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Public Health Field Services Representative 1/Trainee (NY HELPS) - 22907

New York State Department of Health
Syracuse, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2026
Description

Duties Description

The Public Health Field Service Representative 1/Trainee is part of the Division of Vaccine Excellence (DOVE) field staff team in the Central New York Region. The incumbent will educate and assist local public health staff, immunization providers and the general public in the area of immunization and vaccine preventable diseases. The primary function will be to conduct activities to ensure compliance with Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program requirements. Additionally, will conduct new enrollment, unannounced storage and handling, and education visits to enrolled Vaccines for Children (VFC) health care providers to ensure providers are meeting VFC Program requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Transfer: Current NYS Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent-permanent status as a Public Health Field Services Representative 1 (G18), OR current NYS DOH employee with one year or more of permanent, contingent-permanent competitive or non-competitive service as a Public Health Representative 2 (G16) or Public Health Representative 3 (G18) and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law OR current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service in a title at or above G11 and eligible to transfer to Public Health Field Service Representative Trainee 1 under Section 70.4 of the Civil Service Law by having a specialized bachelor’s degree and obtained a passing score on the current NYS Department of Civil Service Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) select titles eligible list# 50-002, or Public Health Field Services Representative Trainee 1 list# 00-501.

Public Candidates: Active list candidate on the Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) select titles eligilbe list# 50-002 with a score of 100 or higher

NY HELPS* To be eligible for a NY HELPS appointment, the candidate must have:

Public Health Field Services Representative Trainee 1: Four years of experience performing or supervising on-site reviews of public health programs to ensure compliance with state and federal public health laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines; monitoring the provision of public health programs and services; providing education and training on public health issues to a variety of groups; and providing technical assistance to local health organizations in developing quality public health outreach, control, prevention, and intervention programs in such areas as immunization, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis control.

Public Health Field Services Representative Trainee 2: A Five years of experience performing or supervising on-site reviews of public health programs to ensure compliance with state and federal public health laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines; monitoring the provision of public health programs and services; providing education and training on public health issues to a variety of groups; and providing technical assistance to local health organizations in developing quality public health outreach, control, prevention, and intervention programs in such areas as immunization, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis control.

Public Health Field Services Representative: Six years of experience performing or supervising on-site reviews of public health programs to ensure compliance with state and federal public health laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines; monitoring the provision of public health programs and services; providing education and training on public health issues to a variety of groups; and providing technical assistance to local health organizations in developing quality public health outreach, control, prevention, and intervention programs in such areas as immunization, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis control.

Substitutions: An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.

Degree fields: behavioral health/science, biochemistry, biological science, biology, biostatistics, biotechnology, chemistry, community health, counseling, education, epidemiology, health administration, health communication, health education, health promotion, health science, health and wellness, human services, humanities, infection control/prevention, microbiology, molecular biology, nursing, nutrition, occupational health, physical therapy, physics, pre­med, psychology, public health, public policy, social work, sociology, statistics, or substance abuse counseling.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in public health or epidemiology. Knowledge of immunization and vaccine preventable disease. Ability to work independently. Public health field experience, and experience working with county health officials and private health care providers. The candidate must be highly motivated, possess excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Preferred candidate will demonstrate experience in monitoring government contracts, working with stakeholder coalitions, facilitating large groups and/or administration of health programs. Strong computer and database skills are required.

Additional Comments

Frequent travel, including overnights and travel to areas that may not be served by public transportation is required.

Contingent Permanent, competitive, full-time. Two year traineeship leading to a G18. Transfer candidates may be asked for SSN to verify title history and eligibility.

This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.

This position may require travel throughout New York State including overnights to areas not served by public transportation.

We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

  • Holiday & Paid Time Off
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
  • Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
  • Shift & Geographic pay differentials
  • Affordable Health Care options
  • Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
  • NYS Deferred Compensation plan
  • Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
  • And many more...

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact by phone 518-486-1812 or email doh.sm.reasonable.accommodation@health.ny.gov to make a request.

NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.

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