ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - SES - 64068205

Environmental Manager - Ses - 64068205

This is a highly professional position responsible for supervision and management of the Facility Programs Section's food safety and sanitation, group care, mobile home park, migrant, and certified environmental health professional programs. Responsible for the supervision of staff including appraisals, planning and directing their work, approving leave, having the authority for hiring, and taking disciplinary action or effectively recommending such actions.

Supervises direct reports, including motivating, training, providing guidance, and direction. Develops expectations and meets with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, and disciplinary action, if needed. Maintains vacation and work schedules to ensure proper coverage and completes timesheets. Ensures all staff complete required training and are offered additional training. These services are provided to the Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, county health departments, other state and local agencies, industry, and the general public. Specific duties and responsibilities of this position include the following :

• Routinely supervises technical staff in food safety and sanitation, mobile home park, group care, migrant labor, and certified environmental health professional programs, including planning and directing their work, monitoring and evaluating staff activities, conducting performance evaluations, and approving leave.
• Develops, modifies, and uses performance guidelines and standards used to evaluate and assess county health department performance to ensure consistency and effectiveness of individual environmental health programs with statutory and department requirements. Provides written reports to specific county health departments with recommendations for implementing corrective actions to offer better and more cost-effective measures to protect Florida's environment and public health.
• Assists the Environmental Administrator with planning and directing multiple statewide environmental health programs, including developing and improving those programs to meet the programs' needs more effectively and efficiently, directing work activities and projects; and administering operating budgets. Periodically develops and recommends legislative budget requests. Updateupdates Matic procedural manuals.
• Routinely provides interpretations of health and environmental statutes and rules to county health departments, other agencies, professionals, and the public.
• Regularly reviews, edits, and promulgates technical rules used by county health departments in environmental health program administration throughout the state, and occasionally conducts bill analyses of proposed changes to Florida Statutes.
• Manages the Environmental Health Professionals Advisory Board.
• Periodically represents the section at various departmental, professional and civic meetings regarding health and environmental programs and liaisons with other state and local agencies regarding work plan commitments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities : Knowledgeable of basic public health principles and environmental health program codes and statutes, good verbal and written communication skills, the ability to use personal computer, and the ability to interact well with people.

Qualifications : Certified Environmental Health Professional in Food BS Preferred : 3 or more years of experience

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values : Mission : To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts. Vision : To be the Healthiest State in the Nation. Values : Innovation : We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely. Collaboration : We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems. Accountability : We perform with integrity & respect. Responsiveness : We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners. Excellence : We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where you will work : Tallahassee, FL

The benefits of working for the State of Florida : Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including : Annual and Sick Leave benefits; Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year; State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options; Retirement plan options, including employer contributions Flexible Spending Accounts; Tuition waivers; And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com. Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process. This position requires a security background check and / or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note : You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website : http : / / www.sss.gov If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility. Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and / or beyond normal work hours or days. All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered. The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and / or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and / or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.