Public Health Educator, Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation

PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR - 51110

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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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://student aid.gov/pslf/)
• Benefits:
  City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
  • a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
  • additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
  • a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
  • a tax-deferred savings program and
  • 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.

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…