Fieldwork Intern, Bureau of Public Health Clinics

City of New York•New York, NY

About The Position

College Aide, (1st Year Graduate), 01 Part-Time/21 hours/week The Division of Disease Control's mission is to safeguard the health of New Yorkers through identification, surveillance, treatment, control, and prevention of infectious diseases, which is achieved through varied and interrelated endeavors of its seven Bureaus. The Bureau of Public Health Clinics (BPHC) mission is to promote a healthy community by providing New Yorkers with the resources needed to make informed and empowered health decisions; identify and treat tuberculosis and provide immunization and sexual health services regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. BPHC provides direct clinic services to people seeking health care; monitors disease trends; provides education and training to service providers and community groups; conducts research; and develops policies and programs to deliver high quality clinical care which best serve New Yorkers.

Requirements

Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.
Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years.
No student shall be employed more than half-time in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session.
Students may be employed full-time during their vacation periods.

Nice To Haves

Comfortable communicating clearly and professionally to diverse audiences by email, phone, and in-person.
Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Investigate strategies to enhance our existing CUNY student outreach methods.
Maintain an up-to-date calendar with all planned outreach activities.
Log activities in city database Public Health Partners Connect (PHPC) within 2 business days.
Conduct periodic quality assurance checks on PHPC data.
Follow up on student-focused listservs the clinics belongs to in order to ensure services listed, locations, and hours are posted and accurately depicted.
Share promotional materials during student and/or on-campus activities and events.
Ensure increased access to safer sex supplies throughout campuses.
Attend pre-identified community and coalition meetings.
Assess student engagement work to strategize outreach with a racial equity lens.
Create transition document at the end of their fieldwork that details all aspects of the project, including outstanding assignments, main points of contacts and potential next steps to move the project forward.
Provide overall summary of their work with Community Engagement Unit. Transition partnerships, developing communication around transition to inform partners about new points of contact after their internship ends.

Benefits

Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)
Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as: o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment. o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund. o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement. o a tax-deferred savings program and o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

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