Assistant Director

City of New York • New York, NY

4d • $78,250 - $89,987

About The Position

The Associate Public Health Sanitarian II (Assistant Director) is a senior instructor in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Health Academy and reports directly to the Director of the Health Academy. The role supervises instructors and educates the public through courses focused on food service establishments and mobile food vending, while supporting regulatory compliance and protecting public health.

The Health Academy provides training required by the Health Code for members of the public and environmental health personnel. Its courses address food protection, mobile vending and soup kitchen food safety, infection control for tattoo artists, and animal handling for pet shop operators. Courses are offered during daytime and evening hours, in classrooms and online.

The position supervises Associate Public Health Sanitarian Level I staff, teaches food-safety courses, provides technical guidance, conducts in-service training, reviews and proctors online courses and exams, and directs programs enforcing Health Code and environmental health and safety rules. Applicants must be permanent employees in the title or reachable on the Associate Public Health Sanitarian civil service list.

Requirements

• Must be a permanent employee in the title or reachable on the Associate Public Health Sanitarian civil service list.
• Meet one of the stated Associate Public Health Sanitarian qualification pathways: a qualifying bachelor's degree with specified science credits and at least two years of satisfactory full-time inspection experience; a qualifying associate degree with specified science credits and four years of such experience; or equivalent education and/or experience subject to the stated minimum college-credit and science-credit requirements.
• All candidates must have at least two years of experience as a public health sanitarian, as described in the qualifications.
• For promotion to a supervisory level, candidates must have two years of experience as a public health sanitarian.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Associate Public Health Sanitarian Level I staff in the daily activities of the program.
• Teach the Food Protection Course for operators of food service establishments, ensuring compliance with Health Code requirements and departmental regulations.
• Teach the Mobile Food Vending Course and provide vendors with technical guidance on food-safety practices and regulatory compliance.
• Facilitate the 4-Hour Food Safety Course, teaching environmental health and safety rules and best practices.
• Conduct in-service training programs and provide technical guidance on more difficult inspections.
• Review and proctor the online course and exams for outside approved providers.
• Direct programs to enforce Health Code regulations and environmental health and safety rules.

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan; the posting states it saves employees over $10,000 annually based on a 2024 assessment.
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available depending on the position’s associated union or benefit fund.
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
• Tax-deferred savings program.
• Worksite Wellness Program with health resources and opportunities.
• Depending on the position, the possibility of working from home up to two days during the week.
• Job security compared with private-sector employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior