.Public Health Educator, Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention

City of New York • New York City, NY

1d

About The Position

The Environmental Exposure Assessment and Education Program is comprised of the Risk Assessment and Adult Lead Poisoning Prevention units (RAU and ALP) and the Education and Community Partnerships Unit (ECPU). RAU oversees the Bureau's community investigations of contaminated consumer products; ALP provides surveillance, environmental risk assessment and education to NYC adults with elevated blood lead levels; and ECPU provides support to the Bureau's environmental education and outreach activities.

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; or 2. 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 In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, to be assigned to Assignment Level II, candidates must have two additional years of full-time satisfactory experience, for a total of four years of experience for candidates with a baccalaureate degree, and two years for candidates with a master's degree.
• For Assignment Level III In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" above, to be assigned to Assignment Level III, candidates must have three additional years of full-time satisfactory experience as described above, for a total of five years of experience for candidates with a baccalaureate degree, and three years for candidates with a master's degree; at least one year of which, in either case, must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent organizational and time management skills, as well as interpersonal, communications (including public speaking), and internet search skills
• Good working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Creative problem-solver, sound judgment and decision-making skills
• Experience conducting educational presentations
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and juggle multiple priorities
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends
• Spanish speaking is a plus

Responsibilities

• Conduct presentations virtually and in-person to community groups
• Represent Program at meetings with partner agencies and organizations
• Conduct outreach to develop partnerships with other agencies and organizations
• Coordinate outreach events with internal and external agency partners
• Respond to telephone and correspondence requests for information from the public, including providing coverage for the lead information hotline
• Maintain records/datasets to document activities using internal databases

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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees