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Marion County Public Health Department is an organization that celebrates diversity, and seeks to employ a diverse workforce. We actively encourage all individuals to apply for employment and to seek advancement opportunities. Marion County Public Health Department also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law. For additional questions please contact us at: hrmail@hhcorp.org .
The Food Education Specialist coordinates and provides food safety education for industry, consumers and the community. This position organizes and provides specialized food safety training curriculum throughout the year. The Food Education Specialist creates, maintains and updates food safety education and outreach materials. Requires interaction with and maintaining contacts in industry, academia and the community. Responsibilities include initial and ongoing training for departmental staff and coordinating training and shadowing experiences for interns and medical professionals.
Responsible for maintaining, updating and designing educational materials for staff, industry and consumers.
Presents food safety educational curriculum to industry and consumers. Updates PowerPoint and supporting materials as needed based on emerging food safety trends and planned foodborne illness interventions. Coordinates presentations and registration.
Ensures department is meeting Standard 7 of the FDA Voluntary Retail Food Program Standards. Updates policies and procedures as needed
Coordinates training for new employees and in-service training for current employees. Works with management to monitor staff training and continuing education units in accordance with Standard 2 of the FDA Voluntary Retail Food Program Standards.
Coordinates shadowing experiences for interns, MCPHD staff or other agencies as needed.
Perform risk based inspections of retail food establishments to ensure they are meeting state, local and federal codes and regulations through education, regulation and enforcement. Reduce foodborne illness by focusing on reduction of contributing factors and assisting operators in achieving active managerial control of foodborne illness risk factors.
Provides clear and accurate technical reports of inspection outcomes, determines corrective actions, and discusses findings with food establishment representative.
Responds to requests for service from consumers, including single person foodborne illness investigations. Pursues appropriate corrective action and communicates results to consumer.
Ensures compliance and performs follow-up inspections and initiates enforcement steps when necessary, including: issuing civil penalties, license suspensions or filing for court. Staff may be required to appear in court to provide testimony.
Provide food safety education and supporting materials to food establishments owners, management, staff and consumers.
Maintain assigned district, meeting or exceeding departmental goals.
Meet minimum standards on quality assurance inspections.
Monitor overdue invoices within district, including civil penalties and license fees and take appropriate action for payment.
Perform retail food establishment inspections and temporary event inspections outside of regular working hours to meet district and departmental goals.
Responsible for covering primary on-call duties on a rotating basis. Responsibilities include after hour response to fires, food transportation incidents, power outages and other emergencies.
Participates in public health emergency preparedness exercises and in the response to public health emergencies, as directed.
Serves as a food safety education resource to industry and the public. Coordinates departmental and employee outreach and participation in health fairs using the H.O.P.E. system.
Participates in a minimum of two H.O.P.E. events totaling a minimum of eight (8) hours annually.
Other duties as assigned.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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$44k-59k (estimate)
09/08/2024
11/06/2024