Health Promotion Practicum Student

3 weeks ago

Newmarket, Canada York Region Full time

Status
- Co-op Student
- Student - Length of assignment
- 4
- Start Date
- May 6, 2024
- Salary
- Per hour
- Salary Grade
- Department
- York Region -> Community & Health Services -> Public Health
- Location
- PH CFH & HP - 17150 Yonge Street, - Newmarket, ON L3Y 8V3 CA (Primary)- Job Description (E)

Our employees do what they love and love what they do We're consistently recognized as an employer of choice in Canada. In 2023, Forbes Canada ranked York Region as the top government organization in Canada, and the fourth best in the country overall. We're progressive and collaborative, with a clear, long-term vision. We value employees' contributions and inspire excellence. We're driven by a desire to help shape and serve the growing communities in which we live and work.

As a student at York Region, you will not only gain exposure in the public sector, but also have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful initiatives, connect with leaders and peers and explore your career path to find your passion Join us this summer and get up close to the world of government, find out what excites and inspires you, and where it could take you.

**POSITION PURPOSE**

Reporting to the Manager, 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 2008 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.”

**POSITION TITLE**:Health Protection - Practicum Student
**DEPARTMENT/BRANCH**: Community and Health Services - Public Health, Health Protection
**LOCATION**:17150 Yonge Street, - Newmarket, ON L3Y 8V3 CA
**HOURLY RATE OF PAY**:$19.28 - $28.07 (depends on year of study)
**SCHEDULED SHIFTS**:0830 - 1630
**PRACTICUM DURATION**: 4 months

**BENEFITS TO STUDENTS**
- 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 2008.
- Enhance collaboration, team work, 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 RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Inspection, Investigation and Monitoring Functions**:

- 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 2008; 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 2008 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.
- Assists with inspection service for migrant agricultural workers.
- Assists with investigations and follow-up 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.

**Enforcement Activities**:

- 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.

**Communication, Liaison, and Consultative Functions**:

- 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 follow-up for individual cases and outbreaks related to communicable diseases, as directed.

**Public Education Activities**:

- 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 health-related information on air quality issues, such as carbon monoxid

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