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Supervising Public Health Sanitarian Page 1 I 2 Jurisdiction: Cortland County Jurisdictional Class: Competitive Adopted: 10/20/05 Amended: 8/20/08; 4/22/10; 10/24/11 SUPERVISING PUBLIC HEALTH SANITARIAN DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The work involves responsibility for supervising and performing complex work in the application of the principles of the physical, biological and social sciences for the detection, evaluation, control and management of those factors in the environment which influence health. An employee in this class is responsible for planning, supervising and carrying out aspects of one or more environmental health programs. The work is performed under the direct supervision of a higher level Health Department supervisor. Supervision is exercised over the work of Public Health Sanitarians. Does related work as required. TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative only) Supervises all or part of one or more environmental health programs involving but not limited to food service establishments, environmental lead poisoning prevention, private and public water supplies, private sewage disposal, rodent control, housing, public swimming facilities, temporary residences, summer camps, rabies prevention, vector- borne disease prevention and petroleum bulk storage; Has responsibility for specific program management including timely permit issuance, timely and complete inspection logs and preparation of program activity reports; Supervises and makes public health investigations and prepares reports and recommendations; Studies present and proposed local regulations to determine conformity with the State Sanitary Code and confers with local officials regarding resolutions which do not conform; Investigates animal bites, oversees the collection of specimens concerning rabies infections; Trains Public Health Sanitarians; Teaches sanitary food handling techniques to food service establishment personnel; Advises Sanitarians on complaints received concerning the assigned program area; Investigates food and water borne diseases reported by local hospitals, laboratories or Health Care Facilities and initiates control measures; Oversees the environmental lead poisoning prevention program including collection of paint and soil samples, training of staff, home visits, inspections and related activities; Acts as “Food Program Supervisor” once standardized in food inspections. FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILIITES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Thorough knowledge of environmental health principles, public health laws, regulations and modern inspection methods; Good knowledge of State and local sanitary codes, laws and regulations, Environmental Conservation Law and applicable provisions of the Agriculture and Markets law; Good knowledge of natural science and mathematics; Working knowledge of public information and public relations techniques; Ability to inspect for and detect environmental health problems and hazards; ---PAGE BREAK--- Supervising Public Health Sanitarian Page 2 I 2 Ability to analyze and organize data and prepare records and reports; Ability to plan and supervise the work of Sanitarians and Public Health Technicians; Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either: Possession of a bachelor’s degree including thirty (30) credit hours in the natural sciences, of which not more than twelve (12) credit hours may be in the applied sciences, AND two years of experience as a public health sanitarian; OR Five years of experience as a Public Health Technician deemed satisfactory by the Public Health Director and completion of a public health training course approved by the NYS Health Department AND two years of experience as a public health sanitarian. NOTE: Candidates qualifying under above must complete a public health training course approved by the NYS Health Department within two years of appointment. NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Possession of a valid New York State driver’s license is required. Failure to maintain a NYS driver’s license including driving privileges throughout employment will result in disciplinary action or dismissal. Must have satisfactorily completed a training course approved by the State Health Department within one year of appointment.