Child Care Inspector, Bureau of Childcare

Position Summary: The Bureau of Child Care seeks to hire a Public Health Sanitarian/Child Care Inspector to conduct inspections of child care programs throughout New York City and to enforce pertinent laws, rules and regulations.

Responsibilities:

•  Inspect businesses and other establishments for compliance with New York State and NYC COVID-19 regulations.
• Identify public health concerns and issue summonses to business for non-compliance with COVID-19 standards.
• Educate operators on COVID-19 regulations to reduce the spread of the virus and protect employees, customers and the public.
• Conduct periodic inspections of childcare programs involving visual inspection of premises, review of documents, records field testing and sample collection.
• Prepare reports using a handheld tablet to document inspection findings in a complete, clear, accurate and timely fashion.
• Review findings with and instruct operators on regulatory compliance and remedial measures including but not limited to proper food handling, sanitation, vermin control, COVID-19 and other areas of public health.
• Issue court summonses and hearing notices and may close establishments in case of imminent danger.
• Determine site viability related to applications for permits to open a child care program under the NYC Health Code.
• Conduct data collection and reporting activities for routine operations and for special studies and survey.
• Attend and testify at administrative hearings as representative of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
• Travel throughout New York City using mass transit or a personal car and carry approximately 15 pounds of inspection equipment.

Qualifications:

• 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 30 semester credits in the physical and/or biological sciences, i.e., biology, botany, chemistry, geology, physics, physiology, and zoology; of which not more than 12 credit hours may be in the applied sciences, i.e., environmental technology, sanitation technology, medical technology, public health, infection control or food service; or
• 2. An associate degree from an accredited college, with 15 semester credits in the physical and/or biological sciences, of which not more than 6 credit hours may be in the applied sciences, and 5 years of experience as a public health technician assisting sanitarians and engineers in carrying out the various elements of prevention and control programs affecting the public’s health.
• Medical Requirement: Medical guidelines have been established for the position of Public Health Sanitarian. Candidates will be examined to determine whether they can perform the essential functions of the position of Public Health Sanitarian. Where appropriate, a reasonable accommodation will be provided for a person with a disability to enable him or her to take the examination, and /or to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Strong communication, analytic and observational skills.
• Ability to reduce potential impacts of conditions or assess risk.
• Strong written and communication skills including the ability to adequately describe observations in detail.
• Strong computer skills, including the use of mobile computing devices.

Salary: $45.5-52k annually