PHADV II Pre-K

City of New York • New York City, NY

6h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Division of Family and Child Health, Office of School Health (OSH) Vision Program provides mandated vision screening services to Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade students throughout the five boroughs of New York City. The Vision Program is partnered with Warby Parker, a manufacturer and retailer of prescription eyeglasses. Warby Parker provides free eyeglass to students who fails the vision screenings. Reporting to the Regional Supervisor, as the Team Leader you will supervise staff and travel throughout the 5 boroughs of New York City to conduct vision screening on students assigned to Public, Non-Public and Charter Schools.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education, or in health, social or biological sciences; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and six months of full-time satisfactory experience in a health promotion or disease intervention/prevention program, performing one or more of the following: interviewing, conducting field investigations, assessing health risks, making referrals, or collecting and analyzing epidemiological data; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above.
• Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of full-time experience.
• All candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and either twelve semester credits as described in "1" above or six months of experience as described in "2" above.
• To be assigned to Assignment Level II, candidates must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements listed above, at least one year of experience as a Public Health Adviser, Assignment Level I, or at least one additional year of experience as described in Qualification Requirement "2" above.

Nice To Haves

• ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISER CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

Responsibilities

• Travel to and conduct vision screening for students in standalone Pre-K sites.
• Schedule sites in collaboration with school administrators and nursing staff, to provide vision services for community-based early childhood centers and NYC schools.
• Supervise team members as they perform vision services.
• Review screening teams monthly calendars
• Notify regional managers of changes to schedules
• Distribute work assignments evenly and fairly across team members and assist with screening when necessary.
• Monitor team member's time and attendance and complete their annual Performance Evaluations.
• Meet with team members individually and/or as a group to provide feedback and address concerns as needed.
• Ensure team completes all mandated vision services for early childhood education centers in their assigned geographic region.
• Check screening data entered manually or imported from the SPOT device for accuracy.
• Prepare and submit team-level data reports to Regional Supervisor after the completion of each school or early childhood education center.
• Provide support with onboarding and conduct ongoing training with team members, including the explanation of Bureau of School Health policies and procedures.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of special projects as well as research specific areas/issues that will have an effect on the program and assist senior management with other assignments as necessary.
• Coordinate and support eyeglass delivery to schools

Benefits

• a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
• additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
• a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
• a tax-deferred savings program
• a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.

What This Job Offers

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