Neighborhood Improvement Specialist Ii - Riverdale Park, United States - Town of Riverdale Park

Town of Riverdale Park
Town of Riverdale Park
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Riverdale Park, United States

4 weeks ago

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Compensation:
The starting salary range is $50,939 to $56,222; depending on qualifications. The Town offers competitive health care benefits, a leave package, and excellent retirement plan options. The Town offers $2,080 per year for bilingual speaking and writing English-Spanish skills in addition to base pay.


Supervision Received:
Work is assigned and performed under the general supervision of the Director of Development Services.


Supervision Exercised:
None.

  • Communicate (verbally and in written form) effectively with a diverse community and workplace; interacting with a broad range of stakeholders
  • Interpret and implement local policies and procedures; written instructions, general correspondence, and Federal, State, and local regulations
  • Maintain discretion regarding files, reports, and conversations, within the provisions of the Maryland Public Information Law and other applicable State and Federal regulations
  • A high degree of comprehension, memory recall, and analytic ability involving technical and complex requirements
  • Define problems and deal with a variety of situations to think quickly, maintain selfcontrol, and adapt to stressful situations
  • Multitask and prioritize requests and projects to meet deadlines, and organize work independently

Department:

Neighborhood Services encourages owners and tenants to work with the Town and our partners to meet or exceed compliance with the Town's codes and community standards to ensure safe and well-maintained homes, businesses, and neighborhoods.

These efforts protect investments, enhance the quality of life throughout the Town, and add to the curb appeal of TRP to ensure that the Town is the location of choice for residents, businesses, visitors, and investors.

The regulatory programs involve licensing, permits, and inspection. The Office comprises two (2) neighborhood improvement specialists reporting to and working with the Director of Development Services. A centralized Office of Administrative Services provides program management and support services.


PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:


  • This position requires light physical work requiring lifting up to 25 pounds and lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds.
  • Physical activities include stooping, pulling, lifting, reaching, grasping, and repetitive motions.
  • Walking, standing, and mainly sitting at will but maybe for long distances and sustained periods of time. At times, this movement will be over uneven or rough terrain.
  • Includes the necessity to communicate by talking, hearing/listening.
  • This job's specific vision abilities include close, distance, and peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.

The Community:
The Town of Riverdale Park is a growing community. The Town is situated between the City of Hyattsville and the City of College Park, Maryland. The Town's population is approximately 7351.

The Town is experiencing significant development and is poised for additional development as two Purple-Line Stations will be constructed within the Town.

The Town operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The Town's elected leadership is comprised of a Mayor and six (6) Council Members. The Mayor serves as the chair of the Council, the legislative branch of the Town government. The Town's staff leadership team reports to the Town Manager. The Town's FY2024 Operating Budget is $9.4MM.


Challenges / Opportunities:
This is an exciting opportunity to positively impact the built environment and the Town's quality of life.

Like many departments in small-to-mid-sized towns experiencing growth, the ONS faces challenges associated with evolving expectations, leading change, transitioning to data-driven decision-making, improving policy and process implementation, and enhancing community services within operational and budgetary constraints.


  • The Town of Riverdale Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Town provides equal opportunity to all qualified applicants based on demonstrated fitness and merit as determined through the selection process without regard to sex, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, mental or physical disability (as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act), or any other basis protected by federal or state law, ordinance or regulation._
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