Health Protection Practicum Student

Status - Co-op Student - Student - Length of assignment - 4 - Start Date - May 5, 2025 - Salary - Per hour - Salary Grade - Department - York Region -> Community & Health Services -> Public Health - Location - PH - 50 High Tech Road, - Richmond Hill, ON L4B 4N7 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 2024, York Region has been recognized by Forbes on its list of Canada’s Best Employers for the fourth consecutive year. 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, it's a great place to work. **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 set out by the Ministry of Health in order to prevent, eliminate and decrease health hazard and infectious disease effects in the Region; completes assigned work and trainee responsibilities as outlined by the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI). The position is offered for a minimum of twelve (12) weeks to meet the Board of Certification requirements. **POSITION TITLE**:Health Protection - Practicum Student **DEPARTMENT/BRANCH**: Community and Health Services - Public Health, Health Protection **LOCATION**:50 High Tech Road, - Richmond Hill, ON L4B 4N7 **HOURLY RATE OF PAY**:$19.66 - $28.63 (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. - 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 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; 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 or shadows inspections of child care centres, long-term care homes, recreational camps, personal service settings, public swimming pools, spas and wading pools. - Assists with monitoring air quality of local arenas. - Assists with inspections of international agricultural workers. - Assists with investigations and follow-up on reported potential rabies exposures. - Under the guidance of Public Health Inspectors, 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. Conducts beach water sampling and environmental surveys for designated public bathing beaches in the region.**Enforcement Activities**: - Assists Provincial Offences Officers with enforcing legislation under the Health Protection and 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. - Ensures services provided meet York Region’s customer service standards as per the Health Protection Divisions customer experience plan. - Handles information in accordance with the legislation and corporate standards. - 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 teachi