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Location : See Recruitment Details, AK
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 43169
Department: Environmental Conservation
Division:Environmental Health
Opening Date: 11/28/2023
Closing Date: 12/12/2023 5:00 PM Alaska
Division:Environmental Health
Position Open To: Alaska Residents Only
Bargaining Unit: Supervisory
Range: 20
Job Description
This position is open to Alaska Residents only.Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify
This position is being recruited for in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, Juneau, Soldotna, Sitka, Wasilla, and Unalaska. Pay will be determined based on location of selected individual.
Anchorage/Soldotna/Wasilla/Ketchikan salary: $2,944.80 biweekly pay
Fairbanks salary: $3,032.80 biweekly pay
Juneau/ Sitka salary: $3,092.00 biweekly pay
Unalaska salary: $4,712.00 biweekly pay
What you will be doing:
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health is seeking one energetic, proactive and motivated environmental professional to serve in a leadership position providing direction and oversight of the field implementation of the Food Safety and Sanitation Program.
In this role, the position serves as high level technical expert for all types of inspections that the program is responsible and provides leadership to Environmental Health Officers who conduct food establishment and public facility inspections. This work includes working with program staff ensure that work planning, inspections, complaint and illness investigations, permitting and plan reviews are to be conducted according to the programs policies and procedures.
Our organization, mission, and culture:
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. Safe food and public facilities are essential to every Alaskan. Our vision is to collaboratively work with the facilities to prevent illness, injury, and loss of life caused by unsafe sanitary practices.
This position ensures the field implementation of the Food Safety and Sanitation Program by providing oversight to field staff who work directly with regulated establishments- educating on food safety and sanitation standards, and communicating with establishment owners and employees to ensure these standards are being implemented. This is a boots-on-the ground position that can truly make a difference in our communities.
The benefits of joining our team:
We offer a positive and inclusive office culture with an emphasis on professional development. Work-life balance is a high priority and is supported through flexible work arrangements, hybrid telework, and approved time off.
This position's location depends on where you are hired. The work environment is friendly, professional, and collaborative. The Food Safety and Sanitation Program maintains a positive team atmosphere both in-person and though group discussions on Microsoft Teams. Our staff are now working a combination of in-person (in the office) and teleworking. This position is a combination of office/desk work and field work. There are frequent opportunities to travel to other locations for inspections, audits, and training.
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:
Special Note:
Valid driver's License is desired
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in
Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional level 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.
"Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
"Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.
Additional Required Information
**NOTE: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY**
A cover letter is not required for this position. Your complete application, including supplemental questions will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF INTERVIEW
THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLYPlease be sure to check our to determine if you qualify.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions. Be specific in your answers and tell us how you acquired the relevant experience as they are related to the competencies. Please use complete sentences and proof-read your submissions when answering the supplemental questions. Your responses will be considered a writing sample and will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process.
EDUCATIONTo 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 EDUCATIONEducation 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 EXPERIENCEWhen 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 vit...
Location : See Recruitment Details, AK
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 43169
Department: Environmental Conservation
Division:Environmental Health
Opening Date: 11/28/2023
Closing Date: 12/12/2023 5:00 PM Alaska
Division:Environmental Health
Position Open To: Alaska Residents Only
Bargaining Unit: Supervisory
Range: 20
Job Description
This position is open to Alaska Residents only.Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify
This position is being recruited for in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, Juneau, Soldotna, Sitka, Wasilla, and Unalaska. Pay will be determined based on location of selected individual.
Anchorage/Soldotna/Wasilla/Ketchikan salary: $2,944.80 biweekly pay
Fairbanks salary: $3,032.80 biweekly pay
Juneau/ Sitka salary: $3,092.00 biweekly pay
Unalaska salary: $4,712.00 biweekly pay
What you will be doing:
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health is seeking one energetic, proactive and motivated environmental professional to serve in a leadership position providing direction and oversight of the field implementation of the Food Safety and Sanitation Program.
In this role, the position serves as high level technical expert for all types of inspections that the program is responsible and provides leadership to Environmental Health Officers who conduct food establishment and public facility inspections. This work includes working with program staff ensure that work planning, inspections, complaint and illness investigations, permitting and plan reviews are to be conducted according to the programs policies and procedures.
Our organization, mission, and culture:
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. Safe food and public facilities are essential to every Alaskan. Our vision is to collaboratively work with the facilities to prevent illness, injury, and loss of life caused by unsafe sanitary practices.
This position ensures the field implementation of the Food Safety and Sanitation Program by providing oversight to field staff who work directly with regulated establishments- educating on food safety and sanitation standards, and communicating with establishment owners and employees to ensure these standards are being implemented. This is a boots-on-the ground position that can truly make a difference in our communities.
The benefits of joining our team:
We offer a positive and inclusive office culture with an emphasis on professional development. Work-life balance is a high priority and is supported through flexible work arrangements, hybrid telework, and approved time off.
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- 40-hour work weeks; 11 paid holidays; personal leave accrual starting at over 6 hours per pay period (about 21 days annually) and increasing with years of service
- Optional hybrid telework schedule following completion of probationary period
- Optional membership in the Supervisory Unit (SU) Labor Union: APEA/AFT Local 4900
- Competitive health and retirement benefits. Learn more about what to expect as a new State of Alaska employee at: New Employee Orientation, Division of Personnel and Labor Relations, Department of Administration (alaska.gov)
This position's location depends on where you are hired. The work environment is friendly, professional, and collaborative. The Food Safety and Sanitation Program maintains a positive team atmosphere both in-person and though group discussions on Microsoft Teams. Our staff are now working a combination of in-person (in the office) and teleworking. This position is a combination of office/desk work and field work. There are frequent opportunities to travel to other locations for inspections, audits, and training.
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:
- 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.
- Managing Human Resources: Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
- Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
- 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 Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
Special Note:
Valid driver's License is desired
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in
- 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.
- Managing Human Resources: Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
- Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
- 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 Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional level 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.
"Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
"Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.
Additional Required Information
**NOTE: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY**
A cover letter is not required for this position. Your complete application, including supplemental questions will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.
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.
THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLYPlease be sure to check our to determine if you qualify.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions. Be specific in your answers and tell us how you acquired the relevant experience as they are related to the competencies. Please use complete sentences and proof-read your submissions when answering the supplemental questions. Your responses will be considered a writing sample and will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process.
EDUCATIONTo 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 EDUCATIONEducation 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 EXPERIENCEWhen 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 vit...
