POSITION: Environmental Health Supervisor I DEPARTMENT: Macon County Public Health Grade: 33 Starting Salary: $54,189.00, Credit for Service Considered *[This position also qualifies for Recruitment and Retention Pay of an additional $2.00 for actual regular hours worked through October 20, 2024 or a maximum of $14,000.00, whichever comes first. The Recruitment and Retention pay is received on six month intervals ending in April and October. Position Number: 51100017 Posted: January 19, 2024 Closing Date: Until Filled

GENERAL DEFINITION OF WORK This position serves as the administrator of the Environmental Health Section of Macon County Public Health and is to lead the section in effectively performing all duties associated with the specific program objectives while ensuring compliance with all federal, state and local public health/environmental health laws, rules, and regulations.

Qualification Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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• Lead efforts to identify strategic objectives for programs that are consistent with Macon County's Mission and implement best practices to meet objectives.
• Personnel Management: Oversee development, counseling and evaluation of employees(including all disciplinary actions) performed by program specialists, conducts performance evaluations, and develop and maintain a positive team work environment;
• Serve as a member of MCPHD's Leadership Team;
• Provide direction and consultation to the Food and Lodging, On-Site Wastewater supervisors and other staff in evaluating team performance - establishing priorities, meeting objectives, and managing the workflow within the division and monitoring work performance.
• Work with the Health Director and MCPHD's Finance Officer to develop and manage budget for the section.
• Assure compliance with all applicable policy, rules, regulations, and governmental statutes(local, state, and federal) specific to program area including providing technical advice.
• Ensure that complaints received from the public related to environmental health issues are responded to timely, accurately and in accordance to established policy.
• Serve as a liaison with Realtor's Association, other federal, state, and local environmental agencies/groups (e.g. LTLT, EPA, DENR, DPH, etc.) on any environmental issues.
• Develop oral and written reports providing advice and guidance on environmental health issues to the Health Director, Leadership Boards and other leadership staff.
• Foster continuous quality improvement in all areas of work.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Considerable knowledge of environmental health laws, rules, and procedures.
• General knowledge of office administration and management to include personnel policies and procedures and the budget process.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of a sanitarian.
• Ability to function as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist.
• Ability to plan for and supervise the work of a small environmental health agents.
• Ability to motivate and educate business and property owners and the consuming public in matters related to protecting and promoting public health.
• Ability to present formal environmental health training programs.
• Ability to develop and express ideas and opinions concisely, comprehensively, and clearly in oral and written form.
• Ability to work with others in solving complex environmental problems.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Two years of experience at the Sanitarian level in a health d partment.

[Credit for service in a previous occupation substantially similar[**[to the posted job will be taken into consideration

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS]{verdana",sans-serif"=""}]{verdana",sans-serif"=""}]{verdana",sans-serif"=""}**

• Registered as a Sanitarian by the N. C. State Board of Sanitarian Examiners
• Valid driver's license

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