Regional Supervisor

ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE SUPERVISING PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISER CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

Division/Program Summary:
The Office of School Health (OSH) is a collaborative program between the Department of Education (DOE) and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), dedicated to promoting the health of over 1.3 million school children enrolled in approximately 1,800 public and non-public schools across New York City. For over 100 years, OSH has provided essential public health services, including case management of chronic health conditions, preventive health screenings, urgent care, medication administration, counseling, health education, referrals, oral health, and vision services.

The primary public health purpose of the OSH Vision Program is to identify and support students at risk for amblyopia, myopia, astigmatism, and hyperopia. In partnership with external donors such as Warby Parker, and with the endorsement of City Hall and the Mayor’s Fund of New York City, the program delivers vision screenings to pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first-grade students, as well as students in community and temporary housing schools. These services are provided both by city employees and contracted vendors. For many students, this program is their only access to critical ophthalmologic care. The Vision Program offers free vision screenings, eye exams, and eyeglasses to all kindergarteners and first graders, as well as optometric services and glasses to approximately 40,000 students in Community and Students in Temporary Housing (STH) schools and 5,000 high-risk students who fail initial screenings. Through partnerships with vendors, eyeglasses are fabricated and delivered to the Eyeglass Distribution unit for processing and distribution to children in need. In the upcoming school year, the program anticipates distributing approximately 65,000 pairs of glasses.


Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide oversight of at least three regional screening teams, including supervision of additional staff assigned to their borough to ensure vision services are delivered efficiently and effectively.
- Review annual lists of public and non-public schools to determine eligibility for program services and conduct outreach to school leadership.
- Develop and implement quality assurance processes, including standardized assessment rubrics, timelines, and corrective action plans for screening teams.
- Participate in strategic planning and protocol development.
- Collaborate with the Team Leads and field-based staff to identify process improvement opportunities and develop mechanisms for implementation.
- Compile comprehensive data reports on the assigned borough, including site-specific indicators such as enrollment, number of students screened, referred, examined onsite, examined in the community, and number of glasses ordered and delivered.
- Monitoring time and attendance of staff.
- Conduct personnel interviews and select staff for screening teams.
- Perform vision screenings when the need arises and assists other programs within the Vision Program.
- Travel throughout the five boroughs may be required.

Why you should work for us:

- Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
o a tax-deferred savings program and
o a 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, anti-tobacco 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 COVID-19 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!

Commitment to Equity:

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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 Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at [email protected] or 347-396-6549.

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1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and two years of full-time satisfactory experience in a public health program, performing duties involving case finding, case management, interviewing, investigating and other related public health work, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or

2. An associate degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by twelve semester credits in health education, or in health, social or biological sciences; and four years of experience as described in "1" above, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and six years of experience as described in "1" above, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity; or

4. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. Undergraduate college credit may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of full-time experience. Twelve credits in the health, social or biological sciences may be substituted for an additional six
months of experience. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and a minimum of two years of experience, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity, as described in "1" above.

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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.