CATCH Public Health Educator, Bureau of School Health

City of New York • Long Island City, NY

5d

About The Position

The Public Health Educator works with the health care team to deliver health education in school settings, with an emphasis on adolescent sexuality and reproductive health. The educator develops knowledge of reproductive healthcare and other health topics and presents information through a social and reproductive justice framework. The role builds connections between school-based medical rooms and community clinics to help adolescents access reproductive health services, and supports follow-up with students who miss appointments with school health professionals.

The educator also conducts workshops for adults on adolescent sexuality and parent-adolescent communication; organizes educational materials; maintains student health records and program data; publicizes and implements education programs using multimedia teaching aids; and supports health education events and campaigns on school campuses. The position requires professional collaboration with school staff, colleagues, and supervisors, as well as participation in mandated NYC DOHMH and OSH trainings and professional development.

Applicants must be permanent employees in the title or reachable on the Public Health Educator civil service list. The position’s qualifications vary by educational background and experience. A master’s degree in a relevant field, or a qualifying bachelor’s degree, is required; some degree paths also require one or two years of full-time health education experience. Assignment Level III additionally requires three years of specified experience, including at least one year in a supervisory or administrative capacity.

Requirements

• Applicants must be permanent employees in the title or reachable on the Public Health Educator civil service list.
• A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in public health, health education, health promotion, or a closely related field; or a qualifying bachelor’s degree.
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in education, nursing, epidemiology, wellness and fitness, or nutrition plus one year of full-time satisfactory experience in health education.
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in marketing, human services, social work, or psychology plus two years of full-time satisfactory experience in health education.
• For Assignment Level III, three additional years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in qualification paths 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.
• Present information using a social and reproductive justice framework.
• Provide classroom, small-group, or individual health education sessions, emphasizing adolescent sexuality and reproductive health.
• Develop relationships between school-based medical rooms and community clinics to facilitate adolescents’ access to reproductive health services.
• Coordinate and assist with follow-up for students who miss 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 inventory of educational materials.
• Use the Automated Student Health Record (ASHR) to maintain student health records.
• Develop effective ways to publicize the reproductive health education program within the school community.
• Use appropriate electronic and print multimedia teaching aids to publicize and implement education programs.
• Assist with planning, organizing, and implementing health education events and campaigns on school campuses.
• Maintain effective professional relationships with school staff, colleagues, and supervisors to meet program needs.
• Support program planning and evaluation by maintaining current records, completing required statistical forms, and entering program data into electronic systems.
• Participate in mandated NYC DOHMH and OSH trainings and professional development sessions.
• Perform other related responsibilities as required.

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan, described as saving 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 possibility of working from home up to two days during the week.
• Job security compared with private-sector employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time