Consumer Protection Program Coordinator

Salary : $87,948.00 - $126,696.00 Annually
Location : Boulder County, CO
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 6160-1
Department: Public Health
Division: PHD Environmental Health
Opening Date: 02/14/2025
Closing Date: 3/17/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Exempt

Description
Boulder County Public Health is seeking to hire a Consumer Protection Program Coordinator. The Consumer Protection Program Coordinator requires dynamic leadership and management skills to oversee the food safety, vector borne diseases, and the body art programs in Boulder County. The position supervises program staff; manages multiple state grants; develops and manages complex program budgets; oversees implementation of a wide range of program strategies, including policy, communications, and systems change; collaborates with community, county departments, regional and state partners to develop a coordinated policy and regulatory approach for addressing program concerns at a local, regional and state level; and cultivates new and existing partnerships to enhance program practices and industry oversight as well as research into the prevention and health impacts associated food safety, vector borne diseases and body art practices.

As a member of the Environmental Health Leadership Team, this position contributes to setting direction for the division.

This is a full-time, benefited position that will work Monday - Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm. This position will work at 3450 Broadway Street, Boulder, CO. Under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) this position is exempt.
Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.
Hiring Salary Range: $87,948.00 - $107,322.00 Annually
Tentative Hiring Timeline:

• Phone Screening: Week of March 17th

• First Round Interviews: Week of March 24th

New employees receive an 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire, in addition to 8 hours of both vacation and medical leave accruals each month (Must not have been employed at Boulder County during the 12 months prior to re-hire date to qualify). Boulder County offers bountiful benefits, including pension contributions.
Boulder County employees may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Visit studentaid.gov for more information.
Examples of Duties

Leadership:

Develops and articulates a clear, compelling vision for the Consumer Protection Programs.

Serves as a subject matter expert in program area, and represents BCPH on relevant local, state, and national organizations and in public settings, such as testifying before policymakers, training community professionals, and making presentations to the public and other professionals.

Participates as a member of the Environmental Health Leadership Team and in agency-wide initiatives to support and positively influence peers, the agency, and the community.

Supports strategic planning within the program to enhance interconnections and partnerships between programs and efforts.

Provides advice and advocacy to BCPH leadership, local and state policymakers, government officials, and community organizations on state statutes and regulations within program areas.

Promotes innovation, critical thinking, clear and direct communications, and responsible decision making among program staff.

Promotes practices and policies that provide protection against factors that may adversely impact human health or the ecological balances to long-term human health and environmental quality.

Uses knowledge and understanding of health and racial equity to enhance, initiate, and promote services to priority populations.

Creates and sustains a management system and culture that promotes excellence, continuous quality improvement, shared leadership.

Staff Supervision/Team Development:

With Food Safety Team Lead, directly supervise a collective program staff of approximately 12.

Serves as a role model to staff by exemplifying high professional values that include adhering to agency values, work ethic, integrity, and accountability.

Models the values of the department, including participative management, excellent customer service, teamwork, collaboration, work/life balance, and respect for diversity.

Motivates, supports, and coaches program staff to an optimum level of performance in areas of program responsibilities.

Promotes ongoing staff education/professional development and team building to ensure that staff is adequately oriented, trained, and prepared for their roles.

Recruits, hires, supervises, and fosters professional development of program staff and supervisors, including conducting performance appraisals and recommending personnel actions on promotion, discipline, and termination.

Creates and sustains a management system and culture that promotes collaboration, excellence, continuous quality improvement, accountability, and shared leadership.

Works with program staff to establish program goals, priorities, and work plans.

Administration:

Monitors program budgets, contracts, and grants to ensure that identified program goals and objectives are achieved; identifies budgetary needs, resources, and opportunities. Assures fiscal responsibility for program funding.

Utilizes multiple sources of data to monitor and analyze health concerns associated with food safety, vector borne disease and body art. Communicates data to key community and regional partners for broader planning and policy development.

Understands, interprets, and supports existing and proposed policies, programs, and regulations that align with program priorities.

Ensures operating systems for program planning, service delivery, data collection, program evaluation, and reporting.

Maintains the quality, adequacy, and effectiveness of program services; addresses statutory and legal issues within program areas.

Oversees the recruitment and hiring of program staff.

Manages multiple state, and foundation grants in compliance with grant requirements, restrictions, and timelines, cultivating positive working relationships with project officers.

Develops, leverages, and monitors complex program budgets that align with identified program priorities and interventions.

Seeks additional sources of funding to build program capacity, including grants.

Develops, implements, and monitors systems of program and community data collection to evaluate the effectiveness and quality of program services and collective community efforts.

Collaboration:

Collaborates with community, county departments, regional and state partners to develop a coordinated policy approach for addressing program concerns and leverages the expertise of other partners to help contribute to local problems or challenges related to program areas.

Initiates and maintains effective collaborative partnerships with relevant government, private sector, community organizations, school districts, and funders to identify public health problems and goals; implements projects and strategies to achieve those goals; and responds to requests for collaboration that are initiated by others.

Engages in highly collaborative approach with industry and community partners, focused on strengthening their capacity, incorporating priority concerns into program goals, and ensuring ongoing communication to enhance agency accountability and transparency.

Represents BCPH in a variety of community groups, agencies, and professional organizations.

Performs related duties, as required.

Required Qualifications
PLEASE NOTE: When completing your application describe all relevant education and experience, as applications are assessed based on the required qualifications listed. Resumes and other attachments are not accepted in lieu of completed applications and will not be reviewed in the initial screening process. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your attachments will then be shared with the hiring team.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Boulder County is looking for well qualified candidates to fill our positions. Any combination of relevant education and experience is encouraged. In this position, we are looking for a minimum of:

• Seven years performing technical tasks in investigation of environmental health conditions, or
• A bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or sanitary sciences or related field plus three years performing technical tasks in investigation of environmental health conditions, or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and education

DRIVER'S LICENSE:

• Applicants must have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record

• For more information regarding a clean driving record, please click here.

VEHICLE:

• Employee must have a personal vehicle that is readily available for county business (approved mileage will be reimbursed)

BACKGROUND CHECK & FINGERPRINTING:

• A job offer is contingent on passing a background investigation with fingerprinting

Supplemental Information

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 years of supervision in a program related to engineering, environmental sciences, or other public health-related profession.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Skill in supervision, including developing effective working relationships with staff.
• Skill in team building and meeting facilitation.
• Skill in strategic thinking and translating strategic thinking into action plans and timelines.
• Experience with and ability to understand, interpret, and apply statutes and regulations pertaining to assigned program areas.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively represent the program, the agency, and the County Commissioners in ongoing advocacy and policy development in support of Boulder County's values and strategic goals.
• Ability to develop, foster and sustain cooperative, collaborative, and professional relationships.
• Regularly demonstrates diplomacy and tact in communication.
• Ability to work effectively with other employees, community partners, and the public while demonstrating leadership, integrity, respect, and collaboration.
• Familiarity with the local public health system and its connection with county, regional, state, and national initiatives are important.
• Ability to use standard computer software (i.e. Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel) and work efficiently with diverse databases.
• Knowledge of the social justice underpinnings of public health and public health's role in community action.
• Knowledge of current public health principles, policies/practices, and trends.
• Knowledge of the political process and the role of policy development; ability to coach staff in policy development.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with staff and community partners and facilitate collaborative and team efforts.
• Highly developed and effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to express complicated concepts in easily understood terms to the general public in public settings.
• Ability to effectively conduct strategic planning and program evaluation and interpret and manage data.
• Administrative skills prioritizing, budgeting and resource development, problem solving, and negotiation.
• Skills in human resource and personnel management, including supervision, motivation, training, team building, coaching, mediation, and conflict management.
• Ability to handle stressful situations in a non-reactive manner and quickly change course when needed.
• Ability and willingness to work effectively and nonjudgmentally with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated high emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build positive connections and a team mentality with staff while demonstrating and modeling a growth mindset for staff.
• Demonstrated practices of teamwork, respect, integrity, innovation, and ongoing commitment to personal and professional development; must place value on work-life balance.

Boulder County is a workplace dedicated to supporting individuals and families of all types and to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment for all employees. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
As well as offering competitive pay and a caring work environment, Boulder County offers employees an array of benefits. For all FTE and Term employees, we provide:

• Outstanding options of comprehensive health plans that include vision and dental coverage. Information can be found
• Additional Benefits can be found
  • Including:
    • Family-forming benefits- infertility treatment, adoption and surrogacy reimbursements
    • 12 weeks Paid Caregiver leave
    • Breast feeding friendly-work environment
    • Sick child care, an infants-at-work policy
    • Access to LifeMart discount hub, including discounts on childcare centers, event tickets, travel and more!
    • Access to a nationally-recognized wellness program
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • PERA 401k
    • Social Security retirement plans
    • Additional Life and Disability Insurance
    • Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
    • County-paid tuition assistance
    • Eligible for PSLF-
    • Free EcoPass
    • Hospital Indemnity
    • ID Theft Protection
    • Pet Insurance
    • 8 Hours of Paid Public Service Leave
• Generous paid time off
  • Holidays
    • New Year's Day January 1
    • Martin Luther King's Birthday January
    • Presidents' Day February
    • Memorial Day May
    • Juneteenth June 19
    • Independence Day July 4
    • Labor Day September
    • Indigenous People's Day
    • General Election Day November (first Tuesday after the first Monday, even years)
    • Veterans' Day November 11
    • Thanksgiving Day November
    • Friday after Thanksgiving*
    • Christmas Eve- day (full day off depends on day of the week)
    • Christmas Day December 25
    • New Year's Eve- day (full day off depends on day of the week)
  • Vacation**
    • 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire
    • Eight hours of vacation per month for the first year of continuous service, then accrue twelve hours of vacation per month after the first year of continuous service.
  • Medical**
    • Eight hours of medical leave for each month employed.
• PERA- The County and all employees pay into both Social Security and PERA
  • Employer contribution to Social Security: 7.65% of salary
  • Employer contribution to PERA (Local Government Division- most county employees: 14.76%

*The District Attorney's Office observe Francis Xavier Cabrini Day on the first Monday in October and omit the Friday after Thanksgiving
**Vacation and Medical leave are based off of full time FTE accruals. Part-time FTE/term employees accrue leave based on the percentage of time they work.
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How do you meet the minimum qualifications of seven years performing technical tasks in investigation of environmental health conditions, or a bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or sanitary sciences or related field plus three years performing technical tasks in investigation of environmental health conditions, or any equivalent combination of experience and education (required)?
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How would you incorporate racial equity work in a regulatory food safety program administered by a local public health department. What institutional challenges do you see when implementing this work (required)?
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Please describe what you see as the biggest future challenges to public health as it relates to food safety and the surveillance/control of vector borne diseases (required)?
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Do you have at least 2 years of supervision in a program related to engineering, environmental sciences, or other public health-related profession (preferred)?
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What does diversity mean to you?
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What kinds of experiences have you had working with others with different backgrounds than your own?
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