Part-time position, 8 hours per week on average.
To promote and protect the public health of our residents through the enforcement of local bylaws, state and federal regulations as they pertain to food establishments, public and semi-public swimming pools, recreational camps, housing and human habitation, septic systems, perc tests, soil evaluations, dumpsters, tanning establishments, body art establishments, bathing beaches, hotels/motels, and other areas that arise. Inspectional and technical work related to the enforcement and interpretation of state, federal and the Town of Dalton’s local bylaw regulations.
- Investigates all complaints of nuisance or unsanitary conditions affecting environmental and public health.
- Inspects food establishments and temporary events, public and semi-public swimming pools, recreational camps, housing and human habitation, septic systems, perc tests, soil evaluations, dumpsters, tanning establishments, body art establishments, bathing beaches, hotels/motels, and other areas that arise out of general complaints.
- Documentations: prepares and issues Orders to Correct letters and Violations forms seeking enforcement of violations pertaining to state, federal, and/or local regulations. Prepares documents in support public health housing hearings and department enforcement actions, legal actions as well as presentation of public health rationale for enforcement in court.
- Perc Observations, conducts Septic System inspections and completes detailed inspection reports in accordance with state Title V regulations; observing their installation before any backfilling components. Ensures that the installed system matches the system designed on the plan and is in compliance with state and local regulations. Signs certificate of compliance when system is properly installed, or contacts engineer to make recommendations when system does not match the plan.
- Maintains a database to track all housing inspections, septic, percolation tests and other environmental health matters for annual reporting.
- Recommends citation or condemnation in the event that critical violations are not corrected in the ordered timeline or if imminent health hazards exist.
- Occasionally represents the Town in Housing Court proceedings as related to inspections performed.
- Rental Inspections: performs inspections of rental housing either as a result of an occupant’s complaint or at the request of the owner prior to rental. In both cases, the inspection is performed to identify violations and cite violations of the state sanitary code. Reports and letters are prepared for both the owner and occupant to cite violations and order corrective action.
- Lead Paint Determination: upon a rental housing inspection, tests paint to determine the presence of lead if a child under the age of 6 resides in the home and it was built before 1978.
- Nuisance Complaints: receives and investigates complaints on housing matters including, but not limited to, water supply, septic tanks, general housing issues, and public nuisances.
- Maintains knowledge and expertise in relevant areas of public health, housing and environmental issues in order to maintain required licenses and certifications and changes in pertinent public health laws and regulations as well as enforcement practices.
- Participates in public health programs in the community as required.
- May be required to occasionally serve on-call to respond to emergency situations off-hours. Occasionally required to attend local board of health meetings, work evenings and weekends.
- Performs similar or related work as required, directed or as the situation dictates.
