CATCH Public Health Educator, Bureau of School Health

City of New York • New York, NY

6d • $62,294 - $70,392

About The Position

The Public Health Educator works with the health care team to implement health education activities in school settings, with a focus on adolescent sexuality and reproductive health. The role develops knowledge of reproductive healthcare and other health topics, presents information through a social and reproductive justice framework, and delivers education in classroom, small-group, and individual settings. It also builds connections between school-based medical rooms and community clinics to help adolescents access reproductive health services.

The educator supports student follow-up, leads workshops for adults on adolescent sexuality and parent/adolescent communication, organizes educational materials, maintains student health records, and promotes the program throughout the school community. The role contributes to health events and campaigns, program planning and evaluation, required data and records, and mandated training and professional development.

Applicants must be permanent employees in the title or reachable on the Public Health Educator civil service list. The position is with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Family and Child Health, Bureau of School Health.

Requirements

• Must be a permanent employee in the title or reachable on the Public Health Educator civil service list to apply.
• Meet one of the listed education and experience pathways: a master's degree in public health, health education, health promotion, or a closely related field; or a bachelor's degree in health education, health science, public health, health promotion, community health, health communications, or a closely related field; or a bachelor's degree in education, nursing, epidemiology, wellness and fitness, or nutrition plus one year of full-time satisfactory health education experience; or a bachelor's degree in marketing, human services, social work, or psychology plus two years of full-time satisfactory health education experience.
• For Assignment Level III, meet the listed qualifications and have three additional years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in qualification pathways 3 and 4, including at least one year in a supervisory or administrative capacity.

Responsibilities

• Work with the health care team to implement health education activities in school settings.
• Develop knowledge of reproductive healthcare and other health topics as needed, and present information within a social and reproductive justice framework.
• Provide classroom, small-group, and individual health education sessions to students, with special emphasis on adolescent sexuality and reproductive health.
• Build relationships between school-based medical rooms and community-based clinics to facilitate adolescents obtaining reproductive health services.
• Coordinate and assist with follow-up for students who have missed appointments with the school nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician.
• Conduct workshops for adults on adolescent sexuality and parent/adolescent communication, including presentations to parents and school staff as appropriate.
• Organize and monitor the inventory of educational materials.
• Use the Automated Student Health Record (ASHR) to maintain adequate student health records.
• Develop ways to publicize the reproductive health education program through the school community.
• Use electronic and print multimedia teaching aids to publicize and deliver education programs.
• Assist in planning, organizing, and implementing school-campus health education events and campaigns.
• Maintain professional relationships with school staff, colleagues, and supervisors to meet program needs.
• Support program planning and evaluation by maintaining current records, completing statistical forms, and entering program data into electronic systems as required.
• Participate in mandated NYC DOHMH and OSH trainings and professional development sessions.
• Perform other related responsibilities as required.

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan
• 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
• Tax-deferred savings program
• Worksite Wellness Program
• Potential to work from home up to two days per week, depending on position
• Job security

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time