Career and Job Opportunities

The Town of Ossining is seeking seasonal laborers for the Highway Department!

Applications are available online. Interested candidates should submit a   pdf Employment Application (199 KB) by email to Martha C. Quituisaca (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or in person at 16 Croton Avenue by 4:30 PM on Friday, April 14, 2023.

The successful applicant(s) will work under the direction of the Town’s Highway Superintendent and Foreman, and may perform tasks including, but not limited to:

EXAMPLES OF WORK: (Illustrative Only)

• Performs routine cleaning, maintenance and repair assignments;
• Loads and unloads materials, and equipment from trucks;
• Receives and/or moves supplies, equipment, and furniture;
• Cleans and operates equipment supplies and instruments in accordance with defined procedures;
• Power jets sewers and cleans manholes and catch basins;
• Digs and refills trenches for water lines;
• Rakes leaves and hauls away rubbish;
• Does rough cement finishing, rakes asphalt, sets forms for asphalt, does rough grading and otherwise assists in street maintenance activities;
  Assists in the painting and erection of street signs;
• Assists in painting lines on highway;
• Cuts grass by hand or with motor driven mowing machines and cuts up trees that have been felled;
• May perform other incidental tasks as needed.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES: Ability to follow oral instructions; ability to get along well with others; ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the essential duties of the position; industrious in work performance; physical strength and agility; physical condition commensurate with the duties of the position. Valid NYS Driver’s License and/or CDL preferred.

This posting is for a seasonal position (40 hours per week for 12 weeks, spring and/or fall season)

Starting hourly rate: $15/hour

The Town of Ossining is an equal opportunity employer.

The Town Board is seeking two residents for the Town Board to recommend to the Village of Ossining Board of Trustees to be volunteer members of the Village’s Civilian Police Complaint Review Board, one as a member and one as an alternate member. 

Pursuant to an inter-municipal agreement, the Village of Ossining Police Department provides police services to the Unincorporated Town of Ossining. 

The purpose of the Civilian Police Complaint Review Board is to provide for civilian participation in the review of investigation of complaints made against police officers. Under the Village Code, the eligibility requirements to be on the Civilian Police Complaint Review Board in either a member or alternate member capacity are as follows:

• Must be a resident of the Unincorporated Town of Ossining
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be able to attend at least 75% of Board meetings – which are generally on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m., either in person or via Zoom videoconferencing
• Must undergo training with the Village Police Department
• Cannot be an elected official or employee of the Town or Village, or be an immediate family member of an elected official or employee of the Town or Village
• Must be willing to submit to a criminal background check – which results will remain confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility
• Must not have been convicted of a felony, or have been incarcerated or on probation or parole in the past five years

Letters of interest and resumes are due to Martha C. Quituisaca in the Town Supervisor's Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by Friday, March 3, 2023 at 4:30pm.