Public Health Ambassador

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The Public Health Ambassador will support the New Family Home Visits (NFHV) Initiative within the Bureau of Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health. NFHV serves families from pregnancy through the postpartum period, with a focus on mental health and chronic disease, including screening for diabetes, hypertension, maternal depression, and anxiety and connecting families with needed services. The citywide program serves families in Taskforce on Racial Inclusion and Equity neighborhoods, DHS shelters, and NYCHA communities.

The role provides health education, screenings, referral follow-up, data management, home-visit support, and community outreach. Applicants must be permanent employees in the title and reachable on the Public Health Adviser civil service list to be eligible to apply.

Requirements

• Must be a permanent employee in the title and reachable on the Public Health Adviser civil service list to apply.
• Meet the Public Health Adviser qualifications through one of the listed pathways: a bachelor's degree with at least 12 semester credits in health education or health, social, or biological sciences; a bachelor's degree plus six months of qualifying full-time health promotion or disease intervention/prevention experience; a high school diploma or equivalent plus four years of qualifying full-time experience; or equivalent education and experience, subject to the stated minimum requirements.
• Qualifying experience includes activities such as interviewing, conducting community investigations, assessing health risks, making referrals, or collecting and analyzing epidemiological data in a health promotion or disease intervention/prevention program.
• All candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and either 12 semester credits in the specified subjects or six months of qualifying experience.
• For Assignment Level II, candidates must also have at least one year as a Public Health Adviser, Assignment Level I, or at least one additional year of qualifying experience.
• Public Health Advisers are required to have an annual health assessment.

Nice To Haves

• Satisfactory completion of training in phlebotomy or other necessary procedures may be required for certain assignments.
• HIV counseling certification may be required for certain assignments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct telephone follow-ups with program clients to provide health education on maternal and infant health, including breastfeeding, safe sleep, early childhood development, and chronic illness.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to support referral follow-up for clients visited by the Newborn Home Visiting Program and other partners.
• Provide screenings and health education on maternal and infant health issues, including breastfeeding, safe sleep, and early childhood development, and conduct environmental assessments.
• Collect and enter data; monitor, review, and manage case assignments; and conduct referral follow-up.
• Visit eligible families to distribute injury-prevention and maternal and infant items, including cribs and breast pumps.
• Accompany lead home-visiting and other program staff on home visits as needed.
• Conduct community outreach and program marketing in geographic areas throughout NYC to promote the New Family Home Visits Program.
• Assist program leadership and other program staff with additional assignments as needed.

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 opportunity to work from home up to two days per week.
• Job security compared with private-sector employment.

What This Job Offers

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