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Tobacco Youth Operative (on-call part-time)

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

This is an on-call position, which means it is a part-time, hourly role. This position will work an estimated 10 - 15 hours per week. The pay rate for this position is $19.29. This position is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denver’s 457b retirement plan. This position is not eligible for other additional benefits. On‐call positions may have routine or variable work schedules.

Location

This position works mostly in the field, at various locations around Denver. There will be occasional in-office hours, which will be at 101 W. Colfax Ave.

What You’ll Do

The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) is the City’s accredited public health agency, promoting healthy people, healthy pets, and a sustainable environment through education, engagement, and enforcement. The department is funded by the General Fund, Enterprise Funds, Special Revenue Funds, and a mix of state, federal, and private grants and donations. Services are delivered through the eight divisions listed below. To learn more about DDPHE and the divisions below, visit www.Denvergov.org/dphe.

We foster an inclusive culture by respecting the values, customs, and authenticity of everyone and by implementing equitable public health strategies so Denver communities can thrive.

The Community & Behavioral Health (CBH) Tobacco Team has an opening for a Youth Tobacco Operative to assist in conducting undercover inspections for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of twenty-one (21). This position will work with the FDA Field Team that includes the FDA-credentialed Investigator and the Tobacco Operative Chaperon while also working with the Local Tobacco Compliance & Enforcement team that includes the Local Tobacco Investigator.

Specifically, as the Youth Tobacco Operative you will:

• Conduct compliance inspections of tobacco retailers.
• Complete paperwork detailing inspection.
• Travel via car for several hours with a county representative.
• Attend trainings and workshops as needed.
• Develop acceptable work habits and behaviors required in a structured work environment.
• Perform work procedures related to the assigned work area.
• Along with all department staff, this position will actively participate on an emergency preparedness and response team to support DDPHE’s responsibilities outlined in the City’s Emergency Operations Plan.  This may require being ‘on-call’ from time to time to help respond to emergencies.  Additional training commensurate with assigned duties will be provided.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Located within the City & County of Denver
• Basic writing, typing, spelling, and reading comprehension.
• Ability and willingness to travel to retail locations, which includes traveling in a car for several hours at a time as part of the inspection process.
• Must be able to attend trainings and workshop as required.
• Must have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed and involved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in a variety of situations.
• Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Readily available with minimal scheduling conflicts (school/extracurricular).

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: None
• Experience Requirement: Under 21 years of age.
• Education/Experience Equivalency: None
• License/Certifications: None

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until February 25. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than February 25 at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

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The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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