Public Health Inspector - Mississauga, Canada - Regional Municipality of Peel

Regional Municipality of Peel

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Mississauga, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Job Description:

Public Health Inspector (3)

Health Services - Health Protection

General Programs
(2) 13 Month Contracts, Full Time

Education and Information Team
(1) 13 Month Contract, Full Time

Do you have experience conducting _
_Public Health inspections?_
Do you possess sound knowledge of _
_various Acts, Regulations and Municipal Bylaws as it directly relates to health inspections?_
Do you have _
_excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with various internal and external stakeholders?_

The public health inspector is responsible for delivering public health programs and services in the community.

A variety of professional and technical skills are used to conduct inspections, investigate health hazards, conduct risk assessments, and enforce compliance with applicable legislation.

They will lay charges, issue orders and exclusion letters as well as make appearances to testify in court.

In addition, the public health inspector investigates complaints and provides consultative and educational services to clients, assists with mentoring of practicum students, may be requested to participate in project working groups and performs a defined role in public health emergencies.

General Programs Team position

Reporting to a Supervisor, General Programs in Health Protection, with work potentially occurring in any of three local municipalities in Peel.

In this role you will:

Conduct food service premise inspections
Conduct rabies investigations
Conduct recreational water premise inspections
Conduct inspections of small drinking water systems
Respond to emergency situations (water interruptions, power outage, fires, floods, etc.)
Conduct special events inspections
Conduct health hazard investigations
Perform a defined role in public health emergencies
Prepare response to Freedom of Information requests
Investigate suspect foodborne illnesses and outbreaks
Provide accurate and thorough documentation of activities, issue warnings and charges; prepare court case briefs and present evidence in legal proceedings
Provide technical assessments of applicable building plans, investigate complaints, provide consultative and educational services to clients, including on various Acts, Regulations, and Guidelines
Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias

Education and Information Team position

Reporting to the Supervisor of the Education and Information team, you will be responsible for inspections and investigations related to food safety and infection control and responding to public inquiries on the Environmental Health Contact Centre.

In addition, planning, developing, and implementing environmental health educational and promotional programs, activities, and materials. This includes the Food Handler Certification course, presentations at in-service, other meetings, and related events.

In this role you will:

Conduct food safety and infection control inspections
Investigate communicable diseases
Perform technical assessments while staffing the Environmental Health Contact Centre on rotation
Provide consultative services and direction to clients on Environmental Health programs and health hazards in the community, including various Acts, Regulations, Guidelines, and municipal bylaws
Use professional and technical skills to inspect and investigate health hazards, conduct risk assessments, and enforce compliance under various Acts, Regulations, Guidelines, and municipal bylaws for food safety, communicable disease investigation and control, infection control and health hazard investigation
Perform technical assessments of applicable building plans, investigate complaints and provide consultative and educational services to clients
Perform a defined role in public health emergencies

, lay charges, issue orders and exclusion letters, prepare MFIPPA requests, prepare crown briefs and testify in court

Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias

Required Qualifications for both positions:

A university degree in applied science with a major/specialization in public health
A Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspector's certification
A minimum of one year experience as a public health inspector; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
Knowledge of the _Health Protection and Promotion Act_, Ontario Public Health Standards & Protocols, and other applicable legislation/regulations
Experience conducting inspections and conducting communicable disease investigations
Demonstrated strong judgment and investigative and problemsolving abilities
Experience in enforcement (issuing orders and charges, preparing crown briefs, and testifying in court)