Wellness coordinator Jobs in Yonkers, NY

Division / Program Summary Description :

The NYC Health Worksite Wellness Program provides wellness initiatives programs and resources to help health department staff live a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle. Worksite Wellness initiatives focus on many different areas that contribute to wellbeing like physical activity healthy eating worklife integration general health and prevention and mental health. Worksite Wellness offers a range of services including mental health programming resources and workshops on topics such as stress burnout and resilience.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO :

Recruit and manages our network of wellness ambassadors and champions across worksites.

Collaborate with Employee Resource Groups to develop wellness and support programming for their members.

Assist teams with developing wellnessfocused teambuilding and engagement sessions.

Assist with implementing and managing a wellness rewards program.

Conduct outreach at various sites to encourage participation in wellness programs and offerings.

Manage marketing and communications for the wellness team including maintenance of our internal Wellness Hub website and creating marketing materials to promote programs initiatives and resources. Collaborate and partner with vendors to provide wellbeing programs.

Collect data and track progress of program reach.

PREFERRED SKILLS :

The ideal candidate for this position must be a proactive and selfmotivated individual with the ability to work in teams with multiple stakeholders.

Experience with stakeholder engagement and project management.

Excellent communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills.

Experience with program monitoring and evaluation.

Experience working with the public health or wellness sector.

Fluency in Microsoft Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Publisher Adobe Photoshop.

Strongly preferred :

Minimum of a bachelors from an accredited college or university; MPH MPA or related graduate degree preferred

At least 12 years of related engagement outreach and communication experience

Previous experience working in employee wellness community health or public health preferred

Capacity and willingness to learn organizational applications and policies.

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.

If you were educated outside of the United States you must have your foreign education evaluated to determine its equivalence to education obtained in the United States. This is required only if you need credit for your foreign education in this examination. For more information see the Foreign Education Evaluation Guide in the Required Information section on pa

PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR 51110

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of fulltime satisfactory experience in : (a) developing public health education programs including identifying target populations conducting needs assessments designing educational materials planning educational presentations or workshops and evaluating health education programs; (b) presenting public health education programs; and / or (c) counseling in areas such as communicable diseases substance abuse sexual abuse and / or family planning; or

2. A masters degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following areas : public health education education public / community health administration public administration or business administration and one year of fulltime satisfactory experience as described in 1 above.

For Assignment Level II

In addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements above to be assigned to Assignment Level II candidates must have two additional years of fulltime

satisfactory experience for a total of four years of experience for candidates with a baccalaureate degree and two years for candidates with a masters degree.

For Assignment Level III

In addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements above to be assigned to Assignment Level III candidates must have three additional years of fulltime satisfactory experience as described above for a total of five years of experience for

candidates with a baccalaureate degree and three years for candidates with a masters degree; at least one year of which in either case must have been in a

supervisory or administrative capacity.

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 : Employment Type :

Fulltime

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