Training Specialist

City of New York • Long Island City, NY

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is expanding home visiting services to improve maternal and child health well-being. The New Family Home Visits (NFHV) program aims to match families with appropriate evidence-based home visiting models and connect them to necessary resources. This program addresses racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities that lead to disparate health outcomes, particularly during the prenatal and postpartum periods. It also focuses on improving maternal morbidity and mortality rates by promoting respectful maternity care and greater agency for individuals during childbirth. The NFHV program incorporates a strong mental health and chronic disease focus, including screening for conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and maternal depression, with referrals to services. The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership qualities, inspiring and enabling others to achieve program goals.

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.
• 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: Two additional years of full-time satisfactory experience (total of four years with a baccalaureate degree, or two years with a master's degree).
• For Assignment Level III: Three additional years of full-time satisfactory experience (total of five years with a baccalaureate degree, or three years with a master's degree), with at least one year in a supervisory or administrative capacity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal partners to design, develop, and offer training and technical assistance curriculum, materials, and protocols focused on best practices, evidence-based, and evidence-informed programs.
• Conduct research on community resources, and be responsible for planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and assessment of community home visiting program models.
• Ensure program model fidelity and professional development through technical assistance and training in program implementation, covering areas such as maternal child health, breastfeeding, early childhood development, and home visiting program models.
• Support special projects within the New Family Home Visits Program and perform other duties related to training, resource coordination, protocol implementation, technical assistance, and information dissemination on community services, resources, and programs.
• Review program plans and provide recommendations for the development of policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Interpret complex issues to bridge evidence-based/informed practices and service coordination for the NFHV Program.
• Prepare reports, maintain records, and support evaluation activities, including designing pre/posttest tools, data collection, and analysis of process, content, and outcome measures.

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan
• Tax-deferred savings program
• Robust Worksite Wellness Program

What This Job Offers

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