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Job Description
Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.
As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City's yellow fever outbreak in 1822, to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.
Our Agency's five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are:
1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a "response-ready" organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods
3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness
4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women's health
5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change
Our 7,000-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism's impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In 2021, the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.
PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention (BCDP) strives to reduce the burden of chronic disease, including heart disease, obesity, and cancer, among New Yorkers. We work to address the impact of structural racism and other injustices that are a root cause of the inequitable prevalence, treatment, and outcomes of chronic diseases in communities of color and among other marginalized communities. BCDP focuses on nutrition, tobacco use, the build environment, screening for cancer, and reducing the incidence and impact of hypertension. BCDP works with partners in government and the community to employ evidence-based policies, programs, communications, and research aimed at shifting environments, changing systems, and promoting health equity. The Bureau sits within the Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness. The Healthy Eating Unit within the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention is seeking to hire a Farmers Markets Nutrition Education Manager to manage and oversee implementation of Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables (JSY) Stellar Farmers Market program.
PLEASE NOTE: In the event of a public health emergency as deemed by the agency (public health outbreak, natural disaster, etc.), employees may be mandated to assume an emergency response role. In these rare instances and when notified, staff will be re-assigned from their regular day-to-day duties as noted in this job description to take another role considered necessary by the agency. When this occurs, all staff are required to comply with the change in assignment and must be prepared to be called upon promptly.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Plan and monitor SFM program implementation at up to 15 farmers markets. located in underserved NYC neighborhoods each year.
Hire, supervise and support the activities of a team of seasonal, temporary educators as they implement SFM programming at farmers markets. Monitor staff time and effort documentation. Participate in planning and conducting staff trainings and meetings to effectively prepare SFM temporary staff for program implementation.
Supervise and oversee the activities of temporary staff in nutrition education programs by conducting site monitoring visits to ensure program is implemented as intended. In collaboration with Senior Manager, develop, monitor and execute the SFM annual budget and spending plan and assist with monthly grant claiming.
Plan and ensure that all supplies are available for program implementation. Act as a technical consultant for farmers markets nutrition education programs and engage with relevant community stakeholders to support program goals.
Develop and revise educational materials, such as recipes and nutritional handouts, as needed. Manage and oversee the collection and submission of all evaluation documentation and surveys as directed by NYS DOH.
Prepare quarterly reports for submission to funders outlining program impacts, program reach, and community partnership.
Other duties, as needed to support the goals of the JSY SFM program.
IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES:
Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as:
- A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as: A Valid U. S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card/Green Card, or Driver's license.
- Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.
- Current Resume
- Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as: Recent Utility Bill (i. e. Telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone)
Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting's "Minimum Qualification Requirements" section.
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