NYC DOHMH Public Health Inspector Career Fair

Are you passionate about Environmental Health and public service?

Start your Public Health career as a NYC Health Inspector!

• Protect your community.

• Support public health emergency response.

• Enforce health regulations.

• The current starting salary for Public Health Sanitarian I is $49,961.

• At the end of one year of satisfactory service in Assignment Level I and successful completion of any training required under the Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (NYCRR) – Title 10 (Health), incumbents will be assigned to Assignment Level II:

• $59,418 base pay after 1 year of service.

• $68,331 base pay after 2 years of service.

• Great benefits

• Earn a pension

• Overtime opportunities available depending on scope of duties and overtime work to be performed.

• Public Service Loan forgiveness

There are Dynamic Career Opportunities available for NYC Health inspectors in our Division of Environmental Health, within the following four (4) Bureaus as follows:

The Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation (BFSCS) protects the public, including New York City's most vulnerable citizens, from a broad range of hazards that may pose a threat to health or safety. This includes enforcement of restaurants, school cafeterias, mobile food vending units, senior centers and soup kitchens. Health inspectors also investigate environmental health complaints, respond to public health emergencies, and monitor compliance in other facilities, such as tattoo parlors, correctional facilities, and homeless shelters. Please apply online with a Resume and Cover Letter to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job ID Search Bar, Enter the following Job ID # (580891), and click on the “Search” button.

The Bureau of Child Care ensures that childcare services in New York City operate in compliance with the New York City Health Code and New York State Social Service regulations and are licensed or permitted as required by law. The Bureau routinely inspects childcare centers, home-based childcare programs, after school programs and summer camps to protect the health and safety of children while in the childcare environment. Through ongoing refinement of the Health Code and other initiatives, the Bureau actively works to improve and expand access to high quality programs which support early childhood health, development and school readiness. To assist parents in making informed child care decisions, the Health Department launched NYC Child Care Connect, an online portal that includes a child care center directory and a free messaging service that parents and caregivers can sign up for to receive notifications. Please apply online with a Resume and Cover Letter to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job ID Search Bar, Enter the following Job ID #s separately (590967; 591987; 580128; 582515; 588574) and click on the “Search” button.

The mission of the Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention is to prevent environmental disease and injury in homes, communities, and the workplace, and to protect health by promoting healthy environments and health equity. The Bureau is comprised of five programs: Healthy Homes Program; Office of Environmental Investigations; Environmental Exposure Assessment and Education; Poison Control Center, and Injury and Violence Prevention. Responsibilities: Environmental disease surveillance including child and adult lead poisoning; Investigations to identify potential causes of childhood lead poisoning and other environmental diseases; Interventions to eliminate and/or reduce environmental hazards; Public health education and outreach on lead, mold and other environmental health hazards that affect the home, work and community; Public health education and outreach on intentional and unintentional poisoning.; Emergency preparedness for environmental incidents; Collaborations with City agencies, community partners, and the general public to promote environmental and occupational health initiatives. Please apply online with a Resume and Cover Letter to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job ID Search Bar, Enter the following Job ID #s separately (581626, 580160, 580156, 573336, 572581) and click on the “Search” button.

Veterinary and Pest Control Services protects the public from animal/vector borne diseases, animal hazards, animal nuisances from uncontrolled or unregulated animals, uncontrolled rodent populations, and pathogens from vector-borne disease carrying mosquitoes. Please apply online with a Resume and Cover Letter to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job ID Search Bar, Enter the following Job ID #s separately: (591910, 591913, 590797, 587561, 576655, 564204, 576659) and click on the “Search” button.

Prospective DOHMH Health Inspectors must meet the following Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Qualification Requirements 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 five 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.

To Apply Online and for full Job Descriptions, Minimum Qualification Requirements and NYC Residency Requirements and other opportunities please access the following link below:

 These and many more of our vacancies are listed on the City of New York’s Career Page website.

 To search for more of our positions, select the from the Agency drop-down menu, select “Health and Mental Hygiene” and then click on the “Search” button.

 For All Positions, you must meet the civil service title’s Minimum Qualification Requirements. NYC Residency is required within 90 days of the first date of employment.

First choice consideration will be granted to candidates who email us an unofficial transcript ([email protected]) prior to the hiring event for pre-qualification.

For candidates that are unable to email us their transcript in advance, please come prepared with your unofficial transcript and several copies of your resume on the day of the event.

In the interim, should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us @ [email protected]

Attention job seekers: Be prepared to meet with Hiring Managers. We strongly recommend that you come with several copies of your resume. For entry into the building, you will need a valid photo i.d., and your Eventbrite reservation. Masks are not required but are recommended.

There is limited space, so register now for one of our two sessions.

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Public Health Career Fair

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Session 1: 10am - 1pm

Session 2: 2pm - 4:30pm

Deadline to register is Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 1pm.

Location: NYC DOHMH

42-09 28th St. 3rd Floor, Queens, NY 11101

Transportation:

N, W or 7 train to Queens Borough Plaza or E, R or M to Queens Plaza

Host or Publisher New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene