ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR II - SES - 64084807

Environmental Supervisor II - Ses - 64084807

This position spends a majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

This supervisory position is assigned to the Environmental Public Health Section (EPH) at the Okaloosa County Health Department (OCHD). This position works independently in the development and administration of assigned EPH programs operated. The EPH programs will include the following programs : Food, Tanning, Group Care, Pools, Limited Use Wells, Well Surveillance Program, Mobile Home Parks, Healthy Beaches, Biomedical Waste, Body Art, Body Piercing, and Sanitary Nuisances. This position must be highly knowledgeable in all facilities programs. This position will be a working supervisor position assisting with all the programs, indicated above, as needed. The position also assists the Environmental Manager in support of the programs above.

This position is responsible for the operations of the Fort Walton Beach EPH Office. Plans staff workloads, workflow, deadlines, goals, and objectives to ensure staff is meeting office operation / programmatic needs, maximizing staff time utilization and efficiency, county / state requirements and complying with DOH policies. Position reviews applications, inspection records, supporting records and financial documents generated by staff under their supervision. Investigates and responds to customer complaints. Conducts joint inspections with staff to monitor / evaluate customer service and compliance with department policies and procedures. Develops reports, maps or other information required to explain, market, and justify assigned programs to internal and external customers.

This position will communicate program status, enforcement, and other information to Environmental Manager in a timely manner. Facilitates program operations and staff information needs through regular communication with employees both individually and in staff meetings / briefings. Assists the Environmental Manager with the development and achievement of program goals and objectives which can include planning, cost-benefit analysis, and environmental public health program component evaluation to determine outcomes, public health impact and staff effectiveness. This position will assist the Environmental Manager with preparation of the section budget and monitoring of revenue and expenditures.

This position will represent the EPH Section by participating in meetings, health department special projects or ad hoc teams formed to address department, community, or state health issues. This position will represent EPH as liaison to other agencies, program office staff, regulated industry, elected officials and the public as assigned by the Environmental Manager. This position speaks to the public about environmental health issues as assigned. Actively participates and leads teams to accomplish agency strategic objective and goals, quality improvement projects and health department accreditation criteria as assigned. This position may represent the Environmental Manager at meetings, public events and special projects as assigned. This position will serve on interdepartmental and community teams and community assessment projects, as assigned.

Performs all other duties as assigned in support of the Agency's Mission and Vision.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Ability to motivate, develop and direct people as they work
• Ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
• Skill in communicating effectively both orally and in writing
• Knowledge of principles and processes in organizational planning, coordination, and execution such as strategic planning, resource allocation, and leadership techniques
• Uses logic and analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
• Effectively manages time
• Supervisory experience in Public Health with a focus on Environmental Public Health

Qualifications :

Where You Will Work :

Okaloosa County Health Department

221 Hospital Drive NE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida :

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