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The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health seeks an energetic, proactive, and motivated professional to serve as the State Dairy Sanitarian/Produce Safety Specialist in the Office of the State Veterinarian in Anchorage. Under the general direction of the State Veterinarian and the Assistant State Veterinarian, you will work on 3 key programs: dairy, Produce Safety, and animal disease traceability. You will act as the statewide dairy program coordinator for the Grade "A" Dairy Program, working with permitted facilities to collect samples, inspect farms, inspect processing facilities, and conduct testing of pasteurization equipment. You will also be the state specialist on Produce Safety. Outreach and education regarding on-farm food safety practices and risk assessment are a significant component of the Produce Safety program responsibilities, in addition to farm inspections under the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule. You will also assist with document review of interstate certificates of veterinary inspection, managing distribution of tags, microchips and other animal identification devices, and disseminating information to producers regarding animal health programs and disease traceability.
DEC's mission is to conserve, improve, and protect Alaska's natural resources and environment to enhance the health, safety, economic and social well-being of Alaskans. The Office of the State Veterinarian works within the One Health model to carry out a wide variety of programs to protect animal and human health. This safeguards the health and food capacity of Alaska's livestock and poultry and prevents the transmission of animal disease to humans. This position is key to protecting public health, supporting agriculture producers, and ensuring safe and wholesome milk and milk products and fresh produce are sold to the public.
The benefits of joining our team:
This is not your typical health inspector position! This is a unique, exciting, and complex job with a combination of field inspections, public outreach, program development, and regulation review. You will be an integral part of the small team that comprises the Office of the State Veterinarian. There will be many opportunities for training and professional development. We believe in investing in our employee's education and professional growth. You will have a lot of independence in organizing your day-to-day work responsibilities, and in determining the best way to meet the goals for each program.
The working environment you can expect:
The Environment Health Laboratory/ Office of the State Veterinarian is in its own building near the U-Med district in Anchorage. There is easy, free parking. It is close to public transportation with sidewalks and access to Far North Bicentennial Park and Campbell Tract trails. The EHL also has bike racks and shower facilities for those that use alternate transportation or take advantage of lunch time exercise (walk, run, ski, bike, etc.). There are many wildlife viewing opportunities right from the office.
Who we are looking for a candidate that has experience in the following areas:
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:
Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
Special Note:
- Driver's license is required
- One to three days of travel within the state is required approximately each month.
- Out-of-state travel for training and national meetings is expected approximately four times in the first year and two to three times in subsequent years.
- Please email the hiring manager to request the Position Description or to ask other questions.
- Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
- Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
- Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
- Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible experience in a science field; business/public administration; developing knowledge and skill in regulation compliance; applying and communicating technical information; providing administrative and/or technical support to a business, organization or program; teaching or facilitating learning; training in a subject matter area; applying laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; locating, gathering, documenting, and explaining information and/or evidence.
Special Note:
"Competencies" means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.
"Typically gained by" means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.
"Training" and "education" in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a
post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.
"Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.
**NOTE: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY**
A cover letter is not required for this position. Please use complete sentences and proof-read your submissions when answering the supplemental questions. Your responses will be considered a writing sample.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Two (2) most recent performance evaluations. Supervisor letter of recommendation may be used as a substitute for each evaluation that is unavailable. (This can be brought to interview)
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF INTERVIEW
- A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.
Two (2) most recent performance evaluations. Supervisor letter of recommendation may be used as a substitute for each evaluation that is unavailable.
Three (3) Professional References
The State's online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.
THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY
Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the 5 Supplemental Questions. Be specific in your answers and tell us how you acquired the relevant experience as they are related to the competencies for the position. Please use complete sentences and carefully proofread your submissions when answering the supplemental questions. Your responses will be considered a writing sample and will be evaluated to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process.
EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Omission of required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.
NOTE: The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.
WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and minimum qualifications are clearly met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application. If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position in which you are applying.
If you are currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level. Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position. This is required as there are minimum qualifications that require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered. If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Notin...
