Tobacco Control Officer

We are currently looking to fill a Casual opportunity for a Tobacco Control Officer at Health Protection Services located in Surrey, B.C.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including:

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
• Additional employee discounts and perks available

*Eligibility based on employment status

Diploma in social sciences, education, policing or health-related field. Three years' recent experience in regulatory enforcement, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Must be eligible for designation by the Minister of Health Services as an enforcement officer pursuant to S.3(1) of the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act.

Valid B.C. Class V Driver's license and access to own vehicle.

• Ability to analyze and interpret test and inspection results, and determine compliance or corrective action in the inspection of tobacco retailers.
• Knowledge of surveillance, investigative and complaint investigation techniques; ability to enforce acts/regulations and to issue violation under difficult/stressful conditions.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, including speaking in public and preparing reports.
• Ability to utilize discretion appropriately when enforcing regulations and interpreting guidelines.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with others; to work independently under limited supervision and to organize/prioritize work.
• Ability to successfully defend violations in provincial court without the assistance of Crown Counsel.
• Ability to operate required equipment including related software applications.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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