AGENCY INFORMATION:

The purpose of the Kansas Board of Cosmetology is to protect the health and safety of consumers by licensing and providing oversite to all of the cosmetology, body art, and tanning professions.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Inspections

• Conducts an annual inspection of all facilities located within the region.
• Conducts new facility inspections.
• Conducts complaint inspections to investigate alleged violations.
• Conducts follow-up inspections for facilities with excessive health and sanitation violations, licensure law violations and expired licenses to determine compliance.
• Explains legal requirements to licensees, facility owners and consumers.

Reports

• Prepares complete and accurate inspection reports for each facility inspection.
• Interviews witnesses and collects evidence.
• Documents all witness interviews, facts, observations and findings of violations for Board review.
• Drafts factually based investigation reports to document violations.
• Prepares detailed, grammatically correct, proofed and edited reports prior to submission.

Hearings

• Testifies at hearings conducted in accordance with the Kansas Administrative Procedure Act and Kansas Judicial Review Act regarding observations and evidence gathered in the course of inspections and investigations.

Education

• Provides educational seminars as requested or required for students, practitioners and facility owners on how to achieve compliance with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment health and sanitation regulations.
• Assist in the development of programs and initiatives to improve voluntary compliance by licensees and to educate the consuming public.

Administrative

• Schedules appointments with facility owners/managers to conduct new facility inspections.
• Exercises independent initiative, within the scope of job duties, in the performance of daily inspection responsibilities.
• Submits inspection reports, investigative reports and weekly report of inspection activity to supervisor for review and feedback.
• Answers general inquiries for licensees and the public as needed.
• Submits daily travel documentation to appropriate staff.
• Uses Microsoft Excel to plan daily travel route.
• Uses Microsoft Excel and Word to prepare investigative reports and administrative paperwork.
• Attends monthly staff and inspector meetings.
• Recommends changes to existing laws and regulations to the Board.
• Operates and maintains assigned state vehicle within defined parameters.

Customer Service

• Maintains cooperative working relationships with licensees, co-workers and consuming public; responds to agitated, angry or otherwise upset individuals in a professional manner.

Additional Duties

• Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to the position at any time. The position description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.

What hazards, risks or discomforts exist on the job or in the work environment?

• May be exposed to blood and unsanitary individuals and environments
• Exposure to chemical odors
• Exposure to hostile practitioners, establishment owners/managers and unlicensed individuals
• Exposure to dogs or other animals at establishments licensed at a private residence
• Daily travel in all types of weather
• Overnight travel
• Irregular hours, which may include weekend, evening and overtime/compensatory time
• Work week could include 10-hour days
• Some lifting under 50 lbs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Two years’ experience in regulatory compliance, conducting investigations, or legal experience (legal assistant/paralegal); and Two years’ experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• High School Diploma or GED; post-secondary education preferred.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Skilled in reading, writing, grammar and basic math;
• Ability to work in a completely electronic environment, including mobile inspection completion and access to highspeed internet;
• Ability to learn and apply the Kansas Board of Cosmetology statutes and regulations governing cosmetology practitioners and establishments; body art practitioners and establishments and tanning facilities during an inspection.
• Ability to learn and apply the Kansas Department of Health and Environment health and sanitation regulations governing cosmetology establishments and tanning facilities during an inspection.
• Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with licensees and consuming public; respond to agitated, angry or otherwise upset individuals in a professional manner
• Must be able to travel overnight
• Must be able to work irregular hours, including weekends, evenings and overtime/compensatory time
• Must be able to work a deviated work schedule.

• Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to the position at any time. The position description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor