Apprentice

Position #: 205124

Expected Start Date: January 05, 2026

Union: OOS

Facility: Population Health Unit

City/Town: La Ronge

Department: Environmental Health

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: April 03, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 224 of hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: Under the direction of the Clinical Integration Manager and Senior Public Health Inspector or delegate, the Apprentice Public Health Inspector provides a variety of field related services including compliance inspections, sampling, monitoring, completion of surveys, development of educational material, drafting reports and specific project assignments. This position is required to spend time accompanying a certified Public Health Inspector to observe and develop skills and to meet the field training requirements of the Board of Certification of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors. The position will also conduct work independently under indirect supervision.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES. 

• Enrollment in, or completion of, an academic program recognized by the Board of Certification of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors.
• Ability to learn and apply technical knowledge in the field of public health inspection/environmental health.
• Ability to learn and apply specific public health legislation, guidelines and policy to facilities
• Ability to complete assignments in a timely, efficient and effective manner
• Ability to plan, schedule and utilize work/training time effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to plan, schedule and utilize work/training time effectively and efficiently
• Ability to demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work as a productive member of a multidisciplinary team in a workplace environment
• Ability to learn and utilize sampling, monitoring and test equipment commonly utilized in public health inspection programs.
• Ability to complete technical reports within specific assignment.

Position Responsibility:

• The Apprentice Public Health Inspector accompanies qualified Public Health Inspectors to observe them in performance of routine duties and will be required to demonstrate a gained knowledge of application of legislation to specific facilities and the process for conducting compliance inspections in these facilities.
• The Apprentice Public Health Inspector reviews legislation, guidelines and policy manuals and demonstrates skills in interpreting and applying legislation to a specific facility through plan review/approval process, inspection, licensing and monitoring.
• Under the direct supervision of a qualified Public Health Inspector, the Apprentice Public Health Inspector may perform compliance inspections including sampling, monitoring or testing in facilities licensed under the Public Health Act, 1994.
• The Apprentice Public Health Inspector is assigned specific project work that will demonstrate their ability to define goals, conduct research, identify and interpret applicable legislation or standards, monitor compliance, draft detailed reports and propose remedial action.
• The Apprentice Public Health Inspector learns strategies for health promotion and demonstrates an understanding of determinants of health and application of health protection concept, including the harm reduction philosophy in project design.
• The Apprentice Public Health Inspector demonstrates an ability to assess risks, document and monitor potential risk, and to develop thorough, detailed reports for Senior Public Health Inspectors, Supervisors or the Departmental Manager.
• The Apprentice Public Health Inspector works with other Public Health Services staff and other apprentices to learn service delivery concepts in a multi-disciplinary team workplace.
• The Public Health Inspector Trainee works with Public Health Services staff and other apprentices to complete specific tasks or projects assigned by a Supervisor or Manager.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Other Information

• La Ronge is located approximately 241 km north of Prince Albert
• For more information on the town of La Ronge please visit https://www.laronge.ca/