Health Education Specialist I

Job overview

The Health Education Specialist I role is based at The Floating Hospital’s Long Island City headquarters in New York, NY, with workshops that may take place offsite at schools, shelters, or community centers. Pay is $60,000 per year. The Floating Hospital provides unrestricted healthcare to people regardless of identity, insurance status, or ability to pay, including homeless families across New York City. The specialist develops and delivers health education for patients and community groups, offering counseling and workshops that support informed health choices among children, adolescents, adults, and community partners.

What you'll do

• Develop, implement, and evaluate health education programs
• provide one-on-one health counseling
• plan and deliver workshops for adults, adolescents, and children
• create or improve educational materials
• research and collect program data
• serve as a health education resource
• attend required trainings and meetings and participate in the annual Camp Rise Up program.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

health education specialist i

full-time

new york ny

the floating hospital

health education

patient counseling

community workshops

health promotion

program evaluation

community health

$60k/year

homeless family services

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting requires a bachelor’s degree or higher and experience conducting health education programming in varied settings; bilingual ability is preferred but not required.

About the employer

The Floating Hospital is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Outpatient Care Centers. Sector: 62.