New York City, NY-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Remote • New York City, NY
5,001-10,000 employees
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

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 Neighborhood Rat Reduction program provides comprehensive rat management services on public and private properties in the Rat Mitigation Zone. The program coordinates with other city agencies, improves environmental conditions in impacted neighborhoods, and assures compliance with pertinent laws, rules and regulations governing these areas of activity relative to rat infestations. The Division of Environmental Health seeks an Associate Public Health Sanitarian L-I for its Bureau of Veterinary and Pest Control Services.

  • Train and Supervise Public Health Sanitarians on new procedures and job skills.
  • Create indexing zones and routes and assign work to inspection staff.
  • Review and approve inspectional reports submitted by inspection staff.
  • Conduct quality assurance inspections to evaluate work performance of inspection staff.
  • Assist inspectors on troubleshooting issues on tablets and system software.
  • Respond via written reports and documentation to complaints from Community Boards, Legislators, and City Council Officials.
  • Develop written reports summarizing work completed in the high rat burden areas.
  • Attend Community Board and community meetings in assigned areas and report on activities.
  • Coordinate follow-up in assigned areas with the Senior Exterminating/Stoppage team.
  • Organize and lead walk through and Rat Academies in the assigned areas.
  • Coordinate follow-up with other City Agencies as needed.
  • A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 30 semester credits in the physical and/or biological sciences, and at least two years of satisfactory full-time experience performing inspections to assure compliance with pertinent laws, rules and regulations governing the areas of food, drugs and general environmental conditions.
  • An associate degree from an accredited college, with 15 semester credits in the physical and/or biological sciences, and 4 years of satisfactory full-time experience as described above.
  • Education and/or experience equivalent to the above, with at least 60 semester credits from an accredited college, including at least 15 semester credits in the physical and/or biological sciences.
  • At least 2 years of experience as a public health sanitarian.
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills.
  • Experience using database systems and using Microsoft office.
  • Be flexible, adaptable, customer-focused, and goal-oriented with a commitment to high standards of excellence.
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, strategic thinking and quantitative/qualitative skills.
  • A premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually.
  • Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position's associated union/benefit fund.
  • A public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
  • A tax-deferred savings program.
  • A robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
  • Job security compared to private sector employment.
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