Fieldwork Intern Bureau of Public Health Clinics

College Aide IC (1st Year Graduate)
Fieldwork Intern Parttime 10 Hours/week

The mission of the BPHC 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 provide immunizations and sexual health services regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. To achieve this the intern will support the team with the conducting of outreach to providers and community groups; support with administrative needs to support our research efforts; and provide feedback on how to improve sexual health and wellness and reduce racial inequities. The Bureau requests approval to hire a parttime College Aide (1st Year Graduate). This individual will report to the Community Engagement Supervisor and will be responsible supporting the Outreach Unit of the Bureau of Public Health Clinics and helping to ensure that the team meets greater program goals and deliverables in a timely and effective manner.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Investigating strategies to enhance our existing CUNY student outreach methods.
Maintaining an uptodate calendar with all planned outreach activities.
Logging activities in city database Public Health Partners Connect (PHPC) within 2 business days.
Conducting periodic quality assurance checks on PHPC data.
Following up on studentfocused listservs the clinics belongs to in order to ensure services listed locations and hours are posted and accurately depicted.
Sharing promotional materials during student and/or oncampus activities and events.
Ensuring increased access to safer sex supplies throughout campuses.
Attending preidentified community and coalition meetings.
Assessing student engagement work to strategize outreach with a racial equity lens.
Creating transition document at the end of their fieldwork that details all aspects of the project including outstanding assignments main points of contacts and potential next steps to move the project forward.
Provide overall summary of their work with Community Engagement Unit.
Transition partnerships developing communication around transition to inform partners about new points of contact after their internship ends.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

Students at CUNY or SUNY in good academic standing
Comfortable communicating clearly and professionally to diverse audiences by email phone and inperson.
Proficiency in Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint.

To apply please email your resume to Applications may be considered on a rolling basis.

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 Educations website ()
Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
oa premiumfree health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually per a 2024 assessment.
oadditional health fitness and financial benefits may be available based on the positions associated union/benefit fund.
oa public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
oa taxdeferred savings program and
oa 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 antitobacco 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 COVID19 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!

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 SyeEun Ahn Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at or.

Qualifications :

For Assignment Level I:
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school.
For Assignment Level II (Information Technology):
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology computer science management information systems data processing or closely related field including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study.
For Assignment Level III (Information Technology Fellow):
Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or graduate school with a specific course of study in information technology computer science management information systems data processing or other area relevant to the information technology project(s) assigned including or supplemented by 9 semester credits in an acceptable course of study. Appointments to this Assignment Level will be made by the Technology Steering Committee through the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

SPECIAL NOTE
Maximum tenure for all Assignment Levels in the title of College Aide is 6 years. No student shall be employed more than halftime in any week in which classes in which the student is enrolled are in session. Students may be employed fulltime during their vacation periods.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Parttime