Overview
Inspectors are tasked with making periodic inspections of commercial and social service establishments, to include but not limited to restaurants, bars, nightclubs, adult entertainment establishments, hookah bars, mobile food vending carts, commissaries, bakeries, homeless shelters, senior centers, correctional facilities, schools to review compliance with the New York City Health Code and other public health regulations to ensure they have a safe and wholesome food supply.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
– Making periodic inspections of commercial and social service establishments.
– Enforcing provisions of Smoke-Free Air Act, Tobacco Product Regulation Act.
– Reviewing menu and menu boards to observe compliance with nutritional requirements aid at reducing and combating chronic diseases and obesity.
– Preparing inspection reports using handheld computers. Preparing and serving court summonses when specific violations of applicable City, State laws and regulations are found.
– Enforce anti-corruption control policies.
– Testifying at Office of Trials and Hearings, and other courts when required.
– Traveling throughout the five boroughs using mass transit.
About NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.
