals, pamphlets, journals, illustrated portfolios, newspapers, maps, government documents, audiovisual materials, and microfilm, among other formats. These collections represent materials deemed to be of enduring value to researchers and the general public; content and subject matter closely align with holdings in the BPL’s Special Collections.
Reports to
Director of Research & Special Collections
Supervises
Staff as assigned
Position Overview
Under supervision, and within the framework of Library policies and practices, to participate in services to a diverse population characteristic to an urban setting and to perform professional work requiring application of professional knowledge of literature, bibliographic sources and services.
Reports To:
Branch Librarian or ranking staff member.
Supervises:
As assigned, professional and non-professional staff members.
Under supervision and within the framework of Library policies and practices, to assume responsibility for the effective execution of the Library’s program of service to the general public with emphasis on young adults and to perform professional work requiring application of substantial professional knowledge and experience.
Reports to: Ranking staff member.
Supervises: As assigned, professional and non-professional staff members.
Under the direction of the Community Learning Manager, to assume oversight for the Library’s Digital Literacy programs, mobile outreach and engagement programs, and to organize and implement community engagement and outreach services to neighborhood communities and community organizations.
Reports to
Community Learning Manager
Supervises
Staff
Position Overview:
The Community History & Digitization Specialist participates in the Boston Public Library’s Community History projects, including development of community-driven research projects using archival and other historical materials, working with underserved communities to identify and amplify their personal histories, identifying and delivering historic records and data sets into proper workflows for deposit into the Massachusetts Digital Commonwealth’s statewide repository system, and providing educational pathways for the public to use the library’s digitized local history collections for learning and research. The position also conducts the work of neighborhood programming and outreach services related to local history in Boston Public Library (BPL) locations and in designated neighborhood locations.
Reports to:
Community History Supervisor
Supervises:
Staff as assigned
The Assistant Director of Health Benefits & Insurance plays a crucial supporting role within the Health Benefits & Insurance department of the City of Boston. This position assists the Director in the oversight and management of administering the health, life, and, ancillary benefits for approximately 50,000 City of Boston employees and retirees. In addition to taking a lead role in the development and implementation of wellness initiatives, the Assistant Director will contribute to the strategic planning, administration, and communication of benefits, ensuring they align with the city's objectives and meet the diverse needs of our workforce.
The City of Boston is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as Executive Director of the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) to advance police oversight and reform in the City of Boston. The Executive Director will lead a staff of 15 as the head of the department and cabinet. OPAT was established in 2020 to provide a single point of entry for individuals with concerns or complaints related to the Boston Police Department (BPD) and its officers and sworn personnel to be heard and responded to.
The OPAT Executive Director will oversee all operations of the department; including management of staff, development of policy, and all necessary relationship building to advance the goals of OPAT. Upon appointment, the Executive Director will also serve as a member of the OPAT Commission, one of OPAT’s three boards. The Executive Director should be a member of the Massachusetts bar, but shall not practice law while serving in this role. The Executive Director should have robust managerial experience and must reside in the City of Boston while serving in this role.
The City of Boston is seeking a Community Grantmaking Coordinator to join the Procurement Department to support grantmaking to community-based organizations in Boston. This individual will report to the Manager of Community Grantmaking and assist City departments with the grant application and review processes, engage with community stakeholders, and help ensure that the City’s resources are effectively distributed to organizations making a difference in the community.
Background
Grantmaking by City Departments has increased significantly in recent years due to additional investments in the Operating Budget and an influx of recovery funds from the State and Federal governments, and today, the City operates over 30 grantmaking programs with various processes and procedures.
This is a provisional appointment.
Under the direction of the Financials Application Manager, this position will support the PeopleSoft (BAIS - Boston Administrative Information System) Accounts Receivable, Billing and Loan Management (bolt-on) modules and related functions in a manner that ensures the maximization of delivered functionality and the efficient and effective use of the application by the City of Boston.
The Department of Innovation and Technology, in partnership with the Administration and Finance Cabinet for the City of Boston, is looking for an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, organized and collaborative Analyst to join our BAIS team.
As a member of a highly-collaborative team managing the City’s Financials technology solutions, the Business Analyst will work closely with the functional analysts, developers and stakeholders to research and assess new functionality and business process improvements, and move new features and enhancements to our production environment, and ensures they are adopted in a timely and efficient manner. This position will work closely with the project director, project managers, technical resources, change managers, business stakeholders and leadership.
We are looking for an innovative individual who is knowledgeable of best practice business processes and procedures and can provide clear communication, training, and assessments to ensure the changes associated within the PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) Images provide users with an experience that is highly useful and widely adopted across all City of Boston departments.