Public Health Inspector, Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation

Summary

Public Health Inspector, Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Division of Environmental Health works to prevent and control illness and injury related to environmental and occupational health risks through outreach, education, surveillance, and enforcement. With staff of 1,000, the Division covers a broad range of subject matter, including oversight of environmental investigations, lead poisoning, injury prevention, occupational health, food safety, childcare, radiation control, recreational and drinking water quality, air quality, climate health, vector control, veterinary public health and pest control. The Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation (BFSCS) protect the public, including New York's most vulnerable citizens, from a broad range of hazards that may pose a threat to health or safety. DOHMH is mandated to inspect 26,000 restaurants annually, school cafeterias, and mobile food vending unit, adult day care centers, senior centers, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and other facilities. Duties will include but not be limited to: making periodic inspections of commercial and social service establishments, enforcing provisions of Smoke-Free Air Act, Tobacco Product Regulation Act, reviewing menu and menu boards to observe compliance with nutritional requirements aid at reducing and combating chronic diseases and obesity, preparing inspection reports using handheld computers, preparing and serving court summonses when specific violations of applicable City, State laws and regulations are found, enforcing anti-corruption control policies, testifying at Office of Trials and Hearings, and other courts when required, traveling throughout the five boroughs using mass transit.

Preferred skills: technical and scientific skills, effective communication skills, excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and organizational skills as well as computer skills, able to carry and constantly using approximately 20 pounds of inspection equipment.

Job Description

Public Health Inspector, Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Division of Environmental Health works to prevent and control illness and injury related to environmental and occupational health risks through outreach, education, surveillance, and enforcement. With staff of 1,000, the Division covers a broad range of subject matter, including oversight of environmental investigations, lead poisoning, injury prevention, occupational health, food safety, childcare, radiation control, recreational and drinking water quality, air quality, climate health, vector control, veterinary public health and pest control. The Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation (BFSCS) protect the public, including New York's most vulnerable citizens, from a broad range of hazards that may pose a threat to health or safety. DOHMH is mandated to inspect 26,000 restaurants annually, school cafeterias, and mobile food vending unit, adult day care centers, senior centers, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and other facilities. Duties will include but not be limited to: making periodic inspections of commercial and social service establishments, enforcing provisions of Smoke-Free Air Act, Tobacco Product Regulation Act, reviewing menu and menu boards to observe compliance with nutritional requirements aid at reducing and combating chronic diseases and obesity, preparing inspection reports using handheld computers, preparing and serving court summonses when specific violations of applicable City, State laws and regulations are found, enforcing anti-corruption control policies, testifying at Office of Trials and Hearings, and other courts when required, traveling throughout the five boroughs using mass transit.

Preferred skills: technical and scientific skills, effective communication skills, excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and organizational skills as well as computer skills, able to carry and constantly using approximately 20 pounds of inspection equipment.