Public Health Inspector, Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation

City of New York • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Public Health Inspector works in the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Division of Environmental Health, within the Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation. The Division prevents and controls illness and injury related to environmental and occupational health risks through outreach, education, surveillance, and enforcement. The Bureau protects the public from hazards that may threaten health or safety and supports the department’s mandate to inspect restaurants and other facilities, including school cafeterias, mobile food vending units, adult day care centers, senior centers, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 30 semester credits in physical and/or biological sciences, with no more than 12 credits in applied sciences; or an associate degree from an accredited college, including 15 semester credits in physical and/or biological sciences, with no more than 6 credits in applied sciences, plus 5 years of experience as a public health technician assisting sanitarians and engineers in public health prevention and control programs.
• Meet the medical requirements established for the Public Health Sanitarian position and be able to perform its essential functions, with reasonable accommodation where appropriate.

Nice To Haves

• Technical and scientific skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Computer skills.
• Ability to carry and continually use approximately 20 pounds of inspection equipment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct periodic inspections of commercial and social service establishments.
• Enforce the Smoke-Free Air Act and Tobacco Product Regulation Act.
• Review menus and menu boards for compliance with nutritional requirements intended to reduce chronic diseases and obesity.
• Prepare inspection reports using handheld computers.
• Prepare and serve court summonses when specific violations of applicable City and State laws and regulations are found.
• Enforce anti-corruption control policies.
• Testify at the Office of Trials and Hearings and other courts when required.
• Travel throughout New York City’s five boroughs using mass transit.

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan; the posting states it saves employees over $10,000 annually based on a 2024 assessment.
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available depending on the position’s associated union or benefit fund.
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
• Tax-deferred savings program.
• Worksite Wellness Program.
• Depending on the position, the ability to work from home up to two days during the week.
• Job security compared with private-sector employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time