Title: Environmental Health Supervisor
State Role Title: Environmental Specialist II
Hiring Range: $72,150 to $93,550
Pay Band: NV 5
Agency: Virginia Department of Health
Location: Alexandria HQ
Agency Website: Vdh.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Alexandria Health Department (AHD) is seeking an energetic, dynamic and diligent Environmental Health (EH) professional, with strong customer service skills to serve as our EH Supervisor. The EH Supervisor reports to the EH Manager and provides formal administrative, programmatic and performance management support. The position supervises staff covering several areas such as food safety, aquatic health, rabies abatement communicable disease investigation, and investigation of general environmental complaints.
Our staff are provided with a unique opportunity for training and career development within the Environmental Health field. We have elected to participate in the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards program, which encourages and enables us to continuously improve and set high goals for our food safety program. We are also very involved in the National Capital Area Environmental Health Association (NCAEHA) and the Virginia Environmental Health Association (VEHA), with team members currently serving on both of those associations. The EH division also provides dedicated training time for professional development that can be used for staff to obtain and maintain their Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) and Certified Professional in Food Safety CP-FS) credentials through the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA).
Serves as a supervisor in the environmental health program with formal administrative, programmatic and performance management responsibilities for multiple staff in support of work unit goals and objectives in areas such as food sanitation, on-site soils evaluation, private well inspection, rabies abatement, communicable disease investigation, migrant labor camp inspection, classification of shellfish growing areas and investigation of general environmental complaints. Certifications of the Environmental Health Specialist Senior are required if performing inspections or evaluations of that level. The Environmental Health Technical Specialist certifications are preferred but required if performing the duties.
Minimum Qualifications
• Knowledge of technical and operational aspects of environmental health programs.
• Experience providing effective supervision and leadership of professional and technical staff.
• Experience evaluating programmatic needs assessments, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of service delivery.
• Experience identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Strong communication skills, to include communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience and conveying verbal information clearly.
Additional Considerations
• Experience in the administration of public environmental health programs
• Environmental Health Specialist Senior certifications are preferred
• Environmental Health Technical Specialist certifications are preferred
• Certified Professional of Food Safety (CP-FS), Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) and/or VDH Certified Food Safety District Standardization Officer (DSO)
• Bilingual
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position.
The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life- insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.
It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.
If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.
As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!
Contact Information
Name: Noel Cawthorne
Phone: 703-746-4996
Email: Noel.Cawthorne@vdh.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.