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  • Supervising Environmental Health Specialist

    Alameda, California United States Alameda County Full Time $58.31 - $69.77/hour; $121,284.80 - $145,121.60/year May 31, 2025
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    Alameda County

    Alameda County, California, was established in 1853. The County was created from the territory of two counties created in 1850: Contra Costa and Santa Clara. It was given the local name for the region, Alameda, which translated loosely as "a grove of poplars." The County enjoys a varied geography ranging from urban marinas to rolling open spaces to hillside lakes and streams. Alameda is the seventh most populous county in California, and has 14 incorporated cities and several unincorporated communities. The total population is estimated to be 1,510,271 as of April 2010, a 4.6% increase from April 2000. During the same time period, California's population rose 10%. Oakland is the seat of County government and the largest city. Alameda County is characterized by rich diversity and culture. Population growth has occurred with the natural net increase of births over deaths, but also from substantial immigration, and Alameda County is now one of the most ethnically diverse regions in the Bay Area and the nation. The 2010 Census shows that there is no majority racial or ethnic group in Alameda County. Compared to the 2000 Census, the Black / African American population decreased countywide by 11%, the Asian population increased by 31%, and the Hispanic population increased by 23%. According to the California Department of Education, 53 languages were spoken by English language learners in the K-12 public school systems in Alameda County in 2008-09.     

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    Job Description

    Introduction

    THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.

    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 Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

    Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted online.

    Qualified bilingual persons who speak English and are also fluent in: Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Korean, Mien, Tagalog, Amharic, Farsi, Dari, Tigrigna, Russian, Romanian or Sign Languages are especially encouraged to apply. There is an additional biweekly compensation for persons in positions designated bilingual. Qualified candidates may be tested to demonstrate language proficiency.

    DESCRIPTION

    THE 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 HEALTH

    Alameda 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.

    • The Behavioral Health Department provides mental health and substance use services for people with Medi-Cal and without insurance and supports people along their path to wellness, recovery, and resilience.
    • The Environmental Health Department works to keep our air, water, and food safe; it regulates, protects, and promotes the health of everyone in Alameda County by enforcing environmental health codes to reduce exposure to toxins and diseases.
    • The Public Health Department focuses on community and population-level health, preventing and addressing root causes of health inequity across a range of communicable and chronic diseases.
    • Alameda County Health also provides services through Housing and Homelessness Services, Emergency Medical Services Agency, HealthPAC, and Healthy Schools and Communities.


    ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

    Environmental Protection Division (EP) : As 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

    Hazardous Materials Division/Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA): Incumbents assigned to CUPA the Hazardous Materials Division/CUPA are responsible for conducting inspections, routine environmental surveys; permitting, enforcement and training; investigating potential community health complaints related to hazardous materials, waste tire or pollution of the waters of Alameda County; lending technical assistance during emergency response; providing regulatory oversight evaluating work sites; and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, and regulations and local ordinances; responding to emergency hazardous materials incidents within the County’s jurisdiction; documenting, identifying, assessing risk and advising on clean up.

    Local Oversight Program (LOP):Incumbents assigned to the LOP Divisionare responsible for providing regulatory and technical oversight for the routine or frequently seen leaking Underground Storage Tanks and other contamination sites; Providing review and analysis of technical data and evaluates the effectiveness of corrective actions at contaminated sites; Conducting environmental oversight surveys; investigating potential community health hazards; evaluating sites based on current and future use; ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations and local ordinances.

    Household Hazardous Waste Program (HHW): Incumbents assigned to the HHW Division will be responsible for employee safety, efficiency and compliance with applicable requirements during operations and service to the public and businesses, including during handling, accumulation, transport and disposal of hazardous waste and materials collected at a Permanent HHW Facilities and for oversight of all activities at temporary events. Duties include: train and supervise Senior Hazardous Materials (HM) Specialists, HM Specialists, Environmental Health (EH) Technicians, EH Maintenance Workers, Clerks and administrative staff and contractor employees to provide good communication and service to the public; material handling, packing and shipping, recordkeeping and reporting compliant with all relevant requirements; arrange for purchase of all needed equipment, supplies, services; determine and implement preventative measures to reduce risk of incident, injury or disruption of service to the public; coordinate on-call response to monitoring system activation and; take a leading role in response to any incident or emergency.

    THE VACANCY

    The vacancies are located in the above program areas h owever, the e ligible list resulting from this recruitment and selection process will be used to fill vacant positions with or without program specific specialty designations in this classification. Position designation will result in the selective certification of eligibles who possess the program specific requirements as determined by the supplemental questionnaire screening. All applicants who meet the minimum qualification for the classification are encouraged to apply with a complete application and supplemental questionnaire.

    THE POSITION

    Under direction, to supervise and review the work of a group of Environmental Health Specialist Trainees, Environmental Health Specialists, Senior Environmental Health Specialists and support staff for conformity with established policy and procedures; to assist in planning, developing and evaluating the Environmental Health Program; to assist the Chief, Environmental Health Operations and/or the Chief, Environmental Protection and to act in his/her absence; and to perform related work as required.

    This is the first supervisory level in the Environmental Health Specialist series. Incumbents of positions in this class are assigned to a major geographical area comprising several districts or are assigned to a program area. They are responsible for maintaining an adequate level of service and quality and quantity of work in the district/program they supervise.

    Supervision is received from the next higher classes Chief, Environmental Health Operations or Chief, Environmental Protection in conferences devoted to work problems, personnel and policy matters.

    THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

    In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications and knowledge and skills below, the ideal candidate will have:

    • A track record of making sound, analytical decisions.
    • Strong communication (verbal/written) and interpersonal skills.
    • Strong customer service skills.
    • A history of exercising personal integrity.
    • Ability to solve problems.
    • Strong background in leadership and effective supervision.
    • Planning, organizing, and time/work management skills.
    • Ability to establish effective working relationships.
    • Knowledge of provisions of State and local ordinances and regulations relating to environmental health and sanitation.
    • Ability to explain and interpret rules, regulations, and laws and policies.


    For a detailed listing of the essential responsibilities and core competency requirements for this position, please click here for the job description.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    The minimum professional requirements for admission to the competitive assessment process include:

    Education:

    Graduation from an accredited college or university with major work in Environmental Health science or a related field,

    AND

    Experience:

    The equivalent of three years of full-time experience as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist performing a full range of Environmental Health work in a public agency.

    Certificate:

    Valid certificate of registration as an Environmental Health Specialist in the State of California.

    License:

    Possession of a valid California Driver’s license.

    NOTE: All candidates must provide their own vehicle.

    NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

    KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

    NOTE: 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 :

    • Provisions of State and local ordinances and regulations relating
    • to environmental health and sanitation.
    • Principles and practices of Environmental Health problem identification
    • and resolution.
    • Functions and operations of related agencies and County organizations.
    • Principles of effective supervision.
    • Principles and practices of rodent and vector control.

    Abilities :

    • Written Communication.
    • Planning and Organization.
    • Management Techniques.
    • Interpersonal Sensitivity.
    • Leadership.
    • Oral Communication.
    • Read and interpret plans and blueprints.
    • Explain and interpret rules, regulations, laws and policies
    • Works with a diverse group.
    • Advise, guide and instruct others regarding Environmental Health Problems.
    • Establish effective working relationships with others.
    • Basic computer skills. NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the “Examples of Duties” section of this specification.

    EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

    The 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 classification will move on to the next step in the examination process.

    2) A review of candidates' Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified applicants. Those candidates selected as best qualified will move on to the next step in the examination process.

    3), An oral interview examination which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview examination may contain situational exercises.

    CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.

    We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.

    Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

    To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, hrs.alamedacountyca.gov.

    RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN

    Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable noticein 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 RECRUITMENT PLAN:

    Deadline For Filing:

    5:00 p.m., Thursday, June 12, 2025

    Review of Minimum Qualifications

    Review Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified

    June 16, 2025

    June 30-July 3, 2025

    Virtual Pre-recorded Civil Service Oral Examination:

    Virtual Oral Examination Ratings:

    Results Notification:

    Promulgation of Eligible List:

    July 8-17, 2025

    July 21-25 , 2025

    Week of August 4, 2025

    August 20, 2025

    TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:

    Departmental Hiring Interviews:

    August 2025

    WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN

    Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

    For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website , https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov/reasonable-accommodation/

    BENEFITS

    The 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 employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:

    For your Health & Well-Being
    • Medical - HMO & PPO Plans
    • Dental - HMO & PPO Plans
    • Vision or Vision Reimbursement
    • Share the Savings
    • Basic Life Insurance
    • Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
    • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
    • County Allowance Credit
    • Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
    • Short-Term Disability Insurance
    • Long-Term Disability Insurance
    • Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Long-Term Care, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
    • Employee Assistance Program

    For your Financial Future
    • Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
    • Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)

    For your Work/Life Balance
    • 12 paid holidays
    • Floating Holidays
    • Vacation and sick leave accrual
    • Vacation purchase program
    • Management Paid Leave**
    • Catastrophic Sick Leave
    • Pet Insurance
    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Guaranteed Ride Home
    • Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
    • Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
    • Child Care Resources
    • 1 st United Services Credit Union

    *Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

    ** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three (3) days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to eight (8) days of management paid leave.

    Conclusion

    All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @jobaps.com , @acgov.org , nonreplyalamedacountyhr@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. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page.

    Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

    NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email boxes Noreply@jobaps.com and nonreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org , are routed to unmonitored mailboxes. If you have questions, please go to our website at hrs.alamedacountyca.gov . You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

    Nicole Lewis-Bolton,Human Resources Analyst

    Human Resource Services, County of Alameda

    (510) 272-6468 • nicole.lewis-bolton@acgov.org

    hrs.alamedacountyca.gov

    Disaster Service Worker

    All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.

    Closing Date/Time: 6/12/2025 5:00:00 PM
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