Open AmeriCorps Positions
2024 – 2025 Public Health AmeriCorps Positions
- Public Health AmeriCorps positions run for 10-12 months and can be part- or full-time (20-35 hours/week, depending on the position). These positions focus on Public Health in Upstate New York, serving in areas such as health access, education, outreach, nutrition, transportation, and more. Public Health AmeriCorps involves direct, hands-on service.
- Many of these positions will start in Fall 2024, but a later start date is possible! For more information about how to use AmeriCorps as an internship or the potential for flexibility in start/end date, please contact Haley Desilet at hdesilet@rhnscny.org.
All AmeriCorps positions require:
US Citizenship or Permanent Residency
A high school diploma or GED
- All members will:
Participate in an online CDC Foundational Health Training (20 -30 hours)
Serve for 10-12 months (or have increased hours in a shorter time period)
Receive College Loan Forbearance (if desired)
Gain a Living Allowance and Education Award according to the following chart:
Term of Service | Average hours/week | FTE (Full Time Equivalent) | Living Allowance Stipend | Education Award | Total Compensation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1200 hours | 30 | .7 | $15,500.00 | $5,176.50 | $20,676.50 |
900 hours | 20 – 25 | 0.5 | $11,375 | $3,697.50 | $15,072.50 |
675 hours | 20 | 0.38 | $8,500 | $2,817.14 | $11,317.14 |
Available Positions
(listed by county)
Broome County
Outreach Coordinator (Binghamton, NY)
Host Site: The Astor D. Rice Foundation, Inc.
One position available
Flexible schedule: 900 hours must be completed within one full year of service starting in Oct’24 or later.
This PHA Outreach Coordinator position provides essential support to the Astor D. Rice Foundation’s dedication to enhancing the lives of individuals and families and adding support into the communities where our underserved neighbors live, work and play. The member will engage with the community to raise awareness of programs.
This position requires a personal vehicle and a driver’s license.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create and distribute flyers, newsletters, social media posts and other communication materials.
- Build and maintain relationships with community partners, funders, volunteers and stakeholders & donors.
- Represent the organization at community events, meetings and conferences. Track and share results. Follow up when appropriate.
- Assist in researching and writing grants; and fundraising efforts to support program activities. (Limitations: Only 10% of a members time can be spent working on grants,)
- Help maintain organizations databases ensuring accuracy and integrity of information when inputting program data.
- Collect and analyze feedback from community members to inform program improvements for the future
- Engage with community stakeholders, partners, program participants and volunteers to broaden the organizations reach and impact.
Youth Education Specialist (Johnson City, NY)
Host Site: Mothers & Babies Perinatal Network
One position available
Flexible schedule: 1200 hours must be completed within one full year of service starting in Oct’24 or later.
(Ex/ October 2024 – August 2025, 1200 hours, 30 hours/week)
Mothers & Babies Perinatal Network’s Youth Services department is seeking two talented and inspiring individuals to join our team as Youth Education Specialists. Under the direction of the Youth Services Director, the YE Specialists will be involved with all aspects of the Youth Services department and will work alongside the educators to facilitate programs, create and/or edit program content, promote program information, and analyze data. Youth Services primarily works with middle and high school students in classroom settings, parents and caregivers, and local school districts to promote comprehensive sexuality education and life skills with the goal of providing young people with the information they need to protect their health and future.
This position requires a personal vehicle, driver’s license, and a four year college degree.
PHA Position Details:
- Facilitate small group discussions in after-school or evening settings, or as part of in-school clubs and programs.
- Facilitate middle school classroom programs as needed with a focus on healthy relationships, nutrition, puberty and hygiene.
- Help to create and launch virtual parent education sessions.
- Work with the Youth Services team to update or create content and materials for presentations and social media.
- Assist with data collection and entry and some analysis.
- Attend community events, meetings, or webinars as needed.
NYS Public Health AmeriCorps Farm to School Member (Binghamton, NY)
Host Site: Food and Health Network of South Central New York
One position available
October 2024 – July 2025, 900 hours (24 hours/week)
Public Health AmeriCorps (PHA) Farm to School members are a part of the Food and Health Network’s regional Farm to School program that works collaboratively with 29 school districts in South Central New York. PHA Farm to School members will work as part of a team with the Farm to School Coordinator to develop, implement, grow, and evaluate programs to bring healthy, local food to students. Members will work with staff, students, parents, farms, and community partners to increase capacity for hands-on learning, local procurement, and creating a school-wide culture of health.
This position requires a personal vehicle.
Program goals:
- Increase access to healthy, locally grown food through school meals including breakfast, lunch and snacks;
- Engage students in hands-on learning through growing, cooking, and tasting new foods in order to build their skills, food literacy, and healthy food preferences;
- Cultivate farm to school leadership among students, staff, and volunteers;
- Build capacity and sustainability through improved coordination, community outreach, parent involvement, and volunteer recruitment and management
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Develop and maintain relationships with Farm to School partners; including School Food Service, school staff, farmers, and community organizations;
- Create and deliver educational programs and special events including taste tests, after-school or summer clubs, community programs, and harvest celebrations;
- Maintain a regular presence in school cafeterias to promote healthy options, local food, and NY Thursday menus;
- Design outreach and publicity materials;
- Assist with promotion of local food, NY Thursday menus, and related farm to school content through social media, blog posts, newsletters, and video;
- Assist school staff, students, and volunteers with school garden maintenance and hands-on learning opportunities;
- Support food access for students and families in the community through sharing resources, participating in community meetings, and assisting with food distribution as needed;
- Attend regular trainings;
- Regularly record programming data for evaluation and reporting
- Serve as an independent member of the Farm to School team
- Assist in resource development to support Farm to School activities to the extent permitted (10% of total time in service, no work on federal funding applications, etc. by the AmeriCorps National Service Program and with the specific guidance of the Rural Health Network).
Qualifications:
- Experience gardening and/or farming, community organizing, studying food systems or sustainable agriculture, or working in public health
- Experience teaching or working with groups of kids (formal or non-formal)
- Comfort working in a kitchen (home or commercial) desirable but not required
- Commitment to public service
- Strong public speaking, writing, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Connection to and/or knowledge of the community you want to serve
- Understanding of our mission and scope
Community Overdose Prevention Specialist (Binghamton, NY)
Host Site: Truth Pharm
One position available
Flexible schedule: 900 hours must be completed within one full year of service starting in Oct’24 or later.
(Ex/ October 2024 – September 2025, 900 hours, 20 hours/week)
The Public Health AmeriCorps Community Overdose Prevention Specialist works on special projects that involve overdose reversal training and Narcan distribution in the community and at the Truth Pharm office.
This position requires a personal vehicle and a driver’s license.
PHA Position Details:
Direct Service, Training, and Community Outreach:
- Attend tabling events (health and community events) to provide education, referrals and supplies
- Provide walk-in service response to community members to assist them with their immediate needs such as basic needs resourcing, drug testing supplies, treatment resources and overdose reversal supplies
- Distribute Narcan Kits and provide overdose reversal training
Program and Material Creation and Management:
- Assemble Narcan kits
- Prepare materials related to tabling, outreach, training, overdose prevention and Narcan Distribution
- Promote social media campaigns related to overdose prevention
- Assists with additional Truth Pharm projects and tasks related to overdose prevention.
- Grant writing assistance is limited to 10% of member’s time. No federal grants.
- Track data for reporting
Volunteer Management:
- Manage and organize community member volunteers to utilize their assistance for various overdose prevention strategies
Bus Community Coordinator with the Greater Good Grocery (Binghamton, NY)
Host Site: Greater Good Grocery (a program of Broome County Council of Churches)
Two positions available
Flexible schedule: 900 hours must be completed within one full year of service starting in Oct’24 or later.
The Greater Good Grocery Bus is a mobile market that sells fresh, healthy, and affordable food in different communities across Broome County. The Public Health AmeriCorps Greater Good Grocery Bus Community Coordinator is responsible for ensuring safe, timely, and efficient operations at each site as assigned by their daily route and schedule. Daily responsibilities include loading/unloading, restocking the bus, driving the van used for excess stock, providing exemplary customer service, handling money and other transactions with the point-of-sale system, and data collection.
The Greater Good Grocery Bus travels to different market sites across Broome County to provide healthy food access to both urban as well as rural communities. The Greater Good Grocery Bus operates all-year-round in rain or shine conditions with safety precautions. A successful candidate will have a servant leadership mentality, be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and help meet the customers’ needs.
This position requires a driver’s license and the ability to lift 25 lbs.
PHA Position Details:
- Stock and price products on bus.
- Provide customer service: proces transactions, bag groceries, assistcustomer with bags.
- Educate SNAP customers about the programs available to increase their access to affordable healthy foods.
- Provide local program information on how to access food or other services to customers who are struggling with food insecurity.
- Follow assigned schedule and drive the van to sites as needed.
- Responsible for recording all sales in the point-of-sale system.
- Assist in maintaining accurate records of each site i.e. people served, items sold, profits, etc.
- Keep Greater Good Grocery Bus clean and organized.
- Stock the Greater Good Grocery Bus at the beginning and end of each shift.
- Conduct regular inventories of products throughout the shift schedule and restocks items as needed.
- Represent The Council and AmeriCorps in a professional manner at all times when interfacing with customers, donors, volunteers and/or constituent providers.
Community Garden Assistant (Binghamton, NY)
Host Site: VINES
One position available
March 2025 – November 2025, 675 hours total, 20 hours/week
The Rural Health Service Corps (RHSC) Community Garden Assistant will assist with the development, maintenance, and expansion of community garden operations, which will include the initiation of the community composting program and systematic soil testing. Furthermore, they will help implement Green Thumb Educational Workshops. The member’s service will be key to advancing the goals of both VINES and the Rural Health Service Corps program of combating food insecurity by educating program participants on how to plant, care for, and harvest fresh fruits and vegetables in VINES’ network of approximately 20+ community gardens. The Community Garden Assistant will help build relationships with community gardeners and site coordinators to ensure that community members are receiving the information and materials they need to grow their own food and make changes in their health.
This position requires a driver’s license.
PHA Position Details:
- Assist with logistics and distribution of supplies, tools and materials to and from VINES’ 20+ community garden sites.
- Assist with managing volunteers through garden improvement projects and maintenance on volunteer days.
- Assist with data collection and entry regarding community garden needs and impacts.
- Conduct outreach including but not limited to tabling, distributing flyers, and door to door outreach to engage community members in all of VINES’ programs;
- Engage and educate volunteers and supervise volunteer work with Farm Share, Green Thumb Workshops, Soil Testing, the Community Meal and other areas as needed;
- Assist in the coordination of Green Thumb workshop series which provides educational events for the public on the topics such as raised bed gardening, home composting, food preservation, and healthy cooking. This may include but isn’t limited to, identifying and communicating with instructors, being VINES’ representative at workshops, attending and assisting with instruction of workshops.
- Assist the Community Garden Manager with creating educational materials for community garden members;
- Assist in the collection of soil samples for both Community Gardens and Build-A-Garden (residential) program.
- Occasionally drive van for distribution of Farm Share vegetable boxes.
- Assist with running community meal on the 5th Tuesdays of the month (~3 times per year) at the United Presbyterian Church;
- Document, report on and evaluate programs/progress;
- Assist in resource development to support VINES activities to the extent permitted (10% of total time in service, no work on federal funding applications, etc. by the AmeriCorps National Service Program and with the specific guidance of the Rural Health Network).
Farm Share Program Assistant (Binghamton, NY)
Host Site: VINES
One position available
March 2025 – November 2025, 675 hours total, 20 hours/week
The Rural Health Service Corps (RHSC) Farm Share Program Assistant will assist the Farm Share Program Manager with the implementation of the Farm Share Program. This includes coordinating drop-off and pick-up times for shares from local farmers, distribution of shares to residents, and coordination of nutrition and cooking demonstrations at distribution sites. The Farm Share Program Assistant will also focus on the development and expansion of new and existing educational materials and work directly with members to understand how to identify, store, and prepare produce. The Farm Share Program Assistant will increase the number of individuals receiving support, services, education, and/or referrals to alleviate long-term hunger. The Farm Share Program Assistant will also focus on volunteer recruitment and retention
This position requires a driver’s license.
PHA Position Details:
- Assist with planning and implementation for VINES Farm Share Program;
- Input data into Farm Share Database on customer payments and other information from weekly pickups;
- Utilize Farm Share Database to create reports and extract other data;
- Create educational materials including recipes and cooking and storage guides for VINES Farm Share members to further understand how to utilize their shares;
- Create weekly recipe samples, demonstrations and/or tastings for the VINES Farm Share members;
- Organize educational events for the public on topics such food storage, preservation, and healthful cooking;
- Ensure adequate membership in the program by conducting outreach efforts in target communities;
- Engage and educate volunteers and supervise volunteer work with the VINES Farm Share Program;
- Increase volunteer recruitment and retention;
- Actively promote the VINES Farm Share Program through the development of written and electronic products, brochures, press releases, reports, etc.
- Document, report on and evaluate programs/progress;
- Assist in resource development to support VINES activities to the extent permitted (10% of total time in service, no work on federal funding applications, etc. by the AmeriCorps National Service Program and with the specific guidance of the Rural Health Network).
Urban Farm Assistant (Binghamton, NY)
Host Site: VINES
One position available
March 2025 – November 2025, 675 hours total, 20 hours/week
The Rural Health Service Corps (RHSC) Urban Farm Assistant will help the Urban Farm Manager to implement a successful growing season. This includes all aspects of agricultural production and the supervision of volunteers and youth employees in this endeavor. The member’s service will be key to advancing the goals of both VINES and the Rural Health Service Corps program of combating food insecurity by increasing convenient access to healthy foods, and educating program participants on the production of fresh foods. The Urban Farm and Youth Program Assistant will help with day-to-day farm tasks, and also help to increase the growing area under production at the Binghamton Urban Farm, developing new systems for efficiency of production, data management, volunteer tracking and retention, and attend farmer’s markets.
This position requires a driver’s license.
PHA Position Details:
- Helping with all aspects of plant care, including seed starting, transplanting, watering, weeding, and harvest.
- Helping with other farm maintenance tasks including but not limited to, mowing, weed trimming, managing compost, setting up irrigation, mulching, and pruning.
- Helping the Farm Manager coordinate volunteer events and workdays including leading small groups of volunteers in farm tasks and leading tours of the Urban Farm.
- Helping the Farm Manager in managing, collecting, and inputting harvest, growing, and volunteer data.
- The Assistant will aid the Farm Manager in writing the weekly CSA newsletter, including taking photos and conducting youth and volunteer interviews.
- Helping with distribution of produce at farm stands and farmer’s markets.
- Assist the CGYPM and UFM with supervising youth employees participating in VINES’ Grow Binghamton summer youth employment program and developing educational lessons to teach youth about food production, nutrition, cooking, food insecurity, local food initiatives and the need for fresh, affordable food;
- Document, report on and evaluate programs/progress;
- Assist in resource development to support VINES activities to the extent permitted (10% of total time in service, no work on federal funding applications, etc. by the AmeriCorps National Service Program and with the specific guidance of the Rural Health Network).
Chemung County
Health & Nutrition Programs Assistant (Elmira, NY)
Host Site: Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Two positions available
Flexible schedule: 1200 hours must be completed within one full year of service starting in Oct’24 or later. (Ex/ October 2024 – August 2025, 1200 hours, 30 hours/week)
The Health & Nutrition Programs Assistant Public Health AmeriCorps Member(s) will work on initiatives aimed at supporting the wellbeing of our local community. This position will be largely focused on supporting tailored food delivery programs for pregnant and postpartum mothers, prediabetic patients, and other priority populations. This position will also support the Food Bank of the Southern Tier’s partners in the healthcare field, as well as provide cooking and nutrition resources to community members utilizing Food Bank services. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with community members; who is knowledgeable and passionate about nutrition, health, and cooking; and who is interested in innovative new partnerships and strategies for addressing food and nutrition insecurity.
A personal vehicle and driver’s license is required for this position.
Position Details:
Supporting Home Delivery Programs
- Assist participants with their weekly orders (I.e., provide tech support, update customer profiles, assist with order placements, answer questions about products, assist participants needing language services)
- Assist with preparation, packing, delivery, and pick up of food orders
- Communicate important program information and updates through texts, calls, website updates, and paper fliers
- Follow up on new participant referrals
- Assist with offboarding and provide post-program resources for program participants
Nutrition & Cooking Education
- Develop cooking and nutrition resources including recipes, nutrition handouts, videos, and other health-related resources for Kitchen Stork, Health Meets Home, healthcare partners, and other Food Bank programs
- Conduct and/or assist with nutrition trainings, workshops, and recipe demonstrations in the community
Healthcare Partnership Connections
- Support hospitals and clinics in establishing strong screening and referral systems for patients experiencing food insecurity
- Educate patients on Food Bank network services and supports by tabling at clinics and hospitals
Cortland County
Community Health Educator (CORTLAND, NY)
Host Site: Seven Valleys Health Coalition
Two positions available
Flexible schedule: 1200 hours must be completed within one full year of service starting in Oct’24 or later.
(Ex/ October 2024 – August 2025, 1200 hours, 30 hours/week)
The Seven Valleys Health Coalition (SVHC) Public Health AmeriCorps will provide support to SVHC on the community health education efforts focused on addressing Cortland County’s priority areas of preventing chronic disease; promoting well-being and preventing mental and substance use disorders; and preventing communicable diseases. There will also be an opportunity for the AmeriCorps member to support efforts in the maternal health and food systems programs. SVHC envisions a community in which all individuals are empowered to lead healthy and fulfilling lives and a local food system where all community members have access to healthy, affordable, equitable and sustainable food sources. SVHC collaborates with community members and partners to advocate for and support policies and actions that promote a healthy population, social equity, economic revitalization, and environmental stewardship.
This position requires a personal vehicle, driver’s license, and a four year college degree.
PHA Position Details:
SVHC Community Health Education – 65%
- Support Project Coordinator with planning, implementation, and evaluation of dental health education month programs, including creating and editing oral health videos for the local schools and facilitating preschool story hour at the public library.
- Support Project Coordinator with the planning and facilitation of Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and Eat Healthy Be Action workshops.
- Support the planning and execution of the annual Community Forum.
- Collaborate with staff and community members to promote the SVHC Winter Challenge and Summer Challenge.
- Collaborate with Project Coordinator to plan a 2-1-1 promotion plan for 2-1-1 Day in February.
- Compile Produce Prescription recipes into a vegetable and recipe guide for clients.
SVHC Maternal Health – 20%
- Work with the Project Coordinator to develop long-term program plans for the Postpartum
Doula program. - Support the planning and implementation of Doula Partnership events.
- Develop promotional materials related to the Doula Partnership.
- Assess program needs for the Cortland Breastfeeding Partnership.
Other – 15%
- Attend all staff and supervisor 1:1 meetings.
- Participate in outreach and networking efforts as directed by Executive Director or Assistant
Director.
Literacy Project Coordinator (CORTLAND, NY)
Host Site: Rural Health Institute of New York
One position available
Flexible schedule: 20-35 hours weekly, 900 or 1200 hours term of service, Starting October 2024 (flexible), Hybrid limited pre-approved teleservice (up to one day a week, or 6-7 total hours weekly). Term of service will run 9-12 months, depending on the amount of hours served per week.
The Rural Health Institute of New York (RHI) works to measurably improve public health through facilitation of targeted community driven initiatives. Based in Cortland, New York, we are a public health institute committed to helping rural communities across the state improve population-level health through use of data, collaboration, and communication.
RHI has expertise in three primary areas of expertise that contributes to our success: data and epidemiology, administrative and collaborative leadership, and design and health communications. These “core competencies” aren’t unrelated areas of expertise, but all feed into each other. We use data to drive our collaborative action planning and to inform our health communications campaigns with locally relevant information; we use our partnerships to identify key issues and disseminate evidence-based information to multiple audiences; we use our design and marketing skills to effectively share local data with relevant partners and help build data literacy.
For almost a decade, RHI has been facilitating the Literacy Coalition of Cortland County. This group is composed of relevant community representatives from agencies who provide early childhood and educational services, as well as community members. The Project Assistant is responsible for the daily support of the RHI Literacy Project, which includes providing office support to the RHI literacy projects, including Books to Grow On, Hello Cortland and the Early Learning Moments Campaign. The Project Assistant will also support other RHI health education activities as needed.
This position requires a personal vehicle, driver’s license, and a two year college degree.
PHA Position Details:
- Assist with the development and implementation of community literacy projects, including the Books to Grow On Program
- Assist with the development and implementation of education and awareness campaigns, including the Early Learning Moments Campaign
- Main and work to enhance the Hello Cortland website, a hub of resources for local parents of young children
- Facilitate communications within the Coalition and to the community
- Manage social media accounts related to literacy and other health education activities
- Assist with community education activities
- Support research and/or data collection and other related activities tied to literacy
- Maintain and organize records of project and Coalition activities
- Support other related health education activities
- Facilitate communications with Coalition members (scheduling, etc.)
- Help draft and disseminate public facing communications materials, including blog posts, social media content, newsletters, reports, presentations, and other documents
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Grace Space Program Assistant (CORTLAND, NY)
Host Site: Rural Health Institute of New York
One position available
Flexible schedule: 20-35 hours weekly, 900 or 1200 hours term of service, Starting October 2024 (flexible), Hybrid limited pre-approved teleservice (up to one day a week, or 6-7 total hours weekly). Term of service will run 9-12 months, depending on the amount of hours served per week.
This position has some flexibility in terms of hours and start date. The Grace Space will open the first week of November and will be open Monday through Friday 11am to 6:30pm until at least April 2025. The majority of the hours should fall within this time with the possibility of the same outside of those hours for planning/ coordination work. There is the possibility that the Grace Space will remain open for the remainder of the year if additional funding is secured. Some of this may be done via limited teleservice.
The Rural Health Institute of New York (RHI) works to measurably improve public health through facilitation of targeted community driven initiatives. Based in Cortland, New York, we are a public health institute committed to helping rural communities across the state improve population-level health through use of data, collaboration, and communication.
RHI has expertise in three primary areas of expertise that contributes to our success: data and epidemiology, administrative and collaborative leadership, and design and health communications. These “core competencies” aren’t unrelated areas of expertise, but all feed into each other. We use data to drive our collaborative action planning and to inform our health communications campaigns with locally relevant information; we use our partnerships to identify key issues and disseminate evidence-based information to multiple audiences; we use our design and marketing skills to effectively share local data with relevant partners and help build data literacy.
For over 6 months, RHI has been facilitating the Cortland County Housing & Homelessness Coalition. This group is composed of relevant community representatives from agencies who provide housing and homeless services, as well as community members. One of its primary goals has been the creation of a daytime space for individuals experiencing homelessness to be doing the cold weather months. The Public Health AmeriCorps Program Assistant is responsible for the daily support of the Grace Space, a daytime center for individuals experiencing homelessness or housing vulnerability.
Specific Duties or Typical Service Activities:
- Support with planning and setting up of the Grace Space (if onboarded before November)
- Assist with greeting individuals who arrive at the Grace Space. For new clients, provide a tour and share basic information about what is available.
- Plan and/or help implement pro-social and support programming in the space for individuals, including art & craft activities, recreational opportunities, substance use/ mental health support meetings/ programs, and more. Solicit input for clients about what programs/ activities they would like to see.
- Engage with individuals using the space and support their needs, which could include engaging in conversations, making referrals to service providers, helping them use the resources in the space (laundry, showers, computer access, etc.).
- Acting as a liaison with Loaves & Fishes to accompany individuals to meals (in the upstairs of the same building), supporting Loaves & Fishes as needed
- Overseeing the water/ coffee station to ensure individuals using the space have access to warm beverages and snacks in between meals. Provide supervision in the kitchen, if and when someone would like access to warm their own food.
- Support promotions/ marketing of the Grace Space to increase usage and community support
- Support the maintenance of the Housing & Homelessness Coalition website
- Assist with community education/ training activities related to homelessness response
- Support research and/or data collection and other related activities tied to the use of the Grace Space
- Maintain and organize records
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of a High School degree. An Associate’s Degree (or equivalent of two years of college education) in human service related field is preferred. Some experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness or other marginalized groups preferred, or lived experience.
- Comfortable interacting with different types of people, including individuals experiencing homelessness.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks at once and attending to multiple needs/ demands at once;
- Must be able to work independently, communicate effectively, and coordinate efficiently with other staff and outside partners;
- Previous experience working in human services preferred;
Tioga County
Community Health Educator with Tioga County Public Health Department (Owego, NY)
Host Site: Tioga County Public Health Department
Flexible schedule: 1200 hours must be completed within one full year of service starting in Oct’24 or later.
(Ex/ October 2024 – August 2025, 1200 hours, 30 hours/week)
Work closely with health department staff to conduct outreach and education in the community about healthy eating, physical fitness, and sun safety. Outreach will be either in-person or via the creation and distribution of materials through social, print, and paid media. Collaborate with community organizations and businesses on the creation and implementation of policies that support healthy behaviors. Assist community organizations and businesses in the assessment and identification of strengths and weaknesses, with the intent to create action plans that will improve the community’s health.
This position requires a driver’s license.
Environmental Health Educator with Tioga County Public Health Department (Owego, NY)
Host Site: Tioga County Public Health Department
Flexible schedule: 1200 hours must be completed within one full year of service starting in Oct’24 or later.
(Ex/ October 2024 – August 2025, 1200 hours, 30 hours/week)
This position requires a driver’s license.
Application
Successful applicants (minimum age 18) will demonstrate the following proficiencies and values:
- An interest in, and commitment to, health and/or rural communities and people
- Evidence of current and/or past volunteer service activities
- Communication skills, including writing and verbal communication with clarity and accuracy
Self direction : Members must be self-directed and show evidence of their ability to work independently and efficiently- Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents, clear a National Service Criminal History Check, and have their high school diploma or GED