City of Boston

Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities

City of Boston  •  Boston, MA (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

Our mission is to increase opportunities for people with disabilities by facilitating full and equal participation in all aspects of life within the City of Boston. This includes reducing architectural, procedural, attitudinal, and communication barriers as well as promoting equity in housing, education, employment, transportation, and civic activities. Our office works toward compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We also provide information and referral, architectural access review, and advocacy on disability issues.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Filing paper files : - We have paper documents that need to be stored in physical file folders, following standard alphabetization rules. - Requires English language fluency and attention to detail 2. Scanning documents: - We also need to make digital versions of those paper files. We have a dedicated scanner that will create an image of the paper file in question, and then the intern will need to manually re-name the image file according to standardized naming conventions and move the images into appropriate Google Drive folders. - Requires English language fluency, attention to detail, advanced organizational skills, and an understanding of computer folder systems 3. Research and drafting information for boston.gov pages: - The Disabilities Commission hosts a number of webpages that provide information to residents and others about the resources available to persons with disabilities. Some of those pages need to be checked for broken links, new phone numbers, new organizational addresses, etc. Other pages can be added to and expanded upon with additional information. We could also create a few new resource pages on other topics. - Requires English language fluency, attention to detail, research skills, familiarity with Google Docs

The Ideal Candidate for this Job

- English language fluency - Attention to detail - Advanced organizational skills - An understanding of computer folder systems - Research skills - Familiarity with Google Docs
City of Boston

About City of Boston

Public service is a noble calling: to help others, to make our communities stronger, and to uphold the public trust.

As city employees, we see the results of our hard work in our own community— in street and infrastructure improvements, new buildings rising from the ground, safer and more prosperous neighborhoods, and happier, healthier children, families, and senior citizens.

We may all come from different backgrounds, but we are connected through our passion for service.

What we do at work today, and everyday, shapes the Boston of tomorrow.

Join us!

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The City of Boston is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. Therefore, qualified applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category.

Industry
Government & Public Safety
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Year Founded
Unknown
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