Remote-Eligible Environmental Health Research Assistant

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium-free health insurance

Public sector pension plan

Work From Home up to two days per week

Job summary

City of New York’s NYC Health Department seeks a Bureau Research Assistant in the Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention to support daily administrative operations across the bureau's programs. The role reports to the Senior Administrative Manager and involves research, reporting, reception, and material preparation.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s or equivalent experience, strong customer service and communication skills, basic computer literacy, and the ability to lift heavy objects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and six months of satisfactory full-time experience in research which involves gathering, organizing and analyzing data, and report writing.
• Associate degree or 60 semester credits and two years six months of such experience.
• Four-year high school diploma and four years six months of such experience.

Responsibilities

• Research online source materials regarding lead poisoning to aid Public Health Educator staff.
• Prepare monthly administrative tracking reports.
• Maintain reception desk / Customer Service Representative duties.
• Maintain and distribute office supplies to bureau staff upon request.
• Assist bureau staff with folders/packages/mass mailings and other materials as needed.
• Submit and follow-up on General Administrative requests/issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Oral and written communication

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree / 60 credits

High school diploma

Job description

City of New York’s NYC Health Department seeks a Bureau Research Assistant in the Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention to support daily administrative operations across the bureau's programs. The role reports to the Senior Administrative Manager and involves research, reporting, reception, and material preparation.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s or equivalent experience, strong customer service and communication skills, basic computer literacy, and the ability to lift heavy objects.