Posted On: 10/03/2024
Location
QUEENS
Department
SH Reproductive Health
Salary Range:
$24.10 – $27.71
Division/Program Summary Description:
The CATCH Program offers in-school pregnancy tests, emergency contraception, hormonal contraception, referrals for reproductive health care as needed, and age-appropriate sexual and reproductive health education. The CATCH program is currently operating on 57 high school campuses. The schools hosting the CATCH sites are low income, communities of color, which have historically suffered worse health outcomes compared to NYC as a whole. We also know that these neighborhoods were also the hardest hit by the pandemic.
In order to ensure that these schools/communities continue to receive high quality sexual and reproductive health education, the Adolescent Health Unit/OSH is seeking to hire 12 CATCH Public Health Advisors to assist clinicians during medical sessions, help maintain medications, health records, and educational materials, as well as actively promote the CATCH program throughout the school community.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Prepare the clinical session
Assist clinician during the medical session, including transcribing medical information
Collect and transmit medical records from assigned schools to the central health office
Establish and maintain a good working relationship with school personnel
Develop effective means for promoting the CATCH program to the school community
Maintain and monitor inventory of all educational materials
Maintain adequate storage of students' medication
Assist students with their medication administration
Document observations on the medication logs and student medical records
Ensure that students' medical equipment is functioning and properly used
Perform basic first aid
Participate in agency wide activities for emergency preparedness.
Preferred Skills:
Minimum Qualifications
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education or in health, social or biological sciences; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and six months of full-time satisfactory experience in a health promotion or disease intervention/prevention program, performing one or more of the following: interviewing, conducting field investigations, assessing health risks,
making referrals, or collecting and analyzing epidemiological data; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in “2” above; or
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to “1,” “2” or “3” above. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of full-time experience. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and either twelve semester credits as described in “1” above or six months of experience as described in “2” above.
Additional Requirements
A. To be assigned to Assignment Level II, candidates must have, in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements listed above, at least one year of experience as a Public Health Adviser (School Health), Assignment Level I, or
at least one additional year of experience as described in Qualification Requirement 2 above.
55a Program
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website atResidency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.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.
Job ID
650418
Title code
51195
Civil service title
PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISER (SCHOOL
Title classification
Competitive-1
Business title
CATCH Public Health Advisor, Bureau Of School Health
Posted until
10/02/2025
Experience Level:
Entry-Level
Job level
01
Number of positions
9
Work location
30-30 47TH AVE
Category:
Health
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