Location : Durham, NC
Job Type: Part Time w/o benefits (Less than 20 hours per wk)
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 23-04659
Department: Planning
Opening Date: 01/02/2024
Closing Date: 1/23/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
Position Description
Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Hiring Range: $21.44 - $24.13
Hours: 8:30am to 12:30pm
The City-County Planning Department helps plan and direct Durham's vision for growth that supports a high quality of life, a robust economy, and a sustainable, inclusive, equitable and accessible Durham for generations to come. We work collaboratively with other agencies and the community in a fast-paced, innovative environment looking for solutions to today's land-use and community planning challenges. If you're talented, creative, and focused on customer service, join our team!
The Planning Department is committed to improving racial equity, including hiring staff that reflects our community's demographics and those with strong ties to Durham. Working in the field of planning, we recognize the historic inequities that have been designed into the fabric of our cities and are committed to doing our part in changing that. Creating a more equitable community and recognizing the strength in diversity is a core part of our work in the Planning Department. We believe our work is best fulfilled when our workplace reflects a diversity of perspectives and lived experiences. We believe that creating an environment for diversity to thrive requires an enduring and evolving commitment to inclusion in our department's culture, values, and behaviors. We encourage people with lived experiences and diverse perspectives and identities to apply including people of color, people who have experienced or are experiencing housing insecurity, people with low-wealth, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Responsible for the timely review of Minor Certificates of Appropriateness.
- Assists Senior Planner with development of Historic Preservation projects such as Historic Districts and Heritage Neighborhoods.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
- Associate's degree in planning, landscape architecture, construction or related field OR equivalent experience.
- Two years of data entry, transaction processing, and/or customer service experience.
Additional Preferred Skills
- Familiar with Historic Preservation practices.
- Experience with web based technology.
- Experience with MS Office applications.
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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
- City of Durham Website
- Walk in
- Job fair
- Employee referral
- Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***
- Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
- Craig's List
- GlassDoor
- governmentjobs.com
- Monster.com
- Indeed.com
- Employment Security Commission
- Magazine/Newspaper
- Other
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If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
- Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- Associates Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctoral Degree (PhD , Juris Doctorate
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How many years of related experience do you have?
- No related experience
- Less than 1 year of related experience
- 1 year but less than 2 years related experience
- 2 years but less than 6 years related experience
- 6 or more years related experience
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Do you have knowledge of Historic Preservation, cultural history, or architecture?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have experience using web based technology such as SharePoint or Office 365?
- Yes
- No
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How would you rate your experience level with MS Office applications such as Word and Excel?
- No experience
- Beginner level
- Intermediate level
- Advanced level
- Expert level
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