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What they do
A Health Educator creates programs that are designed to teach people and motivate them to follow healthy behaviors. Works with individual patients and families in a health care settings, or develops campaigns and materials directed to larger groups such as college students. Organizes events like health screenings, trainings for peer educators or professionals, or incentive programs like weight loss challenges. May advise on public health policy.
$62,089 / year median in New York
+9% projected growth
Job Description
ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
Division/Program Summary:
The Division of Disease Control's mission is to safeguard the health of New Yorkers through identification, surveillance, treatment, control, and prevention of infectious diseases, which is achieved through varied and interrelated endeavors of its seven Bureaus. The Bureau of Public Health Clinics (BPHC) mission is to promote a healthy community by providing New Yorkers with the resources needed to make informed and empowered health decisions; identify and treat tuberculosis and provide immunization and sexual health services regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. BPHC provides direct clinic services to people seeking health care; monitors disease trends; provides education and training to service providers and community groups; conducts research; and develops policies and programs to deliver high-quality clinical care which best serve New Yorkers.Position Summary:
The Public Health Educator will perform outreach duties and report directly to the Director of Community Engagement.Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Promote clinic services to community through virtual and in-person meetings.
- Conduct direct community outreach by conducting site visits to new and historical community partners and faith-based organizations and participating in tabling at events.
- Coordinate with external partners, organizations, and other medical facilities to promote services.
- Attend monthly or quarterly partnership meetings (NY Knows, community partnerships meetings, EtE etc.)
- Maintain updated list of BPHC community partners and track all outreach activities and events in Public Health Partners Connect database.
- Work with BPHC's Sexual Health Clinic Navigation Coordinators to identify and maintain referral relationships for the NYC Sexual Health Clinics through Memorandums of Understanding (MOU).
- Maintain and track education material ordering for clinics.
- Assist with identifying and coordinating speakers from CBOs for clinic meetings.
- Lead clinic tours for external groups.
- Coordinate technical assistance requests from community organizations with Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV & STI and provide training coverage when needed.
- Represent BPHC on appropriate agency task force and coordination groups or meetings.
- Help facilitate patient advisory board for BPHC programmatic feedback.
- Contribute to a quarterly community clinical newsletter for BPHC's partners.
- Assure that outreach activities align with agency's commitment to language justice and becoming an anti-racist institution that acknowledges our history, takes action to eliminate inequities, and protects and promotes the health of all New Yorkers. Why you should work for us:
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.
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 toEquity:
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 sahn1@health.nyc.gov or 347-396-6549.PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR
- 51110 Minimum Qualifications 1.