Public Health Specialist I
About The Position
The Public Health Specialist I contacts overdose survivors and provides client navigation services in support of the Post Overdose Response Team (PORT). The role assists with home visits within New York City, counseling and education, tailored messages based on participants’ risk behaviors, and referrals to services and health care, including medication for opioid use disorder, drug treatment, housing, mental health care, and medical care. The incumbent may escort clients and advocate for them as needed. All interventions, outreach, and services must be recorded in the data tracking program. The position requires more than 75% travel, which can be completed using public transportation, and is fully onsite with no telecommuting.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in public health or a related field; or an associate’s degree in a related field and two years of experience in public health, human services, or a health-related program or organization; or four years of experience.
- Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
- Must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location and be located in or willing to relocate to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts before hire.
- Must work fully onsite; telecommuting is not permitted.
- Travel over 75% of the time is required.
Nice To Haves
- Professional experience providing direct services to individuals with a history of substance use using a harm reduction framework.
- Professional knowledge of illicit drug use, overdose, HIV, viral hepatitis, trauma, and stigma as experienced by people who use drugs.
- Professional experience conducting post-overdose interventions in home settings and street-based outreach.
- Professional knowledge of the informed consent process.
- Professional experience providing overdose prevention education and assisting individuals with overdose prevention planning.
Responsibilities
- Contact overdose survivors and provide client navigation services.
- Support the Post Overdose Response Team (PORT).
- Assist with client home visits within New York City.
- Assist with counseling and education and provide tailored messages based on participants’ risk behaviors.
- Assist with referrals to services and health care, including suboxone, methadone, buprenorphine, drug treatment, housing, mental health care, and medical care.
- Provide escorting services and advocate for clients as necessary.
- Enter all interventions, outreach, and services into the data tracking program.
- Complete required work-related travel, which exceeds 75% of the time and can be completed using public transportation.
- Comply with grant funding requirements, including time and effort reporting, grant deliverables, and contract deliverables.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible benefit accounts for medical and dependent care expenses, adoption assistance, parking, and transit
- Paid federal and state holidays
- Paid sick, vacation, and personal leave
- Tuition support for educational or training opportunities
- Participation in the New York State and Local Retirement System
- Optional enrollment in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan
- Postretirement Health Benefits Plan for qualified retirees
- Employee Assistance Program with educational and wellness programs, training, and confidential services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
