Public Health Educator, Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation

Job Description

Open to candidates who are permanent.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Division of Environmental Health works to prevent and control illness and injury related to environmental and occupational health risks through outreach, education, surveillance, and enforcement. With a staff of 1,000, the Division covers a broad range of subject matter, including oversight of environmental investigations, lead poisoning, injury prevention, occupational health, food safety, childcare, radiation control, recreational and drinking water quality, air quality, climate health, vector control, veterinary public health and pest control. The Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation (BFSCS) protect the public, including New York's most vulnerable citizens, from a broad range of hazards that may pose a threat to health or safety. DOHMH is mandated to inspect 26,000 restaurants annually, school cafeterias, and mobile food vending units, adult day care centers, senior centers, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and other facilities.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
- Develops and delivers presentations, educational programs, and training workshops to promote public health and compliance with the health code.
- Prepares, reviews and develops written health education material, community resource lists, referral information and visual aids, and coordinates their distribution and presentation to community members, organizations, agencies, institutions, and other stakeholders.
- Represents the agency at meetings with the public and stakeholders to share information.
- Conducts surveys of the public, target populations, stakeholders, and agency staff to identify public health needs, challenges, and available resources.
- Plans and carries out on-the-job trainings.
- Explains program/agency policies, objectives, and procedures.
- Acts as liaison with other agencies.

PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Prior experience working in and/or managing a Customer Service Unit.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent decision making, problem-solving skills and organizational abilities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Analytical skills

Why you should work for us:

- 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. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)
- 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.

Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

Commitment to Equity:

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at [email protected] or 347-396-6549.

PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR - 51110

Qualifications

1. A master's degree from an accredited college or university in public health, health education, health promotion, or a closely related field; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in health education, health science, public health, health promotion, community health, health communications, or a closely related field; or

3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in education, nursing, epidemiology, wellness and fitness, or nutrition and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in health education; or

4. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in marketing, human services, social work or psychology and two years of full-time satisfactory experience in health education.

5. 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 in “3” and “4” above, at least one year of which must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.