Registered Environmental Health Specialist - #18-5665-01

IntroductionTHIS IS A REOPENING OF AN EXISTING EXAMINATION. The scores and dispositions of candidates for this examination will be merged with previous exam participants. If you previously submitted an application for the Registered Environmental Health Specialist #18-5665-01, and choose to reapply, you must contact the analyst at: Nicole.Lewis-Bolton@acgov.org to have your previous application released back to you. Your new score/disposition resulting from this exam will replace your current score/disposition. If you do not wish to change your score/disposition, you are not required to reapply to this examination. Candidates who receive a qualifying score cannot participate in the examination within six (6) months of their disposition notice. Candidates who did not qualify may reapply sixty (60) days from their disposition notice. Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Applications will only be accepted on-line. Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Failure to submit the Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.DESCRIPTIONTHE COUNTY Alameda County, located on the east side of San Francisco Bay, is California's seventh-largest county. The County employs 9,700 full-time employees and operates on an annual budget of $3.4 billion. Oakland, the County seat, is California's eighth-largest city. One and a half million people call Alameda County home and live in a variety of incorporated cities, unincorporated communities, and rural areas. As a major urban county, Alameda provides a full range of services to its citizens. The County is a blend of culturally and ethnically diverse communities, and its mixture of cosmopolitan and suburban areas provides the perfect environment for families and their active lifestyles. The County offers extensive cultural resources, countless recreational opportunities, and an array of fine public and private colleges and universities.ALAMEDA COUNTY HEALTHAlameda County Health is the local government agency that promotes and protects the health and well-being of all who live, work, learn, and play in Alameda County. We coordinate services and cultivate partnerships with community organizations and providers to help ensure access, organize, and deliver health care and services to people with Medi-Cal and without insurance, support resilient communities, and improve health for all. We focus on health equity by developing programs and systemic solutions that reduce disparities for the people and communities we serve. Alameda County Health’s departments and programs focus on services and support that provide care for the whole person.ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTAs part of Alameda County Health, the Environmental Health Department protects and enhances people’s health and quality of life by ensuring food and recreational safety, reducing exposure to toxins and diseases, and protecting the quality of our water, air, and environment. We are environmental protection specialists, food and recreation facilities inspectors, certified hazardous materials and waste specialists, recreational water quality technicians, land and water protection regulators, and vector control biologists. For more information about the Department of Environmental Health, please visit www.acgov.org/aceh/.THE POSITIONUnder general supervision, conducts inspections and investigations to enforce applicable state health and safety codes, regulations, and local ordinances; and to perform related work as required. Program responsibilities include, but are not limited to retail food facilities, consumer protection, public swimming pools/spas, public water systems, on-site sewage disposal/treatment systems, housing, recreational areas, institutions, work sites, solid waste, medical waste, hazardous materials, vector control, and public health nuisances. Incumbents in this class are typically assigned to a geographical area or a specific program, in which they are responsible for maintaining disciplinary surveillance for assigned program areas, conducting routine inspections of all facilities on inventory, investigating disease outbreaks and responding to complaints as they arise. Under the supervision of the Supervising Environmental Health Specialist, the Section Chief, or the Director, incumbents submit all completed inspection reports, records, correspondence, and daily activity reports for review. Additional responsibilities include consulting with supervisors concerning technical matters, policy interpretation, and legal action.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSThe minimum professional requirements for admission to the competitive assessment process include:CERTIFICATION:

Possession of a valid Certificate of Registration as an Environmental Health Specialist Issued by the California State Department of Health Services.EDUCATION:

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university (180 quarter units or 120 semester units) with major course work in environmental health science or a closely related field.LICENSE:

Possession of a valid California driver’s license.KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSNOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the “Examples of Duties” section of this specification. The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:Knowledge of:

Principles and practices of environmental health, including water supply, sewage disposal and treatment, refuse disposal, housing, recreational and industrial sanitation, vector control and land use.Principles and practices relating to sanitary food production, processing, and handling.Principles of zoonoses and control of rodents and arthropod vectors.Techniques of conducting environmental health inspection, preparing risk assessments, and enforcing relevant laws.Provisions of the California Health and Safety Code, other statutes and regulations pertaining to environmental health.Ability to:Explain and interpret rules, regulations, and laws.Establish effective working relationships with others.Write and communicate effectively.Read and interpret structural plans and blueprints.EXAMINATION COMPONENTSTHE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS: 1) A review of candidates' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process; 2) A screening of applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified candidates. Those selected will move on to the final step in the examination process. 3) Those candidates who have passed the Supplemental Questionnaire screening for the class will be placed on the eligible list based on an evaluation of education, training, and expertise. CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.Selection PlanApplicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:

Deadline for Filing 5:00pm, Thursday, March 2, 2022 Review of Minimum Qualifications and Supplemental Questionnaire TBD Departmental Hiring Interview TBD **The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.BENEFITSAlameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well-being. These benefits include but are not limited to:Medical – HMO & PPO PlansDental – HMO & PPO PlansVision or Vision ReimbursementBasic Life InsuranceShort-Term Disability InsuranceLong-Term Disability InsuranceRetirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)11 paid holidaysVacation and sick leave accrualConclusionAll notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @jobaps.com, acgov.org and Noreply@jobaps.com as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments.

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