Program Evaluation Specialist

City of New York • Long Island City, NY

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is responsible for creating and overseeing programs, policies, services, and environments that support the physical and socio-emotional health of New York City families and children. The Division includes the Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health, the Bureau of Early Intervention, the Office of School Health, and the Bureau of Administration. The Office of School Health (OSH) is a joint program of the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, dedicated to promoting the health of approximately 1.3 million school children in New York City. OSH provides services such as case management, preventive health screening, urgent care, medication administration, counseling, health education, and referrals for care. The DFCH vision is that every child, woman, and family has the opportunity to reach their full health and development potential. The agency values social justice, racial, gender, and LGBTQ equity.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of full-time satisfactory experience in: (a) developing public health education programs, including identifying target populations, conducting needs assessments, designing educational materials, planning educational presentations or workshops, and evaluating health education programs; (b) presenting public health education programs; and/or (c) counseling in areas such as communicable diseases, substance abuse, assault, sexual abuse, and/or family planning.
• A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following areas: public health education, education, public/community health administration, public administration or business administration and one year of full-time satisfactory experience as described in '1' above.
• For Assignment Level II: two additional years of full-time satisfactory experience (total of four years with a baccalaureate, or two years with a master's).
• For Assignment Level III: three additional years of full-time satisfactory experience (total of five years with a baccalaureate, or three years with a master's), at least one year of which must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and support to the team in the preparation of educational materials.
• Work on special projects for the Office of School Health and analyze the training needs of the program.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the asthma case management program, develop presentations and materials by utilizing entry and exit interviews, surveys and other appropriate methods.
• Survey the public, target populations, agency staff, and service providers to identify health needs, problems and available resources.
• Represent the agency at meetings with public health service providers and other groups explaining program/agency policies, objectives and procedures to school officials.
• Act as liaison with other agencies within the school's community providing public health education to other city agencies and Bronx community groups.

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan
• Tax-deferred savings program
• Robust Worksite Wellness Program

What This Job Offers

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