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 Community Awareness, Action, Response, and Engagement (BCAARE) engages and supports community action to learn from community members’ experiences and expectations to develop and disseminate behavioral health linkages and supports for wellness, and for preparing for, and responding to local and widespread events and emergencies. The bureau invites and includes peer perspectives to integrate equitable access to behavioral health across sectors and settings. BCAARE is organized into six offices including Behavioral Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, Community Engagement and Training, Consumer Affairs, Data Aggregation, Translation and Analytics, and Neighborhood Response Unit. Key programs, initiatives, and collaborations include Connections to Care: Building Resilience for Youth, Community Covid Conversations (3C), NYC Project Hope, Resilience and Emotional Support Team (REST), and the Mayor’s Subway Safety Plan.

Promoting Mental Health-AANHPI (PMH-AANHPI) is an initiative to promote the mental health and well-being of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in NYC in the face of increasing racism and violence against these communities. PMH-AANHPI will coordinate efforts within the Health Department, with intra-governmental partners, and with community stakeholders to develop and organize structured discussions with communities about behavioral health impacts of anti-AANHPI hate and discrimination and associated strategies for healing and resilience.

PMH-AANHPI will use task-shifting and employ a train-the-trainer model with AANHPI community groups and leaders to raise awareness of the impact of Anti-Asian racism on individual- and community-level mental health, support resilience, and facilitate linkages to behavioral health resources for AANHPI individuals and communities in NYC. PMH-AANHPI will assure appropriate language access, ensure racial and cultural concordance between presenters and participants, and attain broad dissemination and reach.

In addition to creating training materials to include strategies for stress reduction, mental health awareness and stigma, and options for support and intervention; PMH-AANHPI will offer microgrants to AANHPI CBO/FBOs to increase their capacity to offer workshops and mental health service linkages to members of the AANHPI community.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to Project Director of PMH-AAPI Senior Trainer will manage all aspects of PMH-AAPI train-the-trainer and coaching sessions for community trainers and Office of Community Engagement and Training (OCET) staff. Specific duties are outlined, below:

Senior Trainer:

• Coordinate and facilitate PMH-AANHPI train-the-trainer with DOHMH and community stakeholders

to implement PMH-AANHPI training.

• Develop training quality standards to monitor and support staff trainers

• Support team managers with staff evaluation to ensure training curriculum adherence and fidelity

• Provide technical assistance and regular coaching sessions to community trainers to enhance competence

• Contribute to course and/or curricula development and updating

• Conduct workshops and seminars to train employees in new skills or techniques

• Create training plans based on an analysis of performance assessments and other data to identify areas of improvement

• Assess training staff competency and identify areas for improvement

• Review and revise training materials as needed, including manuals, videos, or other visual aids

• Develop new training programs based on changes in technology or project needs

• Conduct effectiveness evaluations of training programs

• Evaluate training program outcomes to identify areas for development

• Manage and execute the educational course catalog and assist staff and instructors in the development of courses and online modules.

• Keep knowledge up to date for the latest practices, tools, and trends

• Provide PMH-AANHPI trainings to community groups, non-profits, faith-based groups, and other potential partners as scheduled.

• Work on special projects as needed.

• Contribute to the development of

activities/tools that promote equity and uphold social justice in practices and programming

• Perform additional duties and serve in emergency response roles in accordance with agency requirements.

• Other tasks, as assigned.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

• 3+ years of community engagement and training experience

• Ability to work well in fast-paced, team-oriented environment¿

• Initiative, creativity, willingness to learn, and ability to multitask and prioritize, as well as work under pressure and meet deadlines.¿¿

• Available to travel all five boroughs for program-related trainings, meetings and events.¿¿

• Strong customer service skills.¿¿

• Strong understanding of a wide array of training and engagement strategies.

• Experience using interactive experiential learning strategies, counseling and conflict resolution skills, and leadership strategies in culturally diverse settings

• Excellent facilitation, consensus-building and interpersonal skills.

• Project or program management experience

• Strong communication, writing, organizational, and computer skills.

**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. Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to: college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses.

If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.

**LOAN FORGIVENESS

"FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL”

Apply online with a cover letter to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job ID search bar, enter: job ID number #580460

We appreciate the interest and thank all applicants who apply, but only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

The NYC Health Department is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and culturally responsive workforce. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and gender non-conforming persons to apply.

All applicants will be considered without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, age, prior record of arrest; or any other basis prohibited by law.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your resume that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program.

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.