Inspector - 688198

***DCWP is currently hiring for this position either on a provisional basis or through the 55a program.***

***To Apply: Email your resume and cover letter to with the Job ID number and Position Name in the subject line***

The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) protects and enhances the daily economic lives of New Yorkers to create thriving communities. DCWP licenses more than 45000 businesses in more than 40 industries and enforces key consumer protection licensing and workplace laws that apply to countless more. By supporting businesses through equitable enforcement and access to resources and by helping to resolve complaints DCWP protects the marketplace from predatory practices and strives to create a culture of compliance. Through its community outreach and the work of its offices of Financial Empowerment and Labor Policy & Standards DCWP empowers consumers and working families by providing the tools and resources they need to be educated consumers and to achieve financial health and worklife balance. DCWP also conducts research and advocates for public policy that furthers its work to support New York Citys communities. For more information about DCWP and its work call 311 or visit DCWP at nyc.gov/dcwp or on its social media sites Twitter Facebook Instagram and YouTube.
Inspector responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Conducting field enforcement undercover inspections and participating in multiagency enforcement actions;
Enforcing laws and regulations relating to weights and measures through testing sealing condemning or confiscating weighing and measuring devices (may include petroleum products);
Inspecting and investigating trade practices to detect and eliminate consumer deception; inspecting and investigating all categories of trades and occupations licensed by Consumer and Worker Protection;
Lifting weights walking using mass transit and climbing stairs;
Completing reports on complaints investigated violations identified and special inspections using tablets computers and/or written documents.
Preparing summonses and testifying at hearings;
Utilizing computer systems for email correspondences uploading and saving evidence and researching in and attaining assignments from agency webbased system/tablet operating system;
Communicating clearly and concisely both written and verbally;
Administrative duties such as copying and scanning;
Maintaining a professional demeanor with excellent customer service skills; and
Performing other related work.

Qualifications :

1. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of fulltime satisfactory experience conducting investigations or inspections for a consumer or worker protection agency; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; or

3. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 above. College education may be substituted for the required experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for each year of required experience. However all candidates must have a fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

License Requirement:
Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York at the time of appointment. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime