Local Job Descriptions
Westchester County Department of Human Resources publishes the job descriptions for positions in the local government agencies within its jurisdiction. This includes all Westchester County towns, villages, special districts, school districts and the cities of Peekskill and Rye.
However, not included are the cities of White Plains, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, which have their own civil service commissions, and, as such, are responsible for preparation and publication of their respective job descriptions.
Job descriptions provide information about the functions, duties and minimum qualifications for those jobs. To access a job description, simply click on the applicable range of letters in the menu on the left.
The job descriptions posted on this site are for informational purposes only, and the jobs they describe are not necessarily open for application. To view information for titles with upcoming exams, go to civil service exams.
Local Job Class Specifications
Accountant Office Manager Joint Water Works
Account Clerk Transportation Assistant
Account Clerk Transportation Assistant (Spanish Speaking)
Account Executive Liaison BOCES #2
Adaptive Equipment Specialist BOCES
Administrative Assistant School Districts
Administrative Assistant to Supervisor
Adult and Continuing Education Counselor (BOCES # 2)
Ambulance District Administrator
Animal Warden Parking Enforcement Officer
Assistant Audiovisual Technician
Assistant Business Director (Northern Westchester Joint Water Works)
Assistant Cable Access Director
Assistant Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator (Type A Plant)
Assistant City Manager Cities of Peekskill and Rye
Assistant Civil Engineer Westchester Joint Water Works
Assistant Code Enforcement Officer Assistant Facilities Manager Village of Tuckahoe
Assistant Commissioner Department Of Community Resources Town of Greenburgh
Assistant Commissioner Of Public Works Town of New Castle
Assistant Community Access Facilitator City of Rye
Assistant Computer Systems Manager
Assistant Cook School Districts
Assistant Court Clerk (Spanish Speaking)
Assistant Director Administrative And Management Services BOCES #2
Assistant Director Educational Technology BOCES #2
Assistant Director Financial Services and Operations BOCES #2
Assistant Director for Community and Economic Development City of Peekskill
Assistant Director For Systems And Programming BOCES #2
Assistant Director Housing Authority
Assistant Director Lower Hudson Regional Information Center BOCES #2
Assistant Director Office for the Aging Town of Eastchester
Assistant Director of Planning and Development
Assistant Director of Purchasing
Assistant Director of School Facilities, Operations, and Maintenance
Assistant Director Strategic Planning (BOCES # 2)
Assistant Director Technical Operations BOCES #2
Assistant Director We Welcome Kids Rye #5
Assistant Distribution Superintendent
Assistant District Attorney Villages
Assistant Field Inspector Town of Greenburgh
Assistant Golf Course & Swimming Pool Manager (City of Rye)
Assistant Library Director III
Assistant Manager - Information Technology Services (BOCES #2)
Assistant Manager Operations BOCES #2
Assistant Naturalist (BOCES # 1)
Assistant Rehabilitation Specialist
Assistant Road Maintenance Foreman
Assistant Sanitation Superintendent
Assistant School Food Service Director II
Assistant School Lunch Director
Assistant Sewer Maintenance Foreman
Assistant Superintendent of Alarms
Assistant Superintendent of Fire Equipment
Assistant Superintendent of Parks
Assistant Superintendent of Public Works
Assistant Superintendent of Recreation
Assistant Supervisor of Transportation
Assistant Supervisor of Water System Operations (Town of New Castle)
Assistant Systems Analyst Programmer
Assistant Technology Support Specialist
Assistant to Commissioner Parks & Recreation (Town of Greenburg)
Assistant to Commissioner Public Works (Town of New Castle)
Assistant to the City Manager City of Peekskill
Assistant to the City Manager Rye
Assistant to the Director of Human Resources and Professional Development (BOCES # 1)
Assistant to the Director of Technical Services Town Of Cortlandt
Assistant to the Director of Technical Services Code Enforcement Town of Cortland
Assistant to the Director of Teacher Center BOCES #1 Yorktown
Assistant to the Director of Technical Services
Assistant to the Superintendent of Public Works
Assistant to the Town Administrator
Assistant to the Village Administrator
Assistant to the Village Attorney
Assistant to the Village Manager
Assistant Town Superintendent of Highways
Assistant Village Administrator
Assistant Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent
Assistant Water and Sewer Superintendent
Assistant Water Maintenance Foreperson
Assistant Water & Sewer Maintenance Foreperson
Assistant Waterworks Superintendent Grade I
Assistant Waterworks Superintendent Grade II
Assistant Waterworks Superintendent Grade III
Assistant Youth Services Coordinator
Assistant Youth Services Director
Associate Network Specialist BOCES #2
Attendance Officer Spanish Speaking
Audio Visual Assistant Photographer
Automotive Maintenance Foreman
Benefits Coordinator (BOCES #1 & #2)
Bookmobile Clerk / Driver (Greenburgh Public Library)
Building Inspector - Facilities Manager (Village of Tuckahoe)
Bus Driver - Maintenance Laborer
Business Administrator (Rye City Golf Course)
Business Director (Northern Westchester Joint Water Works)
Bus Driver - Assistant Automotive Mechanic
Bus Driver - Automotive Mechanic
Bus Driver - Maintenance Laborer
Bus Driver - Maintenance Laborer (School Districts)
Bus Driver & Maintenance Worker (Buildings)
Bus Driver - Maintenance Worker (Transportation)
Bus Driver - Messenger (Greenburgh #5, Bedford #1)
Cable Television Station Program Director
Caretaker Park Preserves Town of Greenburgh
Case Worker Foster Care Prevention Program Town of Greenburgh
Chauffeur Transportation Clerk Cortlandt #3
Chief Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Grade 1A
Chief Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Type 4 Plant
Chief Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Type 2A Plant
Chief Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Type 2 Plant
Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator Type IA Plant
Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator Type 2A Plant
Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator Type IB Plant
Claims Specialist Town of Greenburgh
Clerk - Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Clerk- School Monitor Spanish Speaking
Clerk Transportation Department BOCES #2
Code Enforcement Officer Spanish Speaking
Commissioner Department of Community Resources Town of Greenburgh
Commissioner of Community Development And Conservation Town of Greenburgh
Commissioner of Parks and Recreation Town of Greenburgh
Commissioner of Public Safety (City of Rye)
Commissioner of Public Works (Town of Bedford, New Castle, Greenburgh)
Commissioner of Public Works Town Village of Harrison
Commissioner of Public Works Village of Croton
Communication Services Coordinator
Communications Specialist Town of Greenburgh
Community Access Facilitator City of Rye
Community Aide (Spanish Speaking)
Community Aide First Steps Program Spanish Speaking Ossining #1
Community Liaison - Spanish Speaking
Community Outreach Worker - Spanish Speaking
Community Relations Specialist
Community Resources Coordinator
Community Service Worker Animal Warden
Community Trainer Bus Driver BOCES #2
Community Worker Spanish Speaking BOCES #2
Confidential Secretary to the Commissioner of Police
Confidential Secretary To the Supervisor
Construction Monitor Town of Cortlandt
Control Operations Supervisor Office Management BOCES #2
Coordinator Basic Life Support Services Town of Mamaroneck
Coordinator of Health Services North Castle #1
Coordinator - Human Resources Information Systems BOCES #2
Coordinator - Interscholastic Athletics BOCES #2
Coordinator - Member Services Rye City Golf Club
Coordinator - Network Support BOCES #2
Coordinator - Safety And Security Town of Cortlandt
Coordinator of Adult and Continuing Education BOCES #1 Yorktown
Coordinator of Computer Services
Coordinator of Transportation and School Safety
Coordinator of Word Processing BOCES #1
Coordinator - Senior Citizen Services
Corporation Counsel Villages of Ossining, Port Chester, Cities of Peekskill, Rye
Court Assistant - Town of Greenburgh
Cultural Programming Specialist
Curator - Art Gallery Chappaqua Public Library
Curator - Nature Museum City of Rye
Custodial Worker Grounds Keeper
Customer Service Coordinator - Data Services
Customer Service Coordinator Educational Technology
Customer Service Coordinator - Financial Services
Customer Service Representative I
Customer Service Representative II
Customer Services Coordinator Information Resource Management
Data Communications- Microcomputer Technician
Data Entry Operator-Stenographer
Data Privacy and Security Coordinator (BOCES # 2)
Data Processing Specialist (Town of Greenburgh)
Database Specialist-Graphic Designer
Departmental Aide (BOCES # 1 & # 2)
Deputy Commissioner-Department of Community Resources
Deputy Commissioner of Community Development and Conservation
Deputy Commissioner of Parks & Recreation
Deputy Commissioner of Public Works (TGB & TNW)
Deputy Commissioner of Public Works (Town of Bedford)
Deputy Commissioner of Public Works (Town/Village of Harrison)
Deputy Comptroller (Cities of Rye & Peekskill)
Deputy Director- Department of Environmental Services (TCT)
Deputy Director- Department of Technical Services (Code Enforcement)
Deputy Director- Department of Technical Services (Engineering)
Deputy Director- Department of Technical Services (Planning)
Deputy Director of Veteran's Service Agency
Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
Deputy Town Superintendent of Highways
Deputy Treasurer - Fire District
Deputy Village Clerk & Treasurer
Director- Department of Environmental Services
Director- Department of Technical Services
Director - Lower Hudson Regional Information Center
Director of Engineering (Westchester Joint Water Works)
Director - Office for the Aging (Town of Eastchester)
Director - Office of Elder Americans (Town of Mount Pleasant)
Director- Office of Emergency Management
Director of Building, Code Enforcement & Land Use Admin
Director of Building, Public Works and Water
Director of Code Enforcement (Village of Port Chester)
Director of Community Development
Director of Community Services
Director of Information Technology
Director of Maintenance and Operations (Village - Town of Scarsdale)
Director of Planning, Building and Related Services (Town of Bedford)
Director of Planning and Development
Director of Public Works - City Engineer (City of Peekskill)
Director of Senior Services (Greenburgh)
Director of Special Recreation (Town of Greenburgh)
Director of Technology (Eastchester #1)
Director - Section 8 Rental Assistance Program
Director - We Welcome Kids (Rye #5)
District Homeless Liaison (Greenburgh #7)
Economic Development Specialist
Educational Grants Coordinator
Educational Television Supervisor
Emergency Management Coordinator
Employee Safety Coordinator (Village Of Ossining)
Energy Educator/Manager (Ossining #1)
Engineering Aide - Water Agency
Engineering Technician (Civil)
Environmental Analyst (Town of Cortlandt)
Environmental Officer (Town of Yorktown)
Executive Assistant for Human Resources
Executive Director of Environmental Services (Town of Pound Ridge)
Executive Director - Recording Officer (Peekskill Housing Authority)
Facilitator Educational Technology
Facilitator - Special Education Technology (BOCES #2)
Film Inspector (BOCES #1 and BOCES #2)
Film Services Assistant BOCES #1
Fire Chief (Part-Time) (Village of Pelham)
Fire Training Officer (Part-Time)
Fleet - Traffic Aide (Town of Greenburgh)
Food Service Helper (School Districts)
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Information Management Coordinator
Information Systems Security Analyst
Information Systems Security Coordinator
Intermediate Account Clerk - Typist
Intermediate Clerk (Spanish Speaking)
Internal Auditor (Town of Greenburgh)
Interscholastic Athletic Assistant (BOCES #2)
Inventory Control Clerk (Water Agency)
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Job Development Specialist (BOCES #2)
Junior Administrative Assistant (School Districts)
Junior Administrative Assistant
Junior Customer Service Representative
Junior Data Communications -Microcomputer Technician (BOCES #2)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Automotive)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic Automotive) (School Districts)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Electrical)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Garage)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Gardener)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Labor)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Mechanical)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Painter)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Plumbing)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Recycling)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Repair)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Sanitation)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic (Signs And Road Markings)
Lead Maintenance Mechanic ii (Public Works) (Cities Of Peekskill And Rye)
Lead Systems Analyst Programmer
Librarian I (Children's Services)
Librarian I (Spanish Speaking)
Librarian II (Spanish Speaking)
Librarian III (Spanish Speaking)
Library Assistant (Spanish Speaking)
Maintenance Foreperson (Buildings, Grounds Maintenance)
Maintenance Foreperson (Buildings, Grounds, and Transportation)
Maintenance Foreperson (Buildings)
Maintenance Foreperson (Electrical)
Maintenance Foreperson (Grounds)
Maintenance Foreperson (Housing Authority)
Maintenance Foreperson (Painter)
Maintenance Laborer (School Districts)
Maintenance Mechanic (Buildings)
Maintenance Mechanic (Carpenter)
Maintenance Mechanic (Electrician)
Maintenance Mechanic (Equipment - Grounds)
Maintenance Mechanic (Gardener)
Maintenance Mechanic (Housing Authority)
Maintenance Mechanic (Ice Rink)
Maintenance Mechanic (Mechanical)
Maintenance Mechanic (Painter)
Maintenance Mechanic (Plumber) (School Districts)
Maintenance Mechanic (Plumber)
Maintenance Mechanic (Radio Communications)
Maintenance Mechanic (Recycling)
Maintenance Mechanic (Sanitation)
Maintenance Mechanic (Signs and Road Markings)
Maintenance Mechanic (Utility)
Maintenance Mechanic - Air Conditioning and Heating
Maintenance Mechanic - Heating Plant
Maintenance Worker (Buildings)
Maintenance Worker (Carpenter)
Maintenance Worker (Electrician)
Maintenance Worker (Ice Rink) Town of Mamaroneck
Maintenance Worker (Mechanical)
Maintenance Worker (Signs and Road Markings)
Maintenance Worker (Water/Wastewater Systems)
Maintenance Worker - Heating Plant
Manager (Hartsdale Public Parking District )
Manager - Applications Programming (BOCES #2)
Manager - Computer Operations (BOCES #2)
Manager - Consulting Services (BOCES #2)
Manager - Customer Relations (BOCES #2)
Manager - Educational Technology
Manager - Financial Planning and Control (BOCES #2)
Manager - Information Technology Services (BOCES #2)
Manager of Instructional Technology
Manager - Northern Westchester Joint Water Works
Manager - Quality Assurance (Special Education) (BOCES #1)
Manager - Regional Informational Center (BOCES #2)
Manager - Special Education Data (Yorktown #1 - Lakeland)
Manager - Systems Programming (BOCES #2)
Manager - Technical Services (BOCES #2)
Manager - Westchester Joint Water Works
Messenger - Custodial Worker (Eastchester #1)
Microcomputer Technician (BOCES #2)
Motor Equipment Operator (School Districts)
Motor Equipment Operator - Maintenance Worker (Mason)
Motor Equipment Operator-Mechanic
Motor Equipment Operator - Signs And Road Markings (Town of Greenburgh)
Motor Equipment Operator - Stock Clerk
Motor Equipment Operator - Welder (Town of Somers)
Motor Equipment Operator (Westchester Joint Water Works)
Motor Equipment Services Foreperson (Town of Greenburgh)
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Network Engineer II (BOCES #2)
Network Engineer III (BOCES #2)
Network Technology Consultant (BOCES #2)
Nutritionist (Village Of Pleasantville)
Nutritionist (Wellness Program)
O
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Office Assistant (Automated Systems) (Spanish Speaking)
Office Assistant (Automated Systems)
Office Assistant - Financial Support
Office Assistant - Financial Support (Spanish Speaking)
Office Supervisor And Data Support Administrator (BOCES #2)
Online Application System Coordinator (BOCES #1)
Operations Director (Northern Westchester Joint Water Works)
Paramedic Supervisor (Town of Greenburgh)
Parking - Code Enforcement Officer
Parking Enforcement Officer - School Crossing Guard
Parking Meter Maintenance Foreman
Permit Clerk (Spanish Speaking)
Personnel Administrator (Village Of Scarsdale)
Police Chief (Village of Elmsford)
Police Officer (Spanish Speaking)
Pool Supervisor (Town of Greenburgh)
Principal Engineering Technician (Civil)
Principal Engineering Technician (Construction)
Principal Firefighter (City Of Peekskill)
Professional Development Specialist (BOCES #2)
Program Administrator - Community Development
Program Aide (Creative Learning Center)
Program Coordinator - (Enrichment - Outreach)
Program Coordinator - Creative Learning Center (Peekskill Housing Authority)
Program Coordinator - Drug Abuse Prevention Council
Program Coordinator - Drug Free Communities Support Program (City Of Peekskill)
Program Coordinator - Incarcerated Youth Program (BOCES #2)
Program Coordinator - Nor-West
Program Coordinator - Safety And Environmental Protection (Town - Village of Harrison)
Program Director - Substance Abuse (Pelham Guidance Council)
Program Leader (Creative Learning Center)
Program Specialist (Section 8 Rental Assistance Program)
Project Director - Foster Care Prevention Program (Town of Greenburgh)
Project Director - Retrofit Program (Town of Bedford)
Receptionist (Spanish Speaking)
Records Management Coordinator (BOCES #1 & #2)
Records Management Specialist (BOCES #2)
Recreation Leader (Afterschool Program)
Recreation Specialist (Aquatics)
Recreation Specialist (Athletics-Sports)
Recreation Supervisor - After School Program
Recreation Supervisor - Senior Citizens
Recycling - Central Garage Coordinator (Town of Yorktown)
Regional Certification Officer - (BOCES #2)
Regional Fingerprinting Assistant - (BOCES #1)
Regional Services Assistant - (BOCES #1)
Regional Transition Specialist (BOCES #1 & #2)
Registered Professional Nurse (School)
Reproduction Specialist - (BOCES #1)
Reproduction Specialist Aide - (BOCES #1)
Resident Initiatives Coordinator (Housing Authorities)
Safety Coordinator (School Districts)
Safety Inspector Transportation (Greenburgh #7)
School Bus Safety Coordinator - Bus Driver (BOCES #2)
School District Registrar (Spanish Speaking)
School Food Service Director 1
School Food Service Director 2
School-to-Careers Coordinator (BOCES #2)
Science Kit Assembler - BOCES #1 (Yorktown)
Secretary Architectural Board of Review (Towns)
Secretary - Board of Fire Commissioners (Fire Districts)
Secretary- Board of Trustees (Westchester Joint Water Works)
Secretary - Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Architectural Review Board
Secretary to Chief School Officer
Secretary to City Manager (Peekskill, Rye)
Secretary to Commissioner of Community Resources (Greenburgh)
Secretary to Commissioner of Parks and Recreation (Greenburgh)
Secretary to Commissioner of Public Works (Greenburgh, New Castle)
Secretary to Corporation Counsel (Cities of Peekskill and Rye)
Secretary to the Land Use Boards (Village of Mamaroneck)
Secretary to School Administrator (Spanish Speaking)
Secretary to School Administrator
Secretary to School Principal (Spanish Speaking)
Secretary to School Principal (Stenographer)
Secretary to Town Administrator (Mamaroneck, New Castle)
Secretary to Town Attorney (Greenburgh)
Secretary to Town Comptroller (Greenburgh)
Secretary to Town Superintendent of Highways (Lewisboro, Somers, Yorktown)
Secretary to Village Administrator
Secretary-Treasurer (Fire Districts)
Secretary - Zoning Board of Appeals
Senior Account Clerk-Stenographer
Senior Bus Driver - (Bedford #1 - Katonah-Lewisboro)
Senior Childcare Worker - (BOCES #1)
Senior Code Enforcement Officer
Senior Data Communications Microcomputer Technician
Senior Facilitator - Educational Technology
Senior Firefighter (City of Peekskill)
Senior Help Desk Analyst - (BOCES #2)
Senior Job Development Specialist - (BOCES #2)
Senior Messenger - (Town of Greenburgh)
Senior Microcomputer Technician - (BOCES #2)
Senior Minicomputer Coordinator
Senior Network Specialist - (BOCES #2)
Senior Office Assistant (Automated Systems) (Spanish Speaking)
Senior Office Assistant (Automated Systems)
Senior Office Assistant (Office Manager)
Senior Office Assistant - Comptroller
Senior Office Assistant - Hartsdale Public Parking District
Senior Office Assistant - Housing Authority
Senior Office Assistant - Municipal Services
Senior Office Assistant - Police Department
Senior Office Assistant - Purchasing
Senior Office Assistant - Recreation
Senior Real Property Appraiser
Senior Recreation Leader - Senior Citizens
Senior Systems Analyst Programmer - (BOCES #2)
Services Coordinator - (Casset Program - Adult Learning Center) (BOCES #2)
Shelter Aide (Village of Mamaroneck)
Shift Supervisor - Computer Operations
Social Worker - (Theodore Young's Community Center)
Social Worker - (Pelham Guidance Council)
Social Worker - (Senior Citizen Program)
Special Investigator (Port Chester)
Specialist, Management Information Services (BOCES #2)
Specialist, Wan Applications - Educational Technology (BOCES #2)
Specialist, Wide Area Networking - (BOCES #2)
Sports Desk Assistant - (BOCES #2)
Staff Assistant- Activities Coordinator
Staff Assistant - Building Department (Town of Greenburgh)
Staff Assistant - Finance and Administration
Staff Assistant - Regional Information Center (BOCES #2)
Staff Assistant Section 8 Rental Assistance Program
Superintendent of Public Works
Superintendent of Public Works - Building Inspector
Supervisor of Payroll And Employee Benefits (Lakeland Central School District)
Supervisor of Solid Waste Systems (Town of New Castle)
Supervisor of Water System Operations - (Town of New Castle)
Systems Analyst Programmer - (BOCES #2)
Systems Control Clerk - Office Management (BOCES #2)
Systems Engineer II (BOCES #2)
Systems Engineer III (BOCES #2)
Technical Purchasing Assistant (BOCES #2)
Technical Services Coordinator
Telephone Operator - Account Clerk
Telephone Operator - Audit Clerk
Theater Manager (Village of Irvington)
Theater - Technology Assistant - (Bedford #2)
Town Council Aide (Town of Greenburgh)
Town Superintendent of Highways
Training - Planning Coordinator - (BOCES #2)
Translator - (Occupational Education) - (BOCES #2)
Translator - (Ossining #1, Mamaroneck #1)
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Grade 1
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Grade 2
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Grade 3
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Grade 1 A
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Trainee
Water and Sewer Maintenance Foreman
Water and Sewer Maintenance Worker Grade I
Water and Sewer Maintenance Worker Grade II
Water And Sewer Superintendent
Water Maintenance Worker Grade I
Water Maintenance Worker - Grade II
Water Meter Maintenance Foreman
Water Quality Inspector (Town of Somers)
Water Service Superintendent (Joint Water Works)
Watershed Inspector (City of Peekskill)
Water Treatment Plant Operator 1A
Water Treatment Plant Operator IIA
Water Treatment Plant Operator IIB
Water Treatment Plant Operator Trainee
Water Treatment Plant Operator 1B
Water Works Superintendent Grade I
Water Works Superintendent Grade II
Water Works Superintendent Grade III
Word Processing Operator (BOCES #1 and #2)
Workers Compensation - Insurance Specialist (Town of Greenburgh)