This section contains a summary of the main responsibilities and requirements for all Planner positions within BRPC. Specific responsibilities and requirements for individual staff are described in PART III. 

The major responsibilities of this position are: 

1. Program/Project Responsibilities:

The Public Health Training Specialist serves as a program specialist in the Public Health Program to provide training to local Board of Health staff or members who are conducting environmental health inspections in Public Health Excellence (PHE) shared services arrangements. Responsibilities include the following:

a. Administration Coordination

• Help plan and coordinate the PHE Training Hub.
• Provide mentorship and field training for BOH staff/members who conduct inspections.
• Help plan and provide additional educational / training opportunities for the Boards of Health.
• Support Training Hub and PHP with budgeting, invoicing, deposits, and creating and filing reports.
• Work with the Public Health Program Staff to support the Alliance, BCBOHA, and Public Health Program Training Initiatives.
• Attend Board of Health meetings throughout the region as required.
• Attend required meetings with OLRH Workforce Development lead staff or other regional or state meetings related to the Training Hubs or workforce development.
• Collaborate with Local Public Health Professional Stakeholder Organizations and DPH and DEP programs to increase access to other needed training.
• Reporting as requested.

b. Training Coordination

• Identify training needs, training resources, and trainers.
• Organize training for the relevant local public health professionals in the PHEs of the region, which includes, at a minimum, distributing timely announcements and ensuring all PHEs have equitable access to training slots, and ensuring registering and tracking system for attendees from beginning to completion, site control, and ensuring the use of DPH standards, in alignment with DPH.
• Provide inspection services and field training/mentoring.
• Provide support for the use of online inspection systems and data management.

c. Training Services

• Provide field training on one or more areas of community sanitation, including housing inspections, food inspections, and other environmental health functions.
• Participate in the DPH Training of Trainers and ensure fidelity/standardization of training as required by DPH.
• Help develop and deliver Public Health Program training.
• Work with the DPH Senior Trainers to ensure standardization of the training protocols and standard curricula; utilize MDPH curricula.

d. Board of Health Support

• Support PHE Boards of Health by answering questions and providing training and mentoring resources.
• Act as a liaison to the 26 Alliance communities and other PHE grantees as required by the DPH contract.
• Help identify, plan and coordinate educational opportunities and training.
• Assist with the development of new programs and plans and funding opportunities.
• Assist with the development of new projects for the public health program and BRPC.
• Support grant implantation, data collection, and reporting as required.
• Participate in and provide support for other Public Health Programs.

e. Other Expertise

• Act as a Public Health Program expert in one or more of the following: Food Protection, including maintaining FDA Standardization, Wastewater/Title 5, Housing, Recreational Camps, Pools, or other inspectional/environmental BOH services.
• Assist with other BRPC Public Health Programs as needed, including Emergency
• Planning/Preparedness and Alliance special projects.

f. Grant Writing and Program Development

• Assist with the development of new projects for the public health program and BRPC.
• Assist with grant writing and the identification of new projects and funding sources.
• Assist with the direction of the public health program.

2. Overall Agency Responsibilities:

a. The Public Health Training Specialist assists senior management in the overall functioning of the agency, which may include some of the following activities:

• Assistance with the development and monitoring of components of the Program budget;
• Provide staff support to agency committees;
• Provide support to ongoing outreach activities, including the agency newsletter and the website;
• Provide support in developing and administering education and training to local elected officials and municipal staff in their area of expertise;
• Provide support to oversee the organization and management of the agency's material related to their area of expertise;
• Supervision and guidance to junior staff persons and interns on specific projects;
• Communication and coordination with Supervisor and other members of the agency Management Team;

b. The Public Health Training Specialist represents the agency and serves as a spokesperson for BRPC and its programs and policies, particularly with federal, state, regional, and local governments, agencies, and organizations.

c. The Public Health Training Specialist provides technical assistance and guidance to other agency initiatives and responds to technical assistance requests from federal, state, regional, and local governments, agencies, and organizations.

The minimum qualifications for this position are: 

A. Education or training:

1. Master's degree in Environmental Health, Public Health, or a relevant field from an accredited college or university plus two years of directly related experience are required. Six years of experience may be substituted for education as per BRPC policy.

B. Special licenses, registration, or certification:

1. Valid driver's license allowing operation of a motor vehicle in Massachusetts.
2. Registered Sanitation certification or the ability to obtain one within 18 months.
3. Experience managing staff and projects is a plus.
4. Experience creating and managing budgets is a plus.
5. Experience developing and delivering training is a plus.

C. Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

1. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and work effectively with a wide range of individuals
2. Strong time management and organizational skills
3. Ability to delegate work effectively
4. Experience developing initiatives from conceptual through implementation stages
5. Work with public officials, citizen groups, and other stakeholders, including attending Board of Health and other meetings as needed.
6. Ability to work with local, regional, state, and federal officials with a strong customer orientation
7. Excellent written and oral communication skills, particularly in translating technical and bureaucratic terms for citizens and elected officials
8. Strong analytic skills in working with a wide variety of information and data and utilizing it effectively in the public decision-making process
9. Working proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
10. Ability to conduct fieldwork and participate in public meetings in all parts of the region and travel outside the region by personal vehicle
11. Ability to work independently

D. Other Requirements

1. When working remotely, inspectors must have a home office with internet and cell phone. A laptop will be provided.
2. Inspectors may occasionally have to work nights and weekends, depending on training and inspection needs.