Health Protection - Newmarket, Canada - York Region

York Region
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Description
Job Title

  • Health Protection
  • Practicum Student
  • Status
  • Summer Student


  • Student

  • Length of assignment
Start Date

  • May 1, 202
  • Salary
  • Per hour
  • Salary
Grade

  • Department
  • York Region > Community & Health Services > Public Health
  • Location
  • PH CFH & HP Yonge Street,
  • Newmarket, ON L3Y 8V3 CA (Primary)
  • Job Description (E)

DEPARTMENT:
Community and Health Services Department


BRANCH:
Public Health Branch


Salary:
Level C - $18.90 to $27.52 per hour


INITIAL EMPLOYMENT LOCATION:
17150 Yonge Street Newmarket and 50 High Tech, Richmond Hill


SCHEDULED WEEKLY HOURS:
35


SCHEDULED SHIFTS:
8:30 AM to 4:30

PM


START DATE:
5/1/2023


END DATE:
9/1/2023

At York Region, we take pride in our progressive programs, benefits, employee satisfaction and community involvement.

In 2020, the Region was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers, a Top Employer for Young People in Canada, one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and one of Canada's Greenest Employers.

These awards by MediaCorp Canada Inc, the country's largest publisher of quality employment-related periodicals, confirm what our dedicated staff have always known: York Region is not only a great place to live, but also a great place to work.


POSITION PURPOSE


Reporting to the Manager or Supervisor, Health Protection, is responsible for assisting with monitoring, promoting and ensuring compliance with Provincial, Regional and Municipal legislation, as well as Ontario Public Health Standards and Protocols set out by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, in order to prevent, eliminate and decrease health hazard and infectious disease effects in the Region; completes trainee responsibilities and assigned work as set out in the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, "Practicum Guideline for Training Agencies and Trainees.

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BENEFITS TO STUDENT

  • Improve the student's working knowledge of pertinent regulations enacted under the Health Protection and Promotion Act as well as the Ontario Public Health Standards and Protocols.
  • Enhance collaboration, teamwork, leadership and learned skills in completing assigned work.
  • Undertake work as directed, including but not limited to, inspections, case investigation and/or outbreak management and other assignments within the Environmental Public Health Practice, as required to support trainee preparation for certification examination.

MAJOR RESPONSIBLITIES

  • Assists with public health inspection services in the community in accordance with inspection and investigation requirements as determined by risk assessment and the Ontario Public Health Standards and Protocols; helps to identify, monitor and decrease health hazards in the community.
  • Assists with inspections of food premises as required by the Ontario Public Health Standards and Protocols under the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
  • Assists with inspections of day care centres, nursing homes and homes for the aged, recreational camps, personal service establishments, public swimming pools, spas and wading pools.
  • Assists with monitoring air quality of local arenas, inspection service for migrant agricultural workers, investigations and followup on reported potential rabies exposures.
  • Conducts interviews and educates clients about infectious diseases.
  • Investigates reports of communicable diseases.
  • Provides assistance when needed to investigators during outbreaks.
  • Assists with sampling and monitoring of water quality of drinking water systems and public beaches.
  • Assists the Provincial Offences Officer with enforcing legislation under the Health Protection & Promotion Act, the Tobacco Control Act, the Provincial Offences Act and their respective Regulations.
  • Assists in the review of plans of various premises for compliance with applicable legislation.
  • Responds to inquiries and complaints of drinking water quality, when required and interprets water analysis reports.
  • Assists in the response to complaints of health hazards in the community, acts as an advocate for healthy communities, healthy living and disease prevention.
  • Investigates and provides followup for individual cases and outbreaks related to communicable diseases, as directed.
  • Assists in presenting training courses and information sessions to educate the general public and specific groups such as school boards and food handlers, using appropriate teaching aids.
  • Provides the public with healthrelated information on air quality issues, such as carbon monoxide, radon, airborne allergens, and mould.
  • Provides information on potential health hazards such as water quality, pest infestations, waste disposal, flood damage, Vector Borne Diseases, and general sanitation during emergency and routine situations.
  • Maintains electronic and manual records in accordance with Regional standards.
  • Completes reports and statistics as directed.
  • Reviews fact sheets and performs research for updated information.
  • Reports communi
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