POSITION

Public Health Sanitarian I (HELPS)

DEPARTMENT

Health

SALARY RANGE

$54,197 WORK

LOCATION 175

Green Street, Albany, NY 12202 HOURS 8:30A-4:30P

BENEFITS

Paid Time Off Health, Dental, Vision, & Hearing Tuition Reimbursement NYS Retirement Employee Assistance Program Subsidized Daycare - Little Sprouts at Shaker Place

DESCRIPTION

This is technical work involving responsibility for assisting higher level Public Health Sanitarians and Engineers in carrying out the various elements of prevention and control programs affecting public health. Employees in this class are responsible for making inspections and carrying out specialized phases of the environmental health program in a municipal health department. Duties involve gathering information for use by higher level Public Health Sanitarians and Engineers in determining compliance with local and state Sanitary Code requirements. The work is performed under general supervision of either a higher level technical or professional employee who reviews reports and provides advisory assistance as necessary. Supervision over the work of others is not usually a responsibility of employees in this class. Does related work as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from an accredited college or university with at least a Bachelor's degree including at least thirty (30) credit hours in the natural sciences, of which not more than twelve (12) credits may be in the applied sciences.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

Possession of a valid New York State driver's license at time of appointment and throughout employment. Please submit a resume and transcript with your application.

POINT OF CONTACT FOR INQUIRIES

Maxwell Ferris, P.E. healthjobs@albanycountyny.gov Candidates will not have to take an exam for this title. This is a Hiring Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program-designated title. The HELP Program is a temporary program designed to help local government employers address current staffing issues. Traditionally, the titles filled under the HELP Program required job candidates to compete in a competitive exam to be considered for employment. For the duration of the program, this title will be classified as non-competitive and categorized as a "HELP Program" position. At the close of the program, this position will revert to competitive class status. Employees occupying positions filled through the HELP Program will be granted competitive class status without the need to participate in a competitive exam.