Home Visitor Newborn Home Visiting, Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health
Full-time
NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
The Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is charged with the creation and oversight of programs, policies, services, and environments that support physical and socio-emotional health, and promote primary and reproductive health services, health equity, social justice, safety and well-being for New York City families and children. The Division is comprised of the Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health, the Bureau of Early Intervention, the Office of School Health, and the Bureau of Administration. The vision of the DFCH is that every child, woman, and family recognize their power and is given the opportunity to reach their full health and development potential. We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice, particularly racial, gender, and LGBTQ equity to apply.
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Description
Responsibilities:
- Conduct visits to mother’s residing in Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelters who have recently given birth.
- Provide instruction and health education on maternal and infant health issues including breastfeeding, safe sleep, and early childhood development.
- Conduct assessments of the living environment to ensure safety in household residents.
- Liaise with DHS staff for service coordination for women and families.
- Collect and enter data, monitor, review and manage case assignments.
- Assess and assist families with navigation and connection to community resources.
- Visit partner maternity facilities post-partum units, identify, and offer visits to eligible mothers.
- Participate in marketing the Program through community events, conduct neighborhood health assessments and /or surveys, and assist senior management in other assignments.
Qualifications:
- 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, 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, 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, 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, Assignment Level I, or at least one additional year of experience as described in Qualification Requirement “2” above. - Experience working with low-income families and or families in a shelter setting, Community outreach experience, early-childhood development, breastfeeding and/or maternal-child health education experience. Data collection experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications is needed. Excellent written and oral communication skills, fluency in English and Spanish or French preferred
- A Motor Vehicle Driver’s license valid in the State of New York is required for certain assignments if required this license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
Salary: $47-60k annually