What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Assistant - 07037, 32386 position at New York State Department of Health?
Description
Duties Description
The Department of Health is seeking individuals to work in one of a variety of administrative areas including: finance, public outreach and education, and/or operations in a public health program. Depending on assignment, tasks may include, but are not limited to:
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must be a matriculated undergraduate or graduate college student. Documentation of current matriculation and enrollment in the current semester must be submitted with your resume.
Preferred Qualifications
Temporary, part-time, non-competitive. Salary determined by academic level. Hours worked and schedule are flexible and dependent upon assignment. Must maintain matriculated student status to retain employment.
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
Duties Description
The Department of Health is seeking individuals to work in one of a variety of administrative areas including: finance, public outreach and education, and/or operations in a public health program. Depending on assignment, tasks may include, but are not limited to:
- Support research projects, develop written documents and contribute to shaping programs that advance health equity
- Prepare documents and reports, including correspondence to various stakeholders
- Design queries and reports using various software programs
- Collect data
- Conduct data analysis
- Develop statistical summary reports on identified performance indicators
- Create, build and maintain databases
- Update spreadsheets
- Respond to inquiries via email, mail and phone
- Work with various systems to intake and track data
- Assist with special projects
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must be a matriculated undergraduate or graduate college student. Documentation of current matriculation and enrollment in the current semester must be submitted with your resume.
Preferred Qualifications
- College or graduate student interested in exploring a career in public health administration
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work on multiple projects with various staff, prioritize assignments and meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to problem solve effectively
- Flexible and responsive
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint) and other computer programs as needed
Temporary, part-time, non-competitive. Salary determined by academic level. Hours worked and schedule are flexible and dependent upon assignment. Must maintain matriculated student status to retain employment.
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
Salary : $16 - $20
