Principal Health Inspector

Boston Public Health Commission • Boston, MA

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About The Position

This position is responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of the Environmental Follow-up Component of lead cases. The role involves supervising Health Inspectors, ensuring timely investigation and abatement of lead exposure sources, and maintaining the quality of environmental follow-up counseling and advocacy. The Principal Health Inspector also assists in program policy development, coordinates training, reviews inspection reports, and handles enforcement proceedings. Additionally, the role involves providing technical assistance, counseling the public on lead law, investigating complaints, and contributing to the advancement of the organization as an antiracist entity.

Requirements

• A bachelors of science degree from an accredited school OR five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Maintenance of a valid MA drivers license and a legally operable automobile required.
• Familiarity with Boston neighborhoods
• Must obtain MA Lead Inspector License within six (6) months of hire and maintain valid licensure
• Acquisition and maintenance of any other training and certification that may become required for the performance of job duties.
• At least five (5) years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional or technical experience in Lead Inspection.
• At least three (3) years of the five years of experience must have been in a professional capacity.
• At least one (1) year of the five years of experience must have been in a managerial capacity.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn about the role of public health in addressing racism, the social determinants of health, and inequities in health outcomes as well as strategies to advance racial justice and health equity.
• Commitment to health equity and racial/social justice issues.

Nice To Haves

• multilingual skills preferred (Spanish, Cape Verdean, Haitian Creole, Cambodian, Vietnamese, or Laotian).
• Master Lead Inspector License preferred

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of the Environmental Follow-up Component of lead cases.
• Supervises Health Inspectors in conduct of lead case management activities.
• Ensures that sources of lead exposure are investigated and abated within appropriate time frames.
• Provides data and information to support the Director in the writing of reports & grant applications for the component and interacts with other areas of EHO.
• Responsible for the quality and thoroughness of all environmental follow-up counseling and advocacy activities.
• Assists with development and formulation of program policy and procedures.
• Coordinates the training of new inspectors with the senior health inspectors and program managers.
• Provides clarification on inspection and deleading policies and procedures and reviews all audits with inspectors.
• Reviews daily inspection reports and environmental activity forms.
• Assists inspectors with difficult and troublesome cases in the office and in the field.
• Spot-checks cases and inspector performance in the field.
• Provides data and information to support the Director in the writing of monthly and quarterly reports on inspections and abatements.
• Reviews patient updates, inspector's cases and attends weekly post clinic meetings.
• Assigns cases for inspection.
• Ensures that enforcement proceedings are timely according to the law.
• Reviews enforcement cases with the General Counsel's Office.
• Assists the General's Counsel's Office in the preparation and litigation of cases as needed.
• Provides technical assistance to private inspectors and contractors.
• Assists the Lead Program & EHO Directors with program implementation and services delivery as needed.
• Counsels landlords, owner-occupiers, tenants, contractors and general public about lead law, regulations and safety measures.
• Facilitates Lead Determination collaboration with ISD.
• Assigns cases where elevated lead levels, illegal deleading, parent request and complaints for lead determination have been made.
• Assist with the recruitment and training of new employees for the environmental follow-up unit and EHO in general.
• Facilitates and encourages the exchange of information from the environmental follow-up staff and other program units with new employees.
• Investigates public complaints and takes necessary actions for remediation.
• Works to help BPHC advance as an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the Boston Public Health Commission Anti-Racism Policy.
• Performs other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior