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Director of Administration

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Date Posted: 07/24/2018

Location: New York, New York

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Description:

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, including oversight of environmental investigations, lead poisoning, injury prevention, occupational health, food safety, child care, radiation control, recreational and drinking water quality, air quality, climate health, vector control, veterinary public health and pest control.

The Bureau of Child Care seeks to hire an Early Childhood Education Consultant to monitor and make recommendations to child care programs throughout New York City to ensure that child care services operate within regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

--Evaluate and assess child care programs (center-based, residential, school-based and after-school programs) to assure compliance with local, state and federal regulations and applicable performance standards.

--Provide consultation, guidance and technical assistance to prospective and current child care providers and staff concerning educational programming, appropriate organization and classroom management techniques, and other best practices within the field

--Issue notices of violation, and make recommendations for issuance or denial or child care permits or licenses and/or closure of programs having imminent health hazards.

--Investigate complaints about the operation of licensed child care services and allegations of unlicensed child care.

--Represent the Department at professional conferences and participating in professional development activities related to Early Childhood Education.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualification Requirements

1. A masters 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 and which employs at least two licensed teachers of early childhood education; as the teacher director of a licensed school or licensed program which is devoted largely to pre-school and/or kindergarten groups and which employs at least one other licensed teacher of early childhood education; as a consultant in early childhood education for such a program; or as a consultant in early childhood education in a public agency; or

2. A baccalaureate degree in education from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by student teaching in early childhood education (pre-K to 2nd grade) in an acceptable licensed program in a licensed school and a masters degree from an accredited college or university, in education, social work, psychology, or counseling and three years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in “1” above.

Preferred Skills
--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; and carry/use mobile inspection equipment weighing approximately 15 pounds.

Application Instructions:

Apply online with a cover letter to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job ID search bar, enter: job ID # 352414.

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

Additional Information:

Residency Requirement

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.

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