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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/13/15

Applications Due06/13/15

Vacancy ID19711

AgencyHealth, Department of

TitleSenior Sanitarian

Occupational CategoryNo Preference

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $52293 to $66494 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Health Protection

Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower Building

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12237

Minimum Qualifications *Current NYS employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent service as a Senior Sanitarian Grade 18; OR **(provisional) anyone meeting the following minimum qualifications: possess a bachelor’s degree in the natural sciences AND one year experience in environmental health protection (defined below); OR a bachelor’s degree, with 30 credits in the natural and applied sciences, of which 18 of the 30 credits must be in the natural sciences (Applied sciences include science-based courses in environmental technology, sanitation technology, medical technology, public health, infection control, and food science/Natural sciences include biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences (geology and hydrology)) and two years’ experience in environmental health protection (defined below). A master’s degree in the natural or applied sciences may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Environmental health protection is defined as conducting inspections to determine compliance with federal, state, or local environmental laws, regulations, and established public health standards, OR in the notification of public health environmental hazards and the development of methods to eliminate or control such hazards and/or the spread of disease and other environmental factors impacting the health of individuals and/or the public, such as in hospitals and long term care facilities.

Preferred Qualifications:
The preferred candidate should possess excellent communication and writing skills.

Duties Description The incumbent of the Senior Sanitarian position will be responsible for assisting Principal Sanitarians in providing direction and oversight to 37 local health departments, 9 district offices, and 4 regional offices. The position is responsible for assisting in the development of regulations and policies, management and implementation of multiple programs in the assigned section. Areas of assignment may include, but are not limited to, children’s camps, public beaches, swimming pools, recreational aquatic spray grounds, childhood/lead poisoning primary prevention program, campgrounds and agricultural fairgrounds, public health nuisances, mobile home parks and mass gatherings. Additional responsibilities may include providing technical assistance and training, as necessary, to the regulated community, preparing reports and correspondence, responding to complaints, and maintaining electronic reporting databases.

Additional Comments *Permanent or **provisional, full-time appointment. Travel, including overnights, to areas that may not be served by public transportation is required. Candidates appointed provisionally will be required to take and pass a qualifying Civil Service exam, when it is given, and be reachable on the resulting eligible list.

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Name Human Resources Management Group, DG/SRSAN/05160

Telephone 518-486-1812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street Room 2217, Corning Tower Building

Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

 

Notes on ApplyingSubmit resume to Human Resources Management Group, DG/SRSAN/05160, Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12237- 0012, or by email to resume@health.ny.gov, or by fax to (518) 473-3395 with a subject line, DG/SRSAN/05160. Resumes will be accepted until the positon is filled.

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