ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE CONSULTANT (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION) CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
AGENCY 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, 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 are:
- To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies.
- Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease.
- Address the second pandemic of mental illness.
- Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health.
- Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Division of Environmental Health works to prevent and control illness and injury related to environmental and occupational health risks through outreach, education, surveillance and enforcement. With staff of 1,000, the Division covers a broad range of subject matter.
The Bureau of Child Care seeks to hire an Early Childhood Education Consultant to monitor and make recommendations to childcare programs throughout New York City to ensure that childcare services operate within regulatory compliance.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
- Evaluating and assessing childcare programs to assure compliance with local, state and federal regulations and applicable performance standards.
- Providing consultation, guidance and technical assistance to childcare providers and staff concerning educational programming and best practices.
- Serve as a resource person for the Bureau and providers on current trends and research in Early Childhood Education.
- Issue notices of violation and make recommendations for issuance/denial of childcare permits/licenses.
- Investigate complaints about the operation of licensed childcare services.
- Represent the Department at professional conferences.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. A master's degree in education from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 12 semester hour graduate credits in early childhood or elementary education and three years of full-time satisfactory experience in one or a combination of the following:
- as the director or educational director of a licensed school or licensed program which is devoted largely to pre-school and/or kindergarten groups;
- as the teacher director of a licensed school or licensed program which is devoted largely to pre-school and/or kindergarten groups;
- as a consultant in early childhood education who evaluates such programs and/or provides expert advice for such programs;
- as a consultant in early childhood education who evaluates such programs and/or provides expert advice for such programs in a public agency.
2. A baccalaureate degree in education from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by student teaching in early childhood education and a master's degree from an accredited college or university, in education, social work, psychology, or counseling and three years of full-time satisfactory experience as described above.
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Professional Certification in Early Childhood Education.
- Strong communication, analytic, and observational skills.
- Ability to deduce potential impacts of conditions or assess risk.
- Writing skills including the ability to adequately describe observations in detail.
- Computer skills including the use of mobile computing devices.
- Position requires travel throughout the five boroughs using mass transit or a personal vehicle.
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.
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